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1. Share of Cost, Study Shows Promise For New Drug To Treat Fragile X The first drug to treat the underlying disorder instead of the symptoms of Fragile X, the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability, shows some promise according to a new study published in the January issue of Science Translational Medicine. Researchers from Rush University Medical Center helped design the study and are now participating in […]...
2. Leading Researchers To Share New Treatments At Fragile X International Conference Accelerated research findings leading to potentially significant new treatments for fragile X syndrome (FXS) will be presented to nearly 1,000 family members and professionals at the 12th International Fragile X Conference in Dearborn July 21-25…...
3. Asthma UK Comment On: Drug Side Effect Linked With Increased Health Risks For Over 65s You may have seen some stories in the media today about a study into the risks of elderly people taking combinations of common medicines, some of which are used to treat asthma and allergies. Cher Piddock, Lead Asthma Nurse at Asthma UK, says: ‘This interesting study highlights the possible risks of combining several common medicines […]...
4. Autism-Related Study Discovers How Drug Interferes With Neuronal Cell Function A York University study has shown for the first time how the drug misoprostol, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental defects associated with autism, interferes with neuronal cell function. It is an important finding because misoprostol is similar in structure to naturally-occurring prostaglandins, which are the key signaling molecules produced by fatty acids in the […]...
5. DeepBrain Study Shows That Thinking About God Reduces Distress – But Only For Believers Thinking about God may make you less upset about making errors, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The researchers measured brain waves for a particular kind of distress-response while participants made mistakes on a test....
6. Share of Cost, Imaging Study Shows Love Can Last Can science prove that romantic love can last? A new study led by Bianca Acevedo, Ph.D., and Arthur Aron, Ph.D., of the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University, and colleagues, compared the neural correlates of long-term married and in love individuals with individuals who had recently fallen in love. They discovered highly similar brain […]...
7. Researchers Find More Evidence That Malaria Drug Could Help Combat Cancer, And That Breaks From Treatment Could Improve Results Scientists investigating the cancer-fighting properties of artesunate a drug commonly used to treat malaria have found early evidence that combining it with an existing cancer drug has the potential to make each drug more effective than when used alone. They also found that regular treatment breaks could improve success levels. The findings, recently published in […]...
8. Share of Cost Rx Discount Drug Card: Free to Consumers Get your FREE prescription drug discount card   You can save from 10% to 85% on the cost of both brand name and generic prescriptions immediately. There are no claim forms to fill out and no limits to the number of times you or your family can use the card. Medicare drug discounts are available only […]...
9. Computer-based Program May Help Relieve Some ADHD Symptoms In Children An intensive, five-week working memory training program shows promise in relieving some of the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, a new study suggests. Researchers found significant changes for students who completed the program in areas such as attention, ADHD symptoms, planning and organization, initiating tasks, and working memory....
10. Abusing Children With Drugs Under Recognized, US Study A new US study found that giving children drugs for malicious reasons, which is not classed as a form of child abuse and perhaps should be, is an under recognized national problem. A report on the study, by Dr Shan Yin from the University of Colorado in Denver and the Rocky Mountain Poison Drug Center […]...
11. ‘Seek, Test, Treat And Retain’ – New Global Report Launched By The International AIDS Society Recommends A New Paradigm For Treating IDU’s Against the backdrop of some of the globe’s fastest growing HIV epidemics in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a report launched at the XVIII International AIDS conference (AIDS 2010) in Vienna makes the case for a new model for scaling up treatment and prevention of HIV amongst Injecting Drug Users (IDUs)…...
12. Study Marks The Emergence Of Disease-Modifying Treatments For Autism Spectrum Disorders Study Marks The Emergence Of Disease-Modifying Treatments For Autism Spectrum Disorders...
13. Similar But Different – Deficits In Number Processing In Children With ADHD And Alcohol Exposure New research shows that ADHD and alcohol exposure in children while similar have different causes On the surface, children with fetal alcohol exposure and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear to be similar with respect to poor academic performance But a new study exploring number processing shows that each disorder appears to affect different areas […]...
14. Cocaine Being Mixed With Animal Drug Can Scar For Life Cocaine is one of the most used illegal substances. So much so that cocaine “cut” with byproducts is rampant and in a new report, it seems that cocaine is now being diluted from its pure form with levamisole, a cheap and widely available drug used to deworm livestock. Considering the rampant use, this could result […]...
15. Youth Buffered Against Risk Factors Related To Drug Abuse By Healthy Family Relationships And Religious Involvement American-Indian adolescents continue to have the highest rates of illicit drug use among all ethnic groups. Although previous research has found that increasing adolescent exposure to protective factors can reduce their risk for substance abuse, this has not been thoroughly examined in American-Indian adolescents…...