Pharmacology

Anthocyanins In Black Raspberries Linked To Cancer Prevention

A study published in Cancer Prevention Research identifies components of black raspberries with chemopreventive potential.  Researchers at the Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center found that anthocyanins, a class of flavonoids in black raspberries, inhib ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 8 2009 - 2:40am

Antipsychotic Medications Double Risk Of Death For Alzheimer's Patients

New research into the effects of antipsychotic drugs commonly prescribed to Alzheimer's patients concludes that the medication nearly doubles risk of death over three years. The study, funded by the Alzheimer's Research Trust, was led by Prof Cli ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 8 2009 - 11:51pm

Ecstasy Improves Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment, Say Norwegian Researchers

People who have survived severe trauma such as events during war, torture or sexual assault can experience after-effects, a condition called posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The symptoms may include anxiety, uncontrolled emotional reactions, nightmare ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 11 2009 - 1:54am

Pharmacological Agent May Treat Cocaine Addiction

Cocaine is one of the most abused illicit substances in the United States. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), there are 35.3 million people in the US age 12 or older that have used cocaine and there were 977,000 new users of cocaine ...

Article - Erin Richards - Mar 13 2014 - 11:03pm

Vitamin D Is The New Prius

If you're sick of an all chocolate diet and its miracle cure claims of 2007-2008 and you can't find blueberries or other flavonoid foods that appeal to you, take heart that vitamin D is quickly becoming the "it" nutrient with claimed he ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 12 2009 - 4:18pm

People Who Drink 7 Cups Of Coffee Per Day Have 3X Greater Chance Of Hallucinations- Study

The last thing scientists want to know is that either caffeine or beer could have negative effects on brain power because, let's face it, without those two things nothing would ever get done. So we note with some concern a new research study that sugg ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 13 2009 - 9:41pm

Awesome Hydra May Lead Us To New Bactericide

The downside to new antibiotics is that bacteria think of new ways to become resistant to them.    While resistant bacteria continue to increase, scientists keep searching for new sources of drugs in this week's Journal of Biological Chemistry, one po ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 15 2009 - 5:36pm

Closer- A Pharmaceutical Medication For Smallpox

Smallpox has a nasty history throughout the world. Caused by poxviruses, smallpox is one of the few disease-causing agents against which the human body’s immune system is ineffective. The human immune system is rendered helpless against poxviruses partly b ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 19 2009 - 11:18pm

Vitamin D Linked To Cognitive Problems In Older People

Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School, the University of Cambridge and the University of Michigan, have for the first time identified a relationship between Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin", and cognitive impairment in a large-scale stud ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 22 2009 - 11:02am

Anticholinergic Medications Linked To Cognitive Decline In Elderly

A study published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that the use of certain medications in elderly populations may be associated with cognitive decline. The study examined the effects of exposure to anticholinergic medications, a type ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 26 2009 - 12:44pm