Tomato pill ‘beats heart disease’
The tomato pill contains an active ingredient from the Mediterranean diet - lycopene - that blocks “bad” LDL cholesterol that can clog the arteries.
IVF drugs cancer risk ‘ruled out’
Taking fertility drugs does not increase a woman’s risk of developing ovarian cancer, a large Danish study has reported.
Aspirin ‘could cut liver damage’
A dose of aspirin may be able to prevent liver damage caused by paracetamol or heavy drinking, suggest researchers.
UK firm to launch pioneering stem cell trial
A British biotechnology company, working with a team of doctors in Scotland, is to launch a pioneering clinical trial to assess whether stem cell therapy can help patients left disabled by stroke.
Use of sleep aids by young U.S. adults soars: study
Use of prescription sleep aids nearly tripled among young adults between 1998 and 2006, according to a study released on Thursday by the healthcare business arm of Thomson Reuters.
Kids’ vaccine slashes meningitis
Rates of pneumococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes around the brain caused by bacteria, dropped 64% in children under age 2 from 1998-1999 to 2004-2005, according to a study in today’s New England Journal of Medicine.
Body repair ‘could be ramped up’
A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists.
Nano device ‘times drug release’
US researchers say they have harnessed the power of gold nanoparticles to devise a better way of delivering drugs to treat diseases such as cancer.
The fledgling system could release a number of drugs in a specific part of the body at desired intervals, the MIT team wrote in the journal ACS Nano.
Cough medicine ingredient may treat prostate cancer
Noscapine, a natural substance found in cough medicine, may prove useful in treating advanced prostate cancer, according to studies in mice.
Antibiotics before infections save lives: study
Giving antibiotics to patients in intensive care units as a precaution saves lives, according to a major Dutch study published Wednesday.
