Researchers study science and clinical treatment of FAS

Links shared publicly online about this topic.

  • 1,090
    total visits

Researchers study science and clinical treatment of FAS

news-medical.net

It's long been known that alcohol use in pregnancy can lead to children with mental retardation and birth defects, but researchers who study fetal alcohol syndrome have not made definitive progress on preventing the disorder, detecting it early, or effectively treating it, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center.

View full resource at news-medical.net

Tags: Genetic, Developmental Disability, Mental Retardation, Children's Health, Pregnancy, News, Science

  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 16, 2010 at 8:48 pm By:

Genetics_News News-Medical.Net

Genetics News: Researchers study science and clinical treatment of FAS: It's long been known that alcohol use i... http://buzzup.com/10mkp

2 years ago...

Also Shared By:

News-Medical.Net News-Medical.Net

NIMH · For Minor Depression, Study Shows No Benefit Over Placebo from St. John’s Wort, Citalopram

nimh.nih.gov — “An extract of the herb St. John's Wort and a standard antidepressant medication both failed to outdo a placebo in relieving symptoms of minor depression in a clinical trial comparing the three. The results of this study, consistent with earlier research, do not in support the use of medications for mild depression.View full resource at nimh.nih.gov

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on July 25, 2011 at 3:22 pm By:

whenmedicine Katie Cadigan Health Advocate

Study finds St. John's Wort is not an effective treatment for depression http://1.usa.gov/reaNNt

9 months ago...

City of Hope researchers to present rectal cancer, palliative care, benchmarking studies at ASCO | e! Science News

esciencenews.com — “City of Hope researchers participated in more than 50 studies on improvements to cancer treatment, patient care and clinical trials to be presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, running from June 3 through 7.View full resource at esciencenews.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 6, 2011 at 1:41 pm By:

hospice_news Hospice News Tweets Health News

City of Hope researchers to present rectal cancer, palliative care ... http://bit.ly/iyPEAb - #palliative

11 months ago...

Practicing Medicine Against the Evidence: The Case of Implantable Defibrillators - Science Business - research, innovation & policy - Forbes

blogs.forbes.com — “Cardiology is famous for producing more evidence about our clinical strategies than any other medical field. These clinical trials, in which patients are randomly assigned to various treatment strategies, have provided us with an evidence base that is the envy of the other fields. Our studies, with their clever acronyms, [...]View full resource at blogs.forbes.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on January 4, 2011 at 10:52 pm By:

SpecialtyWisdom OrganizedWisdom OW Health

Practicing Medicine Against the Evidence: The Case of Implantable Defibrillators: Cardiology is famous for produ... http://bit.ly/gc3OQI

1 year ago...

Surgery effective for aggressive prostate cancer patients | Science / Technology

indiatalkies.com — “Washington, Sep 28 : Surgery provides high survival rates for patients with aggressive prostate cancer, found a new study. The study is one of the first to focus exclusively on the outcomes after treatment for patients with high-risk prostate cancer. Collaborating researchers at Mayo Clinic and Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia discovered that patients with the most aggressive forms of prostate cancer who had radical prostatectomy procedures had a 10-year cancer-specific survival rate of 9View full resource at indiatalkies.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on September 28, 2010 at 2:26 pm By:

prostatecancer_ Prostate Cancer Support

Surgery effective for aggressive prostate cancer patients ... http://bit.ly/afnLOH

2 years ago...

Ceregene - Science

ceregene.com — “Ceregene, Inc. is a private, San Diego-based biotechnology company focused on the treatment of major neurodegenerative disorders using the delivery of nervous system growth factors. Ceregene's unique combination of proven science, research and clinical development expertise, as well as our strong proprietary position and dedicated management team will enable us to bring our growth factor treatments to the clinic for treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.View full resource at ceregene.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 24, 2010 at 8:14 pm By:

ParkinsonsAssoc Parkinson's SanDiego Health Organization

Local biotech Ceregene received $2.5 million from the Michael J Fox Foundation to support Phase 2 Neuturin study. http://tinyurl.com/37dhpf4

2 years ago...

Science Centric | News | 'Knowledge translation' keeps treatment current

sciencecentric.com — “Though guidelines for best treatment practices are common, they are only partially effective without standardised, routine exposure to them in clinical practice, according to a study conducted by University of Cincinnati (UC) emergency medicine researchersView full resource at sciencecentric.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 9, 2010 at 8:51 pm By:

timlawler timlawler Doctor and Physician

Science Centric | News | 'Knowledge translation' keeps treatment ... http://bit.ly/ct8y6v

2 years ago...

Research discovery may lead to advances in heart disease and cancer treatment

eurekalert.org — “Research led by T. Cooper Woods, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and Director of the Molecular Cardiology Research Laboratory at Ochsner Clinic Foundation, has identified the mechanism of how a drug commonly used on stents to prevent reclosure of coronary arteries, regulates cell movement which is critical to wound healing and the progression of diseases like cancer. The study is published in the April 16 issue oView full resource at eurekalert.org

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 14, 2010 at 6:37 pm By:

Resultsfitness Tammi Jacobs Health Professional

Research discovery may lead to advances in heart disease and cancer treatment http://bit.ly/bOERlA

2 years ago...

Canadian Medical Association Journal - June 17, 2010

cmaj.ca — “The Canadian Medical Association Journal is a bi-weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.View full resource at cmaj.ca

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on November 20, 2009 at 4:13 pm By:

NutritionWhiz Stella Metsovas Nutritionist

H1N1 study from Canada: Asthma is a significant risk factor for H1N1 in children which was present in 21%-30% of : http://www.cmaj.ca/

2 years ago...

Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology

feeds.sciencedaily.com — “Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.View full resource at feeds.sciencedaily.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on November 13, 2009 at 5:06 pm By:

sciencedaily sciencedaily Health News

Treatment To Improve Degenerating Muscle Gains Strength: A new study puts scientists one step closer to clinical tr... http://bit.ly/3KZMJj

2 years ago...

Less than 50 percent of men and women with depression see a doctor for treatment

physorg.com — “Less than half of men and women in ontario who may be suffering from depression see a doctor to treat their potentially debilitating condition, according to a new women's health study by researchers at st. michael's hospital and the institute for clinical evaluative sciences (ices). what's more, many ...View full resource at physorg.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on September 30, 2009 at 12:33 pm By:

Woodruff Health Sciences Center | Emory University | Atlanta, GA | HIV Integrase Inhibitor Effective for Patients Beginning Antiretroviral Treatment

whsc.emory.edu — “A member of a new class of antiretroviral drugs is safe and effective for patients beginning treatment against HIV, according to researchers who have completed a two-year multisite phase III clinical trial comparing it with standard antiretroviral drugs.View full resource at whsc.emory.edu

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on August 5, 2009 at 1:13 pm By:

VericomCorp Vericom Corporation Health Business

RT @emoryhealthcare Study finds new class of antiretrovirals safe and effective for beginning HIV treatment http://bit.ly/2BXx3N #hiv #aids

3 years ago...

NIH prohibits stem cells from embryos created for science - USATODAY.com

rssfeeds.usatoday.com — “The National Institutes of Health will fund human embryonic stem cell research on cells donated by fertility clinic patients, but won't underwrite studies in which embryos are created solely for producing cloned cells for treatments, the federal...View full resource at rssfeeds.usatoday.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 17, 2009 at 7:07 pm By:

USATODAYhealth Maureen Linke Health News

NIH prohibits stem cells from embryos created for science http://tinyurl.com/dywl9y

3 years ago...

Advertisement