Islet transplant hurdles could be removed with AAT drug
According to researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva, Israel, inflammation that can cause failure of liver transplants can be eliminated when diabetic animals are treated with alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) after an islet transplantation procedure.
It was remarked by Dr. Eli Lewis, director of the Clinical Islet Laboratory at BGU that [...]
Obese asthmatic patients not beneficiaries of steroids
The primary controller medication for asthma, glucocorticoids, is 40 percent less effective in obese and overweight asthma patients when compared to asthmatic patients with normal weight, as per a finding disclosed by researchers at National Jewish Health.
This study, by Associate Professor of Medicine E. Rand Sutherland, MD, MPH and his colleagues [...]
Nanodiamond discovery for MRI
Dramatically improved signal density and vivid image contrast can be experienced when a magnetic resonance imaging or MRI contrast agent is coupled with a nanodiamond, according to a study by Northwestern University.
It was remarked by Thomas J. Meade, the Eileen Foell Professor in Cancer Research in the Weinberg College of Arts [...]
Children with allergies are over-burdened with steroids
Drug experts issued a warning to parents and healthcare professionals in regard to the fact that children suffering from allergic conditions such as asthma and hayfever are being over-prescribed corticosteroids.
This warning was issued after a research unveiled at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in Manchester suggested that most of the children with from multiple allergic [...]
Allergy-associated fatigue can originate from nasal congestion
A research has suggested that individuals with perennial allergies often attribute their day-time fatigue to side effects of medications but the possible reason may be associated sleep fragmentation.
Study’s lead author, Timothy Craig, D.O., associate professor of medicine at Penn State’s College of Medicine, remarked that topical nasal corticosteroids could enhance [...]
Once daily treatment with a new drug can help asthma and hay fever patients
RPL554, a new drug, was recently identified as an effective option for treating patients suffering from asthma and hay fever and is about to undergo trials in humans.
The drug has the ability of providing dramatic relief to patients suffering from respiratory diseases and does not lead to side effects, which are [...]
PVOD patients find relief with traditional Chinese acupuncture
Traditional Chinese acupuncture or TCA, in which very thin needles are used to stimulate specific body points for eliciting beneficial therapeutic responses, can be considered as an effective form of treatment in order to treat suffering from persistent post- viral olfactory dysfunction (PVOD).
This finding was disclosed in a new research in [...]
Kidney disease treatment possible with organ rejection drug
A drug currently used for preventing kidney transplant rejection was recently rated as useful during evaluation at John Hopkins. The drug, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), can prove useful for providing relief to patients with severe symptoms of kidney disease.
During the evaluation, it was found that significant enhancements can be [...]
Stem cells used for modeling birth defects in infants
Hemangiomas that are strawberry like birthmarks commonly seen during early infancy and believed to be harmless could result in tissue distortion and obstruction of vision in approximately 10 percent of the affected cases.
Corticosteroids like dexamethasone and prednisone have been used since the 1960s for treating Problematic hemangiomas but they may fail [...]
Crohn’s disease patients can find relief with Naltrexone
Naltrexone, an FDA-approved drug for easing withdrawal symptoms from substance abuse, could be used to offer significant relief to patients suffering from Crohn’s disease as well.
The drug, which is presently used for easing drug and alcohol addiction symptoms, may bring relief to Crohn’s patients as per a Penn State College of [...]