Davy James, Associate Editor

Newly characterized compounds found to block inflammation and nerve cell damage.

Study evaluates how antiretroviral therapy effects gut microbiota.

Average period to disease recurrence same as with placebo.

Dinutuximab approved as part of a regimen that includes surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.

Economic variables impact breast cancer treatment, study finds.

Repair rate of intestinal lining dependent on interactions within the gut.

The FDA today approved the first available treatment option for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma.

Supplemental oxygenation may shrink tumors and enhance cancer immunotherapy.

Taste pathway changes in patients on chemotherapy for basal cell carcinoma.

Patients found to less antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients.

Study argues for more balanced information for patients before making a treatment decision.

Biosimilars are finally a reality in the US drug market, but a report warns regulatory decisions may limit future savings from the drugs.

FDA approves Zarxio for the same indications as Neupogen.

After years of debate and regulatory hurdles, a milestone was achieved today when the FDA approved the first biosimilar in the United States.

Study identifies drug candidates to promote differentiation and myelin production.

Patients receiving chemotherapy after surgery had a 30% lower risk of death than those who had surgery alone.

Medication adherence, hospital readmissions, and surgical complications have significant differences related to race.

Better chemotherapy drugs lead to increased usage prior to breast operations over last 5 years.

Study examines link between caffeine intake and reduced symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

Mortality rates also affected by age and poor nutrition.

Compound can monitor biochemical processes involved with protein kinases.

Many physicians still use technique that fails to detect deep tissue lesions near the chest wall.

Study reveals optimistic findings for patients without other options for targeted cancer therapy.

Men who had testicular cancer also more likely to develop higher risk prostate cancers.

Study finds fewer women would support less frequent screening if they were found to be at lower risk.

Cell surface protein found to promote cancer growth.

Next generation chemotherapy may offer effective earlier treatment for disease.

Conduct needs to match ethical standards for pharmaceutical industry in Europe, study finds.

Experimental drug found to be so powerful and universally effective, it may lead to an unconventional vaccine.

Study finds shared decision making and accommodation of patient preferences improves quality.