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Addiction breakthrough may lead to new treatments
03-01-2007 · EurekAlert!Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered why some individuals may be predisposed to drug addiction and believe it may lead to better treatments for this brain disorder.
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- Increased hemodialysis may lead to greater survival rates
11-06-2006 · EurekAlert!
A study recently published in Hemodialysis International found that more frequent hemodialysis treatments (five or more weekly) can significantly increase the survival rate of patients suffering from irreversible kidney failure. Typical treatment in the US generally involves three sessions weekly.
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- Scientists produce neurons from human skin
02-22-2007 · EurekAlert!
Scientists from Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine have succeeded in producing neurons in vitro using stem cells extracted from adult human skin. This is the first time such an advanced state of nerve cell differentiation has been achieved from human skin, according to lead researcher Professor François Berthod. This breakthrough could eventually lead to revolutionary advances in the treatment of neurodegenerative illnesses such as Parkinson's disease.
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- Researchers map spread of pathogens in the human body
10-19-2006 · EurekAlert!
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered a new, more accurate, method of mapping how bacteria spread within the body, a breakthrough that could lead to more effective treatments and prevention of certain bacterial infections.
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- Leicester breakthrough in eye disease
12-13-2006 · EurekAlert!
Researchers at the University of Leicester have identified for the first time a gene which causes a distressing eye condition. Their discovery, as reported in the journal Nature Genetics, is expected to lead to better treatments for the condition.
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- Study on toxin that tainted spinach reveals treatment possibility
12-03-2007 · EurekAlert!
A discovery by University at Buffalo biologists that may explain the evolution of a lethal toxin is providing new information that could lead to more effective treatments for humans who fall victim to it.
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- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. Initiates U.S. Phase II Clinical Trial of CPP-109 in Patients With Cocaine Dependence
07-10-2007 · Brookhaven National Laboratory
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company that acquires or in-licenses, develops and commercializes prescription drugs for the treatment of drug addiction, today announced that it has initiated its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled U.S. Phase II clinical trial of CPP-109 in patients with cocaine dependence. CPP-109, an orally administered, small molecule drug which inhibits psychostimulant-induced dopamine release, is Catalyst's lead compound, vig
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- Rice breakthrough could prevent multiple fibrotic diseases
01-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
A scientific breakthrough at Rice University may lead to the first treatment that prevents the build-up of deadly scar tissue in a broad class of diseases that account for an estimated 45 percent of U.S. deaths each year. Fibrotic diseases include cardiac and pulmonary fibrosis, atherosclerosis, asthma, cirrhosis and scleroderma. Rice researchers have discovered a naturally occurring blood protein that's proven effective at preventing fibrotic scarring in lab animals.
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- New algorithm matches any tumor cells to best possible anti-cancer treatments
07-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
An algorithm that could help rapidly sort molecular information about a cancer patient's particular tumor and could help match this information to the right drug treatment would be a breakthrough of enormous value. Two University of Virginia researchers have pioneered just such a system. Using a panel of 60 diverse, human cancer cell lines from the National Cancer Institute (NCI-60), the researchers devised and tested an algorithm designed to match the best potential treatment(s) for a particular tumor in a particular patient.
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- Scientists take next step in understanding potential target for Ovarian cancer treatment
07-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
A traffic cop protein in the cell may have an even more important role: transporting a messenger protein that tells components in the nucleus to stop cell growth. Scientists are studying the normal function of a protein called 'km23', the traffic cop protein, because the team previously found altered forms of the protein in 42 percent of tumor tissue samples taken from women with Ovarian cancer. The discovery of this additional role may lead to diagnostic tools and earlier treatments for Ovarian cancer.
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- High-tech research shows cocaine changes proteins and brain function
10-31-2006 · EurekAlert!
In the first large-scale analysis of proteins in the brains of individuals addicted to cocaine, researchers have uncovered novel proteins and mechanisms that may one day lead to new treatment options to fight addiction.
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