BBC NEWS | Health | New way to 'stop' premature birth

BBC NEWS | Health | New way to 'stop' premature birth: "A drug used to treat cancer can stop contractions and may prevent premature labour, researchers say.

The Newcastle University team tested the drug Trichostatin A on tissue taken from 36 women undergoing a caesarean.

The researchers said the therapy worked by increasing the levels of a protein that controls muscle relaxation."