New findings could lead to drugs that fight back when tumors don’t respond to treatment CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013. Cancer drugs known as ErbB inhibitors have shown great success in treating many patients with lung, breast, colon and other types of cancer. However, ErbB drug resistance means that many other[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
CDC and Olympic Champion Amanda Beard Team Up for Healthy Swimming
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. No one spends more time in the pool than elite swimmers, including seven-time Olympic medalist and mom Amanda Beard. CDC and Beard are teaming up to encourage everyone to take steps to protect themselves and their family and friends while swimming. Swimming and other water-based exercise[Read More…]
NIH-funded Study of Aquaporins Could Hold Clues to Cataract
Researchers get close-up view of water pores needed in the eye’s lens Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. Researchers have achieved dynamic, atomic-scale views of a protein needed to maintain the transparency of the lens in the human eye. The work, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, could lead[Read More…]
Mechanism that Allows Bacteria to Infect Plants May Inspire Cure for Eye Disease
Approach developed to eliminate mutated DNA inside cells Bethesda, Mayland–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. By borrowing a tool from bacteria that infect plants, scientists have developed a new approach to eliminate mutated DNA inside mitochondria—the energy factories within cells. Doctors might someday use the approach to treat a variety of mitochondrial diseases,[Read More…]
Sugary Beverages Linked to Obesity in 4- and 5-Year-Olds
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2013. Although sugar-sweetened beverage consumption has been linked to weight status in older children, its effect on preschoolers has been less clear. The study, “Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Weight Gain in 2- to5-Year-Old Children,” in the September 2013 Pediatrics (published online Aug. 5), found that 4-[Read More…]
Kids More Likely to Smoke if Older Sibling Smokes, or if Parent Smoked as a Teen
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2013. Adolescents are more likely to smoke if their parents smoke, and a new study points to the strong influence of an older sibling who smokes, too. The study, “Parent and Child Cigarette Use: A Longitudinal,Multigenerational Study,” published in the September 2013 issue of Pediatrics[Read More…]
5.6 Percent of Teens use Smokeless Tobacco
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2013. A new study tracking the popularity of smokeless tobacco products among U.S. adolescents found the majority of teens who use these products also smoke cigarettes, countering the idea that novel smokeless tobacco products can help reduce the health problems associated with tobacco use. The[Read More…]
Federal Judge Blocks Wisconsin Abortion Law
Law Would Have Closed Half of State’s Abortion Clinics MADISON, Wis.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Friday blocking a Wisconsin law that places medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers and that would have forced two of the four health centers that provide abortions in the[Read More…]
Gene Combinations Help Predict Treatment Success for Alcoholism Medication
NIH-funded study says five-marker genotype panel can guide ondansetron use Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. An experimental treatment for alcohol dependence works better in individuals who possess specific combinations of genes that regulate the function and binding of serotonin, a brain chemical affected by the treatment, according to a study supported[Read More…]
Novel Drug Shuts Down Master Protein Key to Lymphoma
Weill Cornell Scientists Reveal How the Protein Works and How the Drug Gums it Up, Offering New Hope for Treatment of Aggressive Cancer NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013 — Researchers have discovered how an experimental drug is capable of completely eradicating human lymphoma in mice after just five doses. The study,[Read More…]
