Study points to increased risk of harm from cannabis across Europe
University of Bath press release Cannabis resin and herbal cannabis have significantly increased in potency and in price, according to the first study to investigate...
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Tumors backfire on chemotherapy
Credit: C. Cianciaruso/I. Keklikoglou/EPFL Some patients with breast cancer receive chemotherapy before the tumor is removed with surgery. This approach, called 'neoadjuvant' therapy, helps to...
Wireless 'pacemaker for the brain' could offer new treatment for neurological disorders
Device fine-tunes treatment by stimulating and and recording electric current in the brain at the same timeCredit: Rikky Muller, UC Berkeley A new neurostimulator developed...
Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery
Volume 9 Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery is a book series devoted to publishing the latest advances in anti-cancer drug design and discovery. In each...
From a molecule of natural origin new therapeutic opportunities against hypertension
A peptide extracted from the cyanobacterium 'spirulina' may contrast high blood pressure by dilating blood vessels Spirulina is more and more celebrated as a "superfood"...
Marine debris study counts trash from Texas to Florida
Credit: Caitlin Wessel Trash, particularly plastic, in the ocean and along the shoreline is an economic, environmental, human health, and aesthetic problem causing serious challenges...
ESA Tipsheet for January 2019
Upcoming research in Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentCredit: Photo courtesy of Thomas Maigret. Get a sneak peek into these new scientific papers, publishing on...
ERC Consolidator Grant for research on relationship between beetles and symbiotic bacteria
Martin Kaltenpoth of Mainz University will investigate symbiont-assisted cuticle biosynthesis as a crucial mechanism that may have contributed to the evolutionary success of beetlesCredit: (photo/©:...
Adults with cerebral palsy at increased risk of depression, anxiety
Bottom Line: While cerebral palsy is considered a pediatric condition because it develops and is diagnosed in early childhood, it is a lifelong condition with...
Sexual/gender minority patients prefer written self-report for identity info collection
Researchers report greater satisfaction for patients when compared to verbal collection during emergency department visits Boston, MA -- Health care and government organizations call for...
Study examines development of physical aggression in children as they age
Bottom Line: Children can exhibit physical aggression when they are very young but that behavior typically declines before and during elementary school. However, a small...
American Journal of Nursing announces 2018 Book of the Year awards
December 28, 2018 - Wolters Kluwer, Health and the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) announced the 2018 winners of its annual AJN Book of the...
Study details opioid poisoning deaths among children, teens over two decades
Bottom Line: Nearly 9,000 children and adolescents died from opioid poisonings with prescription and illicit drugs between 1999 and 2016 based on an analysis of...
Patient preferences for collecting sexual, gender identity information
Bottom Line: Emergency department patients who are sexual or gender minorities reported greater satisfaction when information on sexual and gender identity was collected on forms...
Could drinking alcohol be associated with better survival in patients after heart failure diagnosis?
Bottom Line: Having seven or fewer alcoholic drinks a week was associated with increased survival in older adults with newly diagnosed heart failure compared with...
