Pharmacology

Grape Polyphenols Get Another Endorsement

Consuming foods rich in polyphenols from grapes, including red wine, helps reduce the risk of heart disease, according to a review article in the November issue of Nutrition Research. The authors review the accumulating evidence that grape polyphenols work ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 2 2008 - 10:35am

Caffeine During Pregnancy Linked To Low Birth Weight Babies- Study

Consuming caffeine at any time during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of fetal growth restriction (low birth weight), according to research published on bmj.com today.  Although some previous studies have also shown this, the study additiona ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2008 - 10:55am

Fenfluramine's Lingering Damage To Hearts

Fenfluramine, the appetite suppressant drug banned in the US in 1997 due to fears over its links to heart conditions, has been shown to have serious long-term effects. In a report published today in BMC Medicine, researchers have shown that people who stop ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

Pycnogenol French Pine Bark Extract Reduces Jetlag- Study

A new study published in the journal of Minerva Cardioangiologica says that Pycnogenol, pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces jetlag in passengers by nearly 50 percent. The two-part study, consisting of a brain CT scan and a scoring ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 5 2008 - 5:43pm

Acyclovir Herpes Drug Slows HIV, But You Still Won't Want To Take It

The anti-herpes drug acyclovir can also directly slow down HIV infection by targeting the reverse transcriptase (RT) enzyme, researchers report in this week's JBC. This beneficial effect does pose a risk though, as HIV-infected cells treated with acyc ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 6 2008 - 5:51pm

Can This Pill Prevent Hearing Loss?

About 10 million people in the United States alone—from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones—are suffering from impairing noise-induced hearing loss.  The rising trend is something that researchers and physicians at ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2008 - 11:31am

Cytarabine For Ewing Sarcoma Doesn't Do Well In Clinical Trial

Ewing sarcoma is the second most common type of primary bone cancer seen in children and young adults. Patients with relapsed or refractory Ewing sarcoma have a poor outcome with conventional therapies. Cytarabine decreases the levels of a certain key prot ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2008 - 3:54pm

Developing A Vaccine For Type 1 Diabetes

Autoimmune diseases are some of the most confounding diseases that affect the human body. Viruses, bacteria and parasites are all simple compared to the complexities and complications that arise when faced with treating an autoimmune disease. Researchers ...

Article - Erin Richards - Dec 15 2008 - 1:32am

Vitamin D Deficiency Has An Easy Solution In Winter- More Sunshine

The temperature might not be the only thing plummeting this winter. Many people also will experience a decrease in their vitamin D levels, which can play a role in heart disease, according to a new review article in Circulation.  Vitamin D deficiency resul ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2008 - 11:25am

ADHD Medication Dispute: Methylphenidate And Amphetamine Do Not Cause Genetic Damage In Kids, Says Study

In contrast to recent findings, two of the most common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them as prescribed, according to a new study by researchers at the ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 19 2008 - 12:43pm