Health
A doctor's reassurance speeds healing from an allergic reaction
To feel better faster, a dose of reassurance might be just what the doctor ordered.
Sep 4, 2018
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Immunology
Recent research uncovers tick bite as the cause for a delayed allergic reaction to red meat
If you are a steak lover, enjoy your meat while you can. An article by Susan Wolver, MD, and Diane Sun, MD, from Virginia Commonwealth University in the US, and colleagues, explains why if you have been bitten by a tick, ...
Jul 24, 2012
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Medical research
Researchers develop quick test for fish toxin
Flinders University researchers have invented a revolutionary method to test for food poisoning in fish.
Feb 27, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID: A range of diets are said to help manage symptoms—here's what the evidence tells us
Most people who contract COVID recover within a few weeks. But for some people, symptoms can develop later, or persist for a long time after the initial infection. A recent review of the evidence on long COVID suggests the ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers identify brain areas activated by itch-relieving drug
Areas of the brain that respond to reward and pleasure are linked to the ability of a drug known as butorphanol to relieve itch, according to new research led by Gil Yosipovitch, MD, Professor and Chairman of the Department ...
Sep 24, 2014
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Neuroscience
Zebrafish reveals central regulator for development of brain histamine system
Research has shown that mutations in the psen1 gene are common in the familial forms of Alzheimer's disease, and the Presenilin-1 protein that the gene encodes is known to be involved in the cleavage of the amyloid precursor ...
Feb 5, 2013
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Neuroscience
Organic cation transporter CarT crucial for Drosophila vision
Scientists at UMass Medical School have identified a cell membrane transporter—CarT—that maintains vision in the fruit fly Drosophila by recycling the neurotransmitter histamine in the brain. Details of the study were ...
Feb 29, 2016
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Pediatrics
Nearly one in four babies in NICUs receive acid suppressing medication
Since 2006, several published studies have associated the use of some acid suppression medications in hospitalized high-risk babies with infections, necrotizing enterocolitis and increased risk of death. Those medications ...
Apr 27, 2016
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