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Banner tests experimental drug to halt Alzheimer's
The Republic azcentral.com Local scientists will help lead a study that could determine whether an experimental drug can help people destined to get Alzheimer's disease delay or avoid their fate. The $100 million clinical trial by Banner Alzheimer's
Tags: experimental drug, Colombian, South San Francisco, Neurological disorders, Aging-associated diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Health Medical Pharma, Alzheimer Society of Canada, Dementia, Alzheimer's Association
Experimental drug slows progression of multiple sclerosis
Maugh II / For the Booster Shots blog An experimental drug called ONO-4641 reduced the number of lesions in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by as much as 92%, Colorado researchers reported Tuesday. The drug must undergo a larger
Tags: experimental drug, drug called, Japan, Osaka, Neurological disorders, Immunosuppressants, Glatiramer acetate, Biogen Idec, multiple sclerosis, Fingolimod
Experimental drug could mitigate brain damage caused by strokes
Although the study was conducted on macaque monkeys, the researchers think the findings should also apply to people and are eager to move forward with clinical trials. We believe this may have great promise for humanity, said lead researcher Michael
Tags: experimental drug, Health Canada, blood flow, Canada, toronto, statins, Simvastatin, Aging-associated diseases, pharmacology
Experimental drug slims obese monkeys
In the future, this approach may help obese humans lose weight, according to the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center researchers. "Targeting blood vessels of white fat tissue is a novel conceptual approach against obesity," said study
Tags: experimental drug, obese drug, fat tissue, blood supply, McLean
Drug kills fat cells in obese monkeys
A research team led by scientists at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center tested a group of overweight rhesus monkeys with a drug that selectively destroys the blood supply of fat tissue. After just four weeks, the primates lost on
Tags: body weight, rhesus monkeys, experimental drug, monkeys lost, blood supply, body fat, fat cells, obese rhesus, Pasadena
Experimental Drug May Help Treat Psoriasis
An experimental drug called briakinumab appears to be more effective than a standard medication for treating psoriasis , a new study shows. The study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It included psoriasis patients who were
Tags: Kristian Reich, skin lesions, experimental drug, treating psoriasis, Germany, Göttingen, Health Medical Pharma, Immunosuppressants, Infliximab, psoriasis
Experimental drug may help with muscle loss
Loss of muscle mass is a fact of life starting in middle age we lose about 1 percent a year in a phenomenon called sarcopenia. Researchers say they've not only discovered the cause of that loss but may have found a drug that could help it as well.
Tags: muscular dystrophy, experimental drug, United Kingdom, london, Aging-associated diseases, health-news, Rehabilitation medicine, genetic disorders, Ryanodine, Health Medical Pharma
Experimental Drug Targets Overactive Bladder
An experimental drug may help improve symptoms and quality of life among the estimated 33 million people who live with overactive bladder (OAB). OAB is marked by frequent urges to urinate, leakage, and the need to make several trips to the bathroom
Tags: Headache, OAB, overactive bladder, experimental drug, New York City, Health Medical Pharma, Solifenacin, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Urology, Urination
Earnings Preview: Merck report comes after drug OK
The world's second-biggest drugmaker by revenue, thanks to its acquisition of Schering-Plough Corp., faces a big revenue hit from generic competition. Its top seller, Singulair for asthma and allergies, loses patent protection in
Tags: Merck & Co., experimental drug, generic competition, Food and Drug Administration, U.S, FDA, Trenton
Cancer break-through has man hiking up peaks instead of pushing up daisies
Not all cancers respond to B-RAF inhibitors and other targeted drug therapy, but there are more than 8,000 clinical trials of experimental drugs and other treatments patients can participate in. The National Cancer Institute has a complete list, Six
Tags: John Murphy, Dr. Bruce Chabner, raf inhibitor, Dr. Donald Lawrence, experimental drug, MEK, cancers research, cancers treatment, Boston, Health Medical Pharma
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