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PubMed Articles
We examined the relationships between bone mineral density (BMD) and metabolic syndrome in 6,659 men and 7,826 women from South Korean. After adjusting for age, body mass index (BMI), tobacco and alco...
Tumor lysis syndrome and malignant melanoma.
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncological emergency that results from massive cytolysis of malignant cells with a sudden release of their contents into the systemic circulation. TLS was rarely desc...
Arrhythmias during and after zoledronic acid infusion patients with bone metastasis.
Zoledronic acid (ZA) is one of the important bisphosphonates which is widely used in bone metastatic cancer and osteoporotic patients. In a few studies, it has been reported that treatment with bispho...
Epigenetics: a new mechanism of regulation of heart failure?
Heart failure is a syndrome resulting from a complex genetic predisposition and multiple environmental factors, and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. It is frequently accompanied by chang...
INTRODUCTION. MCT8 is a specific transporter for the T4 and T3 thyroid hormones that allows their entry in the brain and other organs. Mutations in MCT8 (Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome) lead to a sever...
Ocular manifestations of Churg-Strauss syndrome : Review article and case report.
This paper summarizes the possible ocular manifestations of Churg-Straus syndrome (CCS) from the literature and presents an unusual case report from routine clinical practice with conjunctival granulo...
"Thinking outside the box" on takotsubo syndrome.
Assembling the 20 Gb white spruce (Picea glauca) genome from whole-genome shotgun sequencing data.
White spruce (Picea glauca) is a dominant conifer of the boreal forests of North America, and providing genomics resources for this commercially valuable tree will help improve forest management and c...
Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Is a Human and Murine Neutrophil Chemorepellent.
In Dictyostelium discoideum, AprA is a secreted protein that inhibits proliferation and causes chemorepulsion of Dictyostelium cells, yet AprA has little sequence similarity to any human proteins. We...
Prolyl oligopeptidase (PREP) has been considered as a drug target for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. In plasma, PREP has been found altered in several disorders of the central nervous sy...
News Articles
Adamas reports positive PII/III data for ADS-5102
Adamas presented data from the Phase II/III EASED clinical trial during the Movement Disorders Society's 17th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders from 16 to 20 June in...
Safinamide Phase III Study Results Presented at 2013 MDS Meeting
MILAN, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Safinamide significantly improves responder rates in fluctuating Parkinson's disease (PD) patients as add-on to levodopa Safinamide is associated with clinicall...
Fat Tissues In Sheep Affected By Prenatal Exposure To BPA
New research suggests that fetal exposure to the common environmental chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, causes increased inflammation in fat tissues after birth, which can lead to obesity and metabolic sy...
Weight Loss Promoted By Drug Combination In Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, lost significantly more weight when they took two drugs that are traditionally used to treat diabetes, rather than either drug alone, a study from Sloven...
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS CEDEX, FRANCE -- (Marketwired) -- 06/19/13 -- Nicox Strengthens Ophthalmic Portfolio with Immco Diagnostics' Proprietary Test in the Dry Eye Market Exclusive North American Agreemen...
Discovery Of A Mutant Gene In Rett Syndrome
Discovery of a mutant gene responsible for a disease is a milestone, but for most conditions, it may be only a first step towards a treatment or cure. Understanding Rett Syndrome, an autism spectrum d...
Mannitol May Prevent Aggregation Of Toxic Proteins In Parkinson's Disease
Mannitol, a sugar alcohol produced by fungi, bacteria, and algae, is a common component of sugar-free gum and candy. The sweetener is also used in the medical field - it's approved by the FDA as a diu...
Zyprexa Relprevv REMS May Need Revision Following Two Patient Deaths
FDA investigating reports of two patients who died three to four days after receiving Lilly’s long-acting intramuscular antipsychotic; it is uncertain whether they died from post-injection delirium...
Pharmacy clinics highlighted in SIGN anticoagulant guideline
Pharmacists can play an important role in improving anticoagulant control by running anticoagulant clinics in both hospital and primary care. This is one of the recommendations of a completely revis...
Heart Failure And Hypertension Meds May Help Decrease Obesity
A type of drug normally used to treat heart failure and high blood pressure helped prevent weight gain and other complications related to a high-fat diet in an animal study. The results were presented...
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Since its founding in 1987, the Sturge-Weber Foundation (SWF) has provided information, education and friendly support to adults and families of children with Sturge-Weber syndrom...
Avaxia is a leader in the growing field of gut-targeted therapeutics â orally administered, minimally absorbed drugs that are designed to act locally in the gastrointestinal...
NeuroMetrix is a science-based health care company transforming patient care through neurotechnology. To date, our focus has been primarily on the assessment of neuropathies. We a...
