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A.M. Vitals: Skin-Cancer Drug as Potential Alzheime
Home » Diabetes, Health » A.M. Vitals: Skin-Cancer Drug as Potential Alzheimer’s Therapy
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Last updated: Friday, February 10, 2012

Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Alzheimer’s in Mice: Research published in Science finds a drug already used to treat skin cancer, bexarotene, improved brain function in mice bred to have a form of Alzheimer’s disease, though the positive findings are no guarantee the drug would also help human patients, the WSJ reports . More research is necessary to see if the drug might prove effective in people; in mice, it improved social ability, restored the sense of smell and cleared from the brain protein fragments called amyloid beta that are associated with Alzheimer’s, the paper says. How to Deliver Tiny Babies: Research presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine suggests that induced vaginal deliveries are better than C-sections for tiny babies that need to be delivered early due to growth problems, the New York Times’ Well blog reports . It’s not clear why babies delivered by C-section were more likely to experience respiratory distress syndrome, but one notion is that the

compression involved in vaginal delivery prepares the baby for breathing, the paper says. Path For Biosimilars: The FDA has released guidelines for companies that want to create cheaper “biosimilar” versions of often-pricey biologic drugs such as some therapies used for rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and diabetes, the WSJ reports . The agency created “an abbreviated pathway that will depend on existing data” for the drug already being used, an FDA official tells the paper. Driving While High: A review of previously published research that appears online in BMJ finds that drivers who used marijuana within three hours of hitting the road were about twice as likely to be involved in a serious vehicle crash — one resulting in serious injury or death — as drivers who didn’t use drugs or alcohol, the BBC reports . It’s not clear if marijuana use has the same effect on less serious crashes, the BBC says. Image: iStockphoto

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A.M. Vitals: Skin-Cancer Drug as Potential Alzheimer’s Therapy

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Last updated: Friday, February 10, 2012

Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Alzheimer’s in Mice: Research published in Science finds a drug already used to treat skin cancer, bexarotene, improved brain function in mice bred to have a form of Alzheimer’s disease, though the positive findings are no guarantee the drug would also help human patients, the WSJ reports . More research is necessary to see if the drug might prove effective in people; in mice, it improved social ability, restored the sense of smell and cleared from the brain protein fragments called amyloid beta that are associated with Alzheimer’s, the paper says. How to Deliver Tiny Babies: Research presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine suggests that induced vaginal deliveries are better than C-sections for tiny babies that need to be delivered early due to growth problems, the New York Times’ Well blog reports . It’s not clear why babies delivered by C-section were more likely to experience respiratory distress syndrome, but one notion is that the

compression involved in vaginal delivery prepares the baby for breathing, the paper says. Path For Biosimilars: The FDA has released guidelines for companies that want to create cheaper “biosimilar” versions of often-pricey biologic drugs such as some therapies used for rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and diabetes, the WSJ reports . The agency created “an abbreviated pathway that will depend on existing data” for the drug already being used, an FDA official tells the paper. Driving While High: A review of previously published research that appears online in BMJ finds that drivers who used marijuana within three hours of hitting the road were about twice as likely to be involved in a serious vehicle crash — one resulting in serious injury or death — as drivers who didn’t use drugs or alcohol, the BBC reports . It’s not clear if marijuana use has the same effect on less serious crashes, the BBC says. Image: iStockphoto

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A.M. Vitals: Skin-Cancer Drug as Potential Alzheimer’s Therapy

By Dr Dreams | No CommentsLeave a Comment
Last updated: Friday, February 10, 2012

Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Alzheimer’s in Mice: Research published in Science finds a drug already used to treat skin cancer, bexarotene, improved brain function in mice bred to have a form of Alzheimer’s disease, though the positive findings are no guarantee the drug would also help human patients, the WSJ reports . More research is necessary to see if the drug might prove effective in people; in mice, it improved social ability, restored the sense of smell and cleared from the brain protein fragments called amyloid beta that are associated with Alzheimer’s, the paper says. How to Deliver Tiny Babies: Research presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine suggests that induced vaginal deliveries are better than C-sections for tiny babies that need to be delivered early due to growth problems, the New York Times’ Well blog reports . It’s not clear why babies delivered by C-section were more likely to experience respiratory distress syndrome, but one notion is that the compression involved

in vaginal delivery prepares the baby for breathing, the paper says. Path For Biosimilars: The FDA has released guidelines for companies that want to create cheaper “biosimilar” versions of often-pricey biologic drugs such as some therapies used for rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and diabetes, the WSJ reports . The agency created “an abbreviated pathway that will depend on existing data” for the drug already being used, an FDA official tells the paper. Driving While High: A review of previously published research that appears online in BMJ finds that drivers who used marijuana within three hours of hitting the road were about twice as likely to be involved in a serious vehicle crash — one resulting in serious injury or death — as drivers who didn’t use drugs or alcohol, the BBC reports . It’s not clear if marijuana use has the same effect on less serious crashes, the BBC says. Image: iStockphoto

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