New medication also reduces by 40 percent the number of pulmonary exacerbations, the leading cause of death in cystic fibrosis patients Results from two phase 3 clinical trials published tod... Read more
Bacteria that normally live in and upon us have genetic blueprints that enable them to make thousands of molecules that act like drugs, and some of these molecules might serve as the basis f... Read more
There is clearly something wrong with pharmaceutical innovation. Antibiotic-resistant infections sicken more than two million Americans every year and kill at least 23,000. The World Health... Read more
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed two inexpensive adapters that enable a smartphone to capture high-quality images of the front and back of the eye. Th... Read more
Research is enabling this shift from artificial colors, sweeteners and preservatives to naturally derived ones, Extracts from algae, rosemary and monk fruit could soon replace synthetic ingr... Read more
If the open-source approach to building robot surgeons can cut costs and improve performance, patients will increasingly find them at the other end of the scalpel For much of its brief histo... Read more
Colonoscopies can be an uncomfortable procedure for patients who may already be worried about what results will be found. When the results are inconclusive, a patient’s options can be... Read more
Ethics, pharmacy, policy and pediatric cancer experts publish recommendations for managing and preventing drug shortages A group of prominent healthcare experts including bioethicists, pharm... Read more
First therapy to target damage after heart attack could transform field After a heart attack, much of the damage to the heart muscle is caused by inflammatory cells that rush to the scene of... Read more
A vaccine has been shown for the first time to protect against life-threatening staph infections, a major hazard among hospital patients, researchers said today. The genetically engineered v... Read more
Scripps Research Institute Scientists Use Method to Identify Compound with Promise for Obesity-Linked Diabetes Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have demonstrated a drug-di... Read more
The results lay the foundation for researchers to plan a future phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety of the therapy in a small group of patients Results from a recent preclinical study... Read more
The generic drug gabapentin, which is already widely prescribed for epilepsy and some kinds of pain, appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence. The finding come... Read more
A small study at Boston Children’s Hospital may lead to a breakthrough treatment for kids with life-threatening peanut allergies. Researchers there combined an FDA-approved allergy drug, Xol... Read more
UC Riverside research has large implications for controlling insect-borne diseases worldwide Insects are repelled by N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide, also known as DEET. But exactly which olfactory... Read more
