A potential new weapon in the addiction battle: FDA-approved diabetes and obesity drugs
Cocaine and other drugs of abuse hijack the natural reward circuits in the brain. In part, that's why it's so hard to quit using these...
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Gene transfer alters the neurodegenerative course of GM2 gangliosidosis
Since its clinical description in 1881, Tay-Sachs disease has had almost totemic significance as a cruel and relentless genetic condition that destroys the developing brain...
Hearing screening for public safety professionals — New method for ‘fitness for duty’ assessments
April 27, 2018 - Hearing is an important part of fitness-for-duty assessments of police officers and other public safety professionals - but standard hearing tests...
Size matters when fighting cancer, groundbreaking UTHealth study finds
HOUSTON - (April 26, 2018) - Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer with a double whammy...
Public/private partnership fuels development of new research park in North Chicago
Credit: Rosalind Franklin University The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity recently approved the expansion of a state enterprise zone, designed to stimulate economic...
Hollings Cancer Center immunologist joins Association of American Physicians
Credit: Julia Lynn Physician scientist and Hollings Cancer Center immunologist Zihai Li, M.D., Ph.D., was inducted into the Association of American Physicians (AAP). The prestigious...
First results announced for the AVIATOR 2 international multicenter registry
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - Results of the AVIATOR 2 international registry are being presented as late-breaking clinical science at the Society for Cardiovascular...
First ever risk tool predicts readmission rates for patients after undergoing TAVR
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - A new study looked at the effectiveness of novel risk tool to predict 30-day readmission rates in patients undergoing...
Culprit vessel-only strategy has lower mortality rates compared to routine MVI
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - A contemporary, real-world analysis shows lower mortality rates when culprit-only intervention is used for patients with multivessel disease (MVD)...
Contemporary update to PROGRESS-CTO International Registry shows successful outcomes
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - A significant update to the PROGRESS-CTO (PROspective Global Registry for the Study of Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention) International Registry...
Music activates regions of the brain spared by Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Brain Network Lab Ever get chills listening to a particularly moving piece of music? You can thank the salience network of the brain for...
86 million workdays lost to migraine in the UK every year
(Lancaster University) Migraine costs the UK economy £8.8 billion per year in lost productivity, a new report by the Work Foundation reveals.The equivalent of 86...
American Academy of Sleep Medicine announces 2018 award recipients
DARIEN, IL - April 27, 2018 - Several leaders in the field of sleep medicine and a best-selling author were selected as recipients of the...
Sleep Research Society announces 2018 award recipients
DARIEN, IL - April 26, 2018 - The Sleep Research Society (SRS) selected three of the world's leading sleep scientists as recipients of the 2018...
UAB-led study shows drug effectiveness in reducing glucocorticoid-induced bone loss
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - About one in every 100 people in the world takes glucocorticoids long term to treat immune-mediated diseases. However, glucocorticoids, such...
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