Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Treatment of chloroquine poisoning
Research by Bangor University's Professor Dyfrig Hughes has provided important evidence on the safety of treatments that are being tested for use in COVID-19.
May 29, 2020
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News tagged with diazepam
Psychology & Psychiatry
Inflammation in the brain enhances the side-effects of hypnotic medication
In a study recently published in the European Journal of Pharmacology researchers at Okayama University show how the presence of inflammation in the brain can increase its sensitivity to benzodiazepines.
Mar 6, 2019
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Neuroscience
Fermentation byproduct suppresses seizures in nerve agent poisoning
A compound found in trace amounts in alcoholic beverages is more effective at combating seizures in rats exposed to an organophosphate nerve agent than the current recommended treatment, according to new research published ...
Apr 16, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Low-dose diazepam can increase social competitiveness
Psychologists speak of anxiety in two forms: "state" anxiety, which refers to anxiety arising from a particular situation; and "trait" anxiety, which refers to anxiety as part of a person's overall personality. Studies have ...
Jul 18, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Placebo and valium are equally effective for acute lower back pain in the ER
Emergency patients treated with naproxen and placebo had outcomes as good as or better than patients treated with naproxen and diazepam (trade name Valium) for acute lower back pain, according to the results of a double-blind, ...
Feb 16, 2017
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Neuroscience
Widely used drug no more effective than FDA approved medication in treating epileptic seizures
A National Institutes of Health-sponsored study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showed that lorazepam - a widely used but not yet Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drug for children ...
May 14, 2014
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Neuroscience
Study examines effectiveness of medications for treating epileptic seizures in children
Although some studies have suggested that the drug lorazepam may be more effective or safer than the drug diazepam in treating a type of epileptic seizures among children, a randomized trial finds that lorazepam is not better ...
Apr 22, 2014
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Neuroscience
Brain makes its own version of Valium, researchers find
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that a naturally occurring protein secreted only in discrete areas of the mammalian brain may act as a Valium-like brake on certain types of epileptic seizures.
May 30, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A promising clinical trial to reduce the severity of autistic disorders
Although this therapy is not curative, it nevertheless reduced the autistic disorders' severity in three-quarters of the children. The researchers have filed a request for authorisation to perform a multi-centre European ...
Dec 12, 2012
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