Pharmacology

SSRIs: Antidepressant Medication Does Not Increase The Risk Of Autism

Though more and more women are given antidepressant medication while they are pregnant and there have been more diagnosed cases of autism, there is no connection between the use of antidepressant medication- SSRIs- during the course of pregnancy and the r ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 24 2013 - 12:07pm

Mail Order Pharmacy Works: Diabetics Who Use It Are Less Likely To Visit Emergency Room

Diabetics who received prescribed heart medications by mail were less likely to visit the emergency room than patients who picked up prescriptions in person, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in the American Journal of Managed Care whic ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 23 2013 - 7:00am

Oxytocin Can Lead To Monogamy

Can you artificially strengthen a marital bond?  Scientists at the Bonn University Medical Center found that if oxytocin is administered to men and if they are shown pictures of their partner, the bonding hormone stimulates the reward center in the brain, ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2013 - 6:20pm

Oxytocin Improves Brain Function In Children With Autism

A single dose of the hormone oxytocin, delivered via nasal spray, has been shown to enhance brain activity while processing social information in children with autism spectrum disorders.  Results showed that oxytocin facilitated social attunement, a proce ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 3 2013 - 9:00am

Tuberculosis Vaccine May Also Help Ward Off Multiple Sclerosis

The live vaccine Bacille Calmette-Guérin, used in some parts of the world to prevent tuberculosis, may help prevent multiple sclerosis (MS) in people who show the beginning signs of the disease, according to a new study in Neurology.   ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 4 2013 - 5:27pm

Etomidate: Concerns Over Safety Of This Common Anesthetic

Patients receiving the widely used anesthesia drug etomidate for surgery may be at increased risk or mortality and cardiovascular events, according to a study in Anesthesia&Analgesia which adds to safety concerns over etomidate's use as an anesth ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 13 2013 - 2:37pm

MitoQ Antioxidant Knocks Out Mouse Version Of Multiple Sclerosis

An antioxidant called MitoQ, which was designed to try and fight damage within human cells about a dozen years ago, significantly helps symptoms in mice that have a multiple sclerosis-like disease. Multiple sclerosis affects more than 2.3 million people w ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 27 2013 - 3:16pm

MLS-2384: Derived From A Natural Dual JAK/Src Kinase Inhibitor

Inhibitors of both JAK and Src kinases represent promising targets for cancer therapeutics because of the central importance of these kinases in tumor cell proliferation and survival. In addition, in cancer cells activation of JAK has been reported as a c ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 6 2014 - 5:06pm

Perphenazine: 50-Year-Old Antipsychotic Drug Exhibits Cancer-Fighting Properties

With increased regulations on pharmaceutical companies, billion-dollar research that will fail 95 percent of the time and a short window to sell successful products before genetic versions and lawsuits take the revenue away, the future might be the past: ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2014 - 6:22pm

Caffeine Equivalent To Two Cups Of Coffee Per Day Enhances Memory

A double-blind trial has determined that tea and coffee aren't just morning pick-me-ups, they are also a memory enhancer. That goes for carbonated drinks containing caffeine also. ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 13 2014 - 1:26pm