Health
New class of menopause drugs reduces number and severity of hot flushes
A new class of experimental drugs reduces hot flushes in menopausal women by almost three-quarters in just three days. The...
ADHD drugs increase brain glutamate, predict positive emotion in healthy people
Credit: White Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study shows that healthy people who take attention deficit...
NSF grant awarded for research that supports anti-cancer therapeutics
Credit: University of Akron Dr. Adam W. Smith, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has won a CAREER award...
Preeclampsia screening method found superior to current tests
New research highlights a more accurate way to screen for preeclampsia in pregnant women than currently recommended methods. Published early...
Nine physician specialty groups caution HHS against proposed drug pricing changes
Washington, D.C. - Nine of the nation's leading physician groups - including the American College of Rheumatology, American Academy of...
Novel use for drug reduces post-operative nausea and vomiting
CHICAGO - An innovative use for a known drug is showing promise as an effective treatment for preventing postoperative nausea...
Smoke-damaged airway tissue restored on switching to glo
Credit: British American Tobacco A new lab-based study has shown that when airway cells damaged by cigarette smoke are exposed...
Researchers identify common biological features of different types of asthma
A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - a partnership between Leicester's Hospitals, the University of...
Study examines how hospital payments for heart attack care may affect patient outcomes
Credit: Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON -- In recent years, there...
Pairing mobile phone reminders with incentives to help prevent diseases
Credit: Sanjay Jain and team In a study conducted in rural India, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers working in collaboration with...
Area surrounding a tumor impacts how breast cancer cells grow
PORTLAND, Oregon - Cancer is typically thought of as a tumor that needs to be removed or an area that...
Nightmares are common but underreported in US military personnel
Credit: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - March 14, 2018 - A new study shows that a...
First subject enrolled in Phase I clinical trial of its non-opioid analgesic STR-324
Geneva 13th March 2018 - The Stragen group announced today the enrollment of the first subject to participate in a...
Men and women have opposite genetic alterations in depression
Philadelphia, March 13, 2018 - Men and women with major depressive disorder (MDD) have opposite changes in the expression of...
Core outcomes established for multimorbidity research
According to a panel of international experts, clinical trials of multimorbidity should measure and report, at minimum, quality of life,...
Toilet-to-tap: Gross to think about, but how does it taste?
RIVERSIDE, CA. - Here's a blind test taste like Pepsi never imagined. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, recently...
Long-term proton pump inhibitor use does not increase hip fracture risk among Alzheimer’s patients
Long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use does not increase the risk of hip fracture among persons with Alzheimer's disease, according...
Bone marrow edema in lower spine is common in young athletes
New research indicates that young recreational and elite athletes commonly accumulate excess fluid in the bone marrow around the joint...
Clinicians’ skills in narrative can help chronically ill patients heal
"What patients bring to their clinicians is their stories," writes behavioral scientist Thomas Egnew. It is through these stories that...
Moffitt researchers use single-cell imaging & math models to find effect drug properties
TAMPA, Fla. - Drug therapies that target a specific molecule have changed the way patients are treated for cancer and...
