Medical Wellness

Study shows new medication effectively treats underlying cause of cystic fibrosis

A new study has confirmed that the drug, ivacaftor (VX-770), significantly improves lung function in some people with cystic fibrosis (CF). The results of the…

Nicotine primes brain for cocaine use: Molecular basis of gateway sequence of drug use

An article in Science Translational Medicine by Amir Levine, MD, Denise Kandel, PhD; Eric Kandel, MD; and colleagues at Columbia University Medical Center…

New Drug Shows Promise Against Multiple Sclerosis

The study, carried out by researchers at UCSF Medical Center, and involving hospitals in the United States, Canada, and Europe, is described this week in the…

Mutation in gene associated with rare eye disease also contributes to bladder cancer growth

Because earlier studies, including Dr. Weiss', showed a protein called TERE1 or UBIAD1 is associated with an eye disease involving excess cholesterol as well…

Hippocampus plays bigger memory role than previously thought

In a pair of papers published in the November 2 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, researchers at the University of California, San Diego report a new…

Linking Fragile X Syndrome proteins and RNA editing mistakes at nerve-muscle junction

The most common form of heritable cognitive impairment is Fragile X Syndrome, caused by mutation or malfunction of the FMR1 gene. Loss of FMR1 function is also…

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