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For first time, scientists show an HIV vaccine impacts the genetic makeup of the virus
An AIDS vaccine tested in people, but found to be ineffective, influenced the genetic makeup of the virus that slipped past. The findings suggest new ideas for developing HIV vaccines.
The results were published Feb. 27 in Nature Medicine.
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Journal ‘Chest’: News briefs from the March 2011 issue
SMOKING CESSATION HIGHER WITH VARENICLINE COMPARED WITH PLACEBO IN PATIENTS WITH COPD
New research shows that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have higher smoking cessation rates with varenicline compared with placebo. In …
U. of Colorado study shows acupressure effective in helping to treat traumatic brain injury
A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates an ancient form of complementary medicine may be effective in helping to treat people with mild traumatic brain injury, a finding that may have implications for some U.S. war veterans retu…
Use of 17-hydroxyprogesterone doesn’t reduce rate of preterm delivery or complications in twins
SAN FRANCISCO (February 10, 2011) — In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting , in San Francisco, researchers will present findings that show that the use of the h…
Fostamatinib proven to be safe but not effective
In a previous study, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who failed to respond to methotrexate were shown to experience positive results with fostamatinib disodium (R788), an oral spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) inhibitor that is thought to block immune…
Operation makes dementia patients faster and smarter
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital are the first in the world to show that an operation can help patients with dementia caused by white matter changes and hydrocephalus.
Presented in the American Jour…
PSA test better predicts cancer in men taking prostate-shrinking drug
The PSA screening test for prostate cancer is not perfect. It can indicate cancer when none is present and miss life-threatening tumors. But a new study suggests the test is more reliable in men taking dutasteride (Avodart®), a drug widely prescrib…
Personalized vaccine for lymphoma patients extends disease-free survival by nearly 2 years
(ORLANDO, Fla.) — A personalized vaccine is a powerful therapy to prevent recurrence among certain follicular lymphoma patients, according to the latest results of ongoing research led by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The new …
Hormone oxytocin bolsters childhood memories of mom’s affections
Researchers have found that the naturally-occurring hormone and neurotransmitter oxytocin intensifies men’s memories of their mother’s affections during childhood. The study was published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Encouraging findings suggest new avenues for treating liver disease in overweight Americans
San Antonio, Texas, October 18, 2010 — Estimates of the prevalence of liver disease suggest that one‐third of the United States population has non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is now the most common cause for elevated l…
Placebo successful in treating women with sexual dysfunction
A new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals that women with low sexual arousal experienced clinically significant symptom changes after taking a placebo.
Andrea Bradford, Ph.D., a psychologist at Baylor College of Medicine, alon…