Akebia Therapeutics is a discovery and development company focused on anemia and vascular disorders. Akebiaâs lead program, AKB-6548, an orally bioavailable HIF-prolyl hydrox...
Civitas is a privately held pharmaceutical company focused on developing products with a clinically proven dry powder pulmonary delivery platform. The proprietary dry powder and d...
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. was established in March 1995 to develop therapeutic products for spinal cord injury ("SCI") and other central nervous system disorders. Acorda is focusing its initial develo...
Forest Laboratories, Inc. & Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IRWD) is an entrepreneurial pharmaceutical company dedicated to the art and science of great drugmaking. Linaclotide, Ironwood's GC-C agon...
Elan Corporation, plc is a neuroscience-based biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing advanced therapies in neurodegeneration and autoimmune diseases, and real...
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IRWD) is an entrepreneurial pharmaceutical company dedicated to the art and science of great drugmaking. Linaclotide, Ironwood's GC-C agonist, is...
Almirall, S.A. and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IRWD) is an entrepreneurial pharmaceutical company dedicated to the art and science of great drugmaking. Linaclotide, Ironwood's GC-C agon...
Clinical Trials
Secondary Prevention of coRonary Events After Discharge From Hospital (SPREAD)
This is a randomized, open trial comparing post discharge interventions by community health workers (CHW) to standard care in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. This trial will be co...
Milnacipran in Autism and the Functional Locus Coeruleus and Noradrenergic Model of Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) include Autistic disorder, Asperger's syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). These are developmental disorders be...
Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Ifetroban in Hepatorenal Syndrome Patients
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CPI) is developing ifetroban for treatment of hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) and proposes to conduct a study in hospitalized adult patients with HRS to assess...
MAESTRO-OL: Macitentan in Eisenmenger Syndrome To Restore Exercise Capacity (Open-Label)
Long-term study to evaluate if macitentan is safe, tolerable and efficient enough to be used for treatment of Eisenmenger syndrome.
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Study II
A pilot, multicentre randomized controlled study of surgical left atrial occlusion (LAA) in 50 patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter undergoing cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonar...
Pilot Trial to Assess Effect of CNI Conversion of Efalizumab on T Reg Cells
The purpose of this pilot trial is to determine whether a conversion from calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to a regimen consisting of efalizumab and sirolimus i...
Immune Response to Hepatitis C Virus
This study will identify and characterize immune factors involved in hepatitis C infection and elimination of the virus. Individual responses to hepatitis C infection vary; some people ar...
This study will evaluate whether the drug mifepristone can improve the symptoms of Cushing's syndrome in people with ectopic adrenal corticotrophin hormone (ACTH) secretion. Cushing's synd...
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's white blood cells may help the body build an effective immune response. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects of vaccine therap...
Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network
Minimal change disease (MCD), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and Membranous nephropathy (MN), generate an enormous individual and societal financial burden, accounting for appr...
Videos
Pathophysiology of Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome
Discussion of the physiology of the AV node, it's role in controlling conduction between atria and ventricles, importance in atrial fibrillation, and Wolff-P...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Solanum Melongena
A plant species of the genus SOLANUM, family SOLANACEAE. The fruit is a large, egg-shaped berry, varying in color from dark purple to red, yellowish, or white. The leaves are large and ovate. The flowers are pendant, violet, and two inches across.
Ganoderma
A genus of fungi in the family Ganodermataceae, order POLYPORALES, containing a dimitic hyphal system. It causes a white rot, and is a wood decomposer. Ganoderma lucidum (REISHI) is used in traditional Chinese medicine (MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL).
Hyperuricemia
Excessive URIC ACID or urate in blood as defined by its solubility in plasma at 37 degrees C; greater than 0.42mmol per liter (7.0mg/dL) in men or 0.36mmol per liter (6.0mg/dL) in women. This condition is caused by overproduction of uric acid or impaired renal clearance. Hyperuricemia can be acquired, drug-induced or genetically determined (LESCH-NYHAN SYNDROME). It is associated with HYPERTENSION and GOUT.
Alismataceae
A plant family of the subclass ALISMATIDAE, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons) of aquatic plants. The flower parts are in threes with 3 green sepals and 3 white or yellow petals.
Alisma
A plant genus of the family ALISMATACEAE. The flowers have 3 green sepals, 3 yellow and white petals, 6 stamens, and several pistils. Members contain TRITERPENES and SESQUITERPENES. Alisma is a component of tokishakuyakusan. Some species in this genus are called water plantain which is also a common name for other ALISMATACEAE plants.
