Will Drug Company profits be adversely affected by Stem Cell research?

If stem cell research proves successful will the results positvely or negatively affect drug profitability. Will the effect be to lessen the need for chronic drug therapy? Do the drug companies lobby for or against embrionic stem cell research?

Explain why a chemical therapy drug that disrupts formation of spindle fibers kills cancerous cells?

how can the chemo therapy drug Vincristine be harmful to the cells?

im doing an anatomy papper so any technical terms will be helpful thanx

Heart To Heart: Drug Therapy for Heart Disease

UCSF’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presents this series exploring the latest science about the treatment and managment of Cardiovascular disease. Join William Grossman, MD., Chief, Division of Cardiology, UCSF for a look at the use of drug therapy in the treatment of Atherosclerotic Heart and Vascular Disease. Series: “UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public” [...]

Diabetes drug may counteract against Alzheimer’s disease: Research

Diabetes drug may counteract against Alzheimer’s disease: Research Metformin, a drug used in type 2-diabetes might have the potential to also act against Alzheimer’s disease. This has been shown in a study from scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), the University of Dundee and the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics. Read more on [...]

Geron Announces Two Publications Demonstrating That Its Telomerase Inhibitor Drug Targets Cancer Stem Cells

Geron Announces Two Publications Demonstrating That Its Telomerase Inhibitor Drug Targets Cancer Stem Cells Geron Corporation today announced the publication of preclinical data demonstrating that the company’s telomerase inhibitor drug, imetelstat , currently in Phase 2 clinical trials, targets cancer stem cells from multiple myeloma, pancreatic and breast cancers. Read more on Business Wire via [...]

Soy-based drug could prevent prostate cancer metastasis

Soy-based drug could prevent prostate cancer metastasis Northwestern Medicine researchers at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University have found that a new, nontoxic drug made from a chemical in soy could prevent the movement of cancer cells from the prostate to the rest of the body. Read more on News-Medical-Net

UCI non-small cell lung cancer study highlights advances in targeted drug therapy

UCI non-small cell lung cancer study highlights advances in targeted drug therapy A UC Irvine oncologist’s work with a targeted therapy is showing great promise in patients with a deadly form of lung cancer. The results were published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more on PhysOrg

Study Reveals Why Brain Has Limited Capacity For Repair After Stroke, IDs New Drug Target

Study Reveals Why Brain Has Limited Capacity For Repair After Stroke, IDs New Drug Target Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability, due to the brain’s limited capacity for recovery. Physical rehabilitation is the only current treatment following a stroke, and there are no medications available to help promote neurological recovery. Now, a new [...]

Experimental drug for Hodgkin’s lymphoma shows promise

Experimental drug for Hodgkin’s lymphoma shows promise An experimental drug for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, studied at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, showed beneficial effects in stopping tumor growth with moderate side-effects, according to findings published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more on The University of Alabama at Birmingham