New York, NY, April 7, 2003 – Research by neurologists at Columbia University suggests that COX-2 inhibitors like Celebrex and Vioxx may someday help Parkinson's disease patients by preventing the ...

Combining low-dose THC and celecoxib improved cognition and reduced Alzheimer's-related brain pathology in mice. | Cannabis ...

While the catalyst for pancreatitis is not well known, it is thought that enzymes normally secreted by the pancreas in an inactive form become activated inside the pancreas and start to digest the ...

UPSTREAM, DOWNSTREAM: Biochemical activity upstream of cyclooxygenase is better understood than reactions downstream of the enzyme. Cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and stroke represent disparate ...

A novel PET imaging approach can effectively quantify a key enzyme associated with brain inflammation, according to research published in the March issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The ...

A drug developer's dream, rationally designed to quell inflammation, COX-2 inhibitors are also prime candidates for preventing cancer or its recurrence. Gary J. Kelloff, chief of the chemoprevention ...