Novartis announced thatExelon (rivastigmine tartrate) received a favorable opinion from thePeripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S.Food and Drug Administration

The new Medicare plan aims to lower the personal cost of prescription medications to many older adults. Research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that for those pa

Researchers have known for years that damaged DNA can lead to human diseases such as cancer, but how damage occurs--and what causes it--has remained less clear. Now, computational chemist

AviaraDx, Inc., a leader inmolecular cancer profiling and formerly known as Arcturus Bioscience, Inc.,announced today that it has entered into a major research collaborationwith the Massachuset

The Washington Post on Wednesday profiled Helene Gayle, president an

This new study published in the journal Cytogenetic and Genome Research shows significantly shorter telomeres and higher erosion rates in men than in women, which likely causes a shorter life ex

For people who rely on Emergency Departments for regular care, cutbacks in preventative care or shortages of vaccines may have more adverse effects. To examine such concerns, researchers looked a

In-vivo gene therapy successfully restored the immune system in basset pups with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency, or XSCID, a life-threatening genetic disorder that effectively disables

Instead of the battery of complicated tests currently recommended for diagnosis of urinary incontinence in women, a new study shows that answers to three simple questions can reliably determine wh

We may look different on the outside, but inside we are all the same - so much has been scientifically proven. Research at the University of Bergen has shown that the pathways that lead to cancer

CDC's proposed recommendation that physicians o

Two conjoined twins, Abbigail and Isabelle Carlsen, who were joined at the diaphragm and pancreas and whose livers were weaved together, have been successfully separated after seven hours of surge

Washington University in St. Louis will host a symposium May 30-31 to bring together people interested in developing new enterprises in Missouri based on research discoveries. The confere

Newspapers recently published several editorials on issues related to the Medicare prescription drug benefit. May 15 is the last day on which Medicare beneficiaries can enroll in the program with

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is doubling to $189 million the annual amount it spends on performance incen

More than one million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the new prescription drug benefit between late April and May 6, bringing the total number of beneficiaries with some form of prescription d

Two studies published today (Saturday 13 May) have shown that exercise can protect against skin and bowel cancer, and they have identified new mechanisms that could be responsible for this effect.

Authorities in Angola say that from 19 February to 8 May, 30,612 people have become infected with cholera, of which 1,156 have died (case fatality rate 4%). Half of all cases took place in Luanda

This study examined whether muscle vibration enhances the brain's ability to control voluntary movement. Sixteen healthy men and women participated in studies involving the application of 15 or 3

Coping ability is the most important influence on the quality of life for stroke caregivers. Investigators examined data collected at 1 and 6 months poststroke to determine the influence of strok

Stroke patients improved functional use of their impaired arms and hands by participating in robotics plus motor learning or neuromuscular stimulation plus motor learning. Investigators randomly

The Wall Street Journal on Saturday examined how federal funding decisions have been tilted toward putting old people into nursing homes for the past 40 years but recently have beg

Newsweek in its May 15 issue examines the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the 25th anniversary of the first AIDS diagnosis.

Pheromones, sexual chemicals, trigger responses in lesbians which are different from those of heterosexual women, heterosexual men and homosexual men, according to a new study at the Stockholm Bra

Experimental methods have certain limits and there are times when nature briefly switches off the lights on scene to hide its tricks. One of these moments takes place during chemical reactions. Al

Paradigm Spine, LLC (Paradigm)announced that it has received an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), allowing Paradigm to beginclinical trial

Scientists and senior level managementexecutives will gather to exchange the latest drug discovery anddevelopment techniques at the 8th Annual Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery &Development Summit on

Texas scientists have added one more trick to the amazing repertoire of carbon nanotubes -- the ability to carry electrical signals to nerve cells.Nanotubes, tiny hollow carbon filament

Cardiovascular disease deaths have declined in the last 25 years, but the effect of America's No. 1 killer varies greatly based on gender, age, location and type, according to a study reported in

A mutation in a gene commonly associated with deafness can play an important part in improving wound healing, a scientist told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics in A