Medical News

Researchers have uncovered a bacterial enzyme capable of targeting nicotine, stopping the compound's effects and offering a possible alternative to anti-smoking treatments currently in the market.

A federal court ruled that the FDA could not prohibit Amarin Corp. from marketing its Vascepa drug for off-label use. The court says that doing so would be a violation of free speech.

Frances Oldham Kelsey, a Canadian doctor who saved the United States from widespread birth defects in the '60s, has passed away. How did Thalidomide come so close to causing massive damage in American newborns?

(University of East Anglia) Drugs used to treat common complaints could delay the recovery of brain injury patients according to research led by University of East Anglia scientists working with other UK universities inc...

(The Lancet) Giving all pregnant women iodine supplements, even in mildly iodine deficient countries like the UK, could result in huge cost savings for health care systems and society, according to new modelling research...

(University of Sheffield) A drug which has already been in use for decades to treat liver disease could be an effective treatment to slow down progression of Parkinson's disease, scientists from the University of Sheffie...

(American Statistical Association) A new statistical method for analyzing next-generation sequencing data that helps researchers study the genome of various organisms such as human tumors and could help bring about perso...