News tagged with therapeutic treatment

Hope for treatment of cocaine addiction

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two separate discoveries by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) offer potential for development of a first-ever pharmacological treatment for cocaine addiction.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vancouver Island has one of the highest rates of Cryptococcus infection in the world

Cryptococcus disease is a rare but serious infection resulting from inhaling a toxic fungus often found in fir trees. Approximately 250 people have been infected with the disease in British Columbia since its emergence in 199 ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers aim to simplify a compound that acts on alpha-tubulin to slow down the process of cell division associated w

Research is being carried out to design and synthesise a new generation of compounds that act on the tubulin molecule, involved in cell multiplication, through a mechanism that has not yet been used in chemotherapy. ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Major NIMH research project to test approaches to altering the course of schizophrenia

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is launching a large-scale research project to explore whether using early and aggressive treatment, individually targeted and integrating a variety of different therapeutic ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover new way to enhance stem cells to stimulate muscle regeneration

Scientists at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa have discovered a powerful new way to stimulate muscle regeneration, paving the way for new treatments for debilitating conditions such ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New treatment option for latent tuberculosis

Patients who are infected with the latent form of tuberculosis (TB) show no symptoms and are not contagious, yet they pose the biggest challenge when it comes to controlling the disease. The latest study by Dr. Dick Menzies ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0