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Imprimis Pharma makes US$1dollar alternative to US$750 dollar drug
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals made a low-cost alternative to Daraprim. Imprimis’s formulation costs less than a dollar a pop, compared to Daraprim which costs US$750 per tablet. Last month, Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC, the sole supplier of Daraprim, increased the price of this […]
Dogs have a calming effect on kids with cancer
Dogs have a calming effect on kids with cancer, says a new study to be presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC. Researchers collected data on blood pressure, pulse rates and anxiety […]
Babies learn from their babbles
A University of Missouri research shows that babies’ repetitive babbles primarily are motivated by infants’ ability to hear themselves. Infants with profound hearing loss who received cochlear implants to improve their hearing soon babbled as often as their hearing peers, […]
World’s largest trial on aspirin vs. cancer launched
The world’s largest ever clinical trial to test if daily aspirin intake will prevent cancer was launched last October 22. The Add-Aspirin phase III trial, the largest of its kind and funded by Cancer Research UK and the National Institute […]
Researchers aim to sniff out Parkinson’s disease
A new project by Parkinson’s UK diagnoses the disease using the most unusual of tests: by sniffing the patient. Researchers believe that Parkinson’s disease may cause changes in the sebum – an oily substance in the skin – of people […]
Children who took antibiotics gain more weight
Kids who receive antibiotics throughout the course of their childhoods gain weight faster than those who don’t, according to new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research. The findings, published online in the International Journal of Obesity, suggest that […]
New test predicts if breast cancer will spread to the brain
A new test developed by The Institute of Cancer Research, London can identify if breast cancer will spread to a person’s brain. An analysis of almost 4,000 patients with breast cancer found that testing for high activity in a particular […]
Sleep flushes out brain toxins
A study suggests that a good night’s sleep is the brain’s “waste removal system” that flushes out toxins from a day’s worth of thinking. Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Centre showed that brain cells shrink during sleep to […]
Drug to survive blood loss closer to reality
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will launch the first human trials of a drug that may help patients with severe bleeding survive long enough to get to appropriate medical care. The drug, EE-3-SO4, is derived from female estrogen […]
Gratitude leads to happier marriages
Saying “thank you” may be the key to a lasting marriage, a new study says. “We found that feeling appreciated and believing that your spouse values you directly influences how you feel about your marriage, how committed you are to […]
