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A new study showing significant negative correlation between phthalate absorption and testosterone levels adds considerably more weight and significant new details to a growing body of research.

The most devastating outbreak of the Ebola virus to date continues to take the lives of more people in West Africa, leaving the rest of the world to figure out not only how to prevent future outbreaks but also what may have caused this one.

When autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis attack a patient's body from the inside it can be a difficult reminder of how hard it can be to treat a condition from the inside out.

GeNeuro, a Swiss company specializing in promising therapies for neurological disorders, recently announced positive results from a Phase IIa study of a new drug for multiple sclerosis (MS).

Edison Pharmaceuticals announced favorable results from a six-month Italian trial of a drug that could help patients with Rett syndrome, a rare genetically based neurodevelopmental disorder that affects mostly girls. Boys with the syndrome typically die shortly after birth

A respiratory virus called Enterovirus D68 is causing a spike in pediatric hospitalizations and illnesses, putting hospitals on alert across the US.

Neon feces could prove to be a game changer in gastrointestinal cancer testing. Researchers at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, are developing a new non-invasive stool exam to identify the presence of colorectal cancer.

A new test recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration could go a long way in helping identify patients who could suffer acute kidney injury following hospitalization.

According to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, an ultraviolet light-induced genetic mutation is the probable culprit fueling countless human skin cancers.

With the World Health Organization reporting that more than 2,000 people have died during the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, researchers are urgently testing several experimental treatments in hopes of developing effective remedies against the deadly virus. One such potential treatment is currently being tested on monkeys by researchers from the US National Institutes of Health and GlaxoSmithKline.

The anion gap is extremely useful in the detection and analysis of metabolic acidosis and also intoxicants and some hematologic conditions.

A normal process in which unneeded connections between the brain's neurons die off may go awry in autistic children, a Columbia University research team found. After studying the postmortem brains of 20 autistic children (all of whom had died of other causes) the researchers saw that by late childhood, the numbers of synapses had not declined as quickly than in samples of brain tissue in a control group.

Basic intestinal microorganisms influence the HIV virus' attack plan against the immune system, according to a study published in Cell Host & Microbe.

The case of the "Mississippi baby," who was deemed HIV-free but relapsed 2 years after ceasing treatment, adds to evidence researchers can use to find an effective cure.

In one of the first studies analyzing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol's tolerance based on gender, Washington State University researchers found that women develop a tolerance more quickly and are 30% more sensitive to the drug.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave a breakthrough therapy designation to pimavanserin (Nuplazid/Acadia Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. The drug, a proprietary small molecule that is a selective serotonin inverse agonist, may also hold be useful in other mental illnesses, including Alzheimer's Disease and schizophrenia, according to Acadia.

The US Food and Drug Administration considers medical marijuana use an untested alternative therapy. But with marijuana sales now legal in Colorado, a Denver research team led by Edward Maa, MD is recruiting patients for a scientific study involving the plant. Maa and colleagues will conduct an observational study to evaluate a marijuana compound's efficacy in treating Dravet Syndrome.

Drug formerly known as Zerenex gets approval following Phase 3 clinical trials

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology suggests poor stomach absorption could potentially decrease the efficacy of autism drugs.

A research team with members at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has discovered genetic factors involved in a severe form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBS), pediatric ulcerative colitis.

Teens using nonmedical prescription opioids have an increased likelihood of overdosing due to limited knowledge involving adverse effects and how to prevent them.

While high school seniors' marijuana use was linked to issues with authority, their alcohol consumption resulted in unsafe driving practices and strained peer relationships.

Doctors who were deemed unfit to practice, operated a solo practice, or were using anti-anxiety medications had an outstandingly high suicide prevalence, Vanderbilt University researchers found.

The race to approve the first drug to treat the Ebola virus got a new entrant recently when Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced it would "fast-track" the development of a new vaccine.

It may be too early to determine whether a new generation of ultra-thin stents do a better job than standard stents, but a Swiss study concluded the new product is at least not inferior.

Contrary to the recommendations of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), a UK study found it pays to treat more than the lesions in the "culprit" artery after a heart attack.

Currently prescribed doses of maraviroc, an HIV medication, are ineffective for half of African Americans due to the overproduction of a protein that rapidly removes the drug from their bodies.

Heart failure patients are routinely given beta blockers, but the drugs appear to have no effect on patients who also have atrial fibrillation, a meta-analysis showed.

Although the incidence of perioperative cardiac arrest primarily attributable to anesthesia is less than 1 per 10,000 anesthetics, it represents the most serious complication and can have devastating results, as witnessed by the recent death of comedian Joan Rivers.

Patients with osteoporosis have to deal with many potential complications and comorbidities with their condition, most notably the risk of fracture as a result of the bone loss.