My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Study found associations with adults with atrial fibrillation and no heart failure OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 21, 2014 -- Digoxin, a drug commonly used to treat heart conditions, was associated with…
A CNIO team discovers that a derivative of vitamin B3 prevents liver cancer in mice Liver cancer is one of the most frequent cancers in the world, and with the…
New study reveals why some people may be immune to HIV-1 Natural genetic variation in a protective antiviral enzyme holds promise for new therapies Doctors have long been mystified as…
Seniors who run regularly can walk as efficiently as 20-somethings If you are an active senior who wants to stay younger, keep on running. A new study involving the University…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 19-Nov-2014 In a serendipitous finding, Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Bindu Paul, Ph.D., connected the manufacture of an essential amino acid to Huntington's disease, changing scientific understanding of the…
A new study in mice, conducted by researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet together with colleagues in Singapore and the United States, shows that our natural gut-residing microbes can influence the…
Animal study shows that diet alters important pathways associated with brain's response to stress The consumption of a diet high in fructose throughout adolescence can worsen depressive- and anxiety-like behavior…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 18-Nov-2014 American Heart Association Meeting Report Abstract 15572 High trans fat consumption is linked to worse memory among working-age men, according to research presented at the American…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 17-Nov-2014 Increasing the amount of omega-3s in your diet, whether from fish or flax, will likely decrease your risk of getting heart disease, according to Penn State…
Women's fertility linked to detox element in diet PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 17-Nov-2014 University of Adelaide research has for the first time shown how much of a critical role the natural…
Effect of once-daily, low-dose aspirin on CV death and other outcomes Yasuo Ikeda, M.D., of Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and colleagues examined whether once-daily, low-dose aspirin would reduce the total…
The dirty side of soap PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 17-Nov-2014 Triclosan, a common antimicrobial in personal hygiene products, causes liver fibrosis and cancer in mice Triclosan is an antimicrobial commonly found…
Abstract 15898 (Hall A2, Core 2) A diet high in plant flavonoids may help people vulnerable to heart risk when they inhale fine particles in smoke and hazy polluted air,…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 16-Nov-2014 Partners who kiss each other at least 9 times a day share similar communities of oral bacteria As many as 80 million bacteria are transferred during…
"researchers found that patients developing inpatient-onset STEMI had more than 3-fold greater in-hospital mortality than those with outpatient-onset STEMI" PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 16-Nov-2014 Prashant Kaul, M.D., of the University of…
American Heart Association Meeting Report Abstract 13426 Long-term overtreatment with the anti-clotting drug warfarin, combined with antiplatelet therapy with aspirin or clopidigrel to prevent stroke, may raise the risk of…
Philadelphia, PA (November 15, 2014) -- A healthy diet may help protect the kidneys, according to two studies that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 November 11¬-16 at…
November 10, 2014 Athens, Ga. - Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a chemical compound commonly found in coffee may help prevent some of the damaging effects…
08 FEB 2013 Blue light can selectively eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the skin and soft tissues, while preserving the outermost layer of skin, according to a proof-of-principle study led…
By Garth Sundem in In the Lab · January 30, 2013 · Rajesh Agarwal, PhD, shows that silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UVB damage and kills cells damaged…
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