Citizen scientists show placebo effect may explain benefits of microdosing The psychological benefits linked with taking regular, small doses of psychedelic drugs are likely the result of users' expectations, a study suggests Mar 2, 2021 0 89
Kidney-on-a-chip offers clues to prevent kidney damage from essential drugs There are 1.5 million cases of drug-induced kidney toxicity each year in the U.S. Among the usual suspects are cyclosporin and cisplatin, a pair of widely used chemotherapy drugs. Because both are considered lifesaving therapies, ... Mar 2, 2021 feature 0 114
New research: Short- and long-term recommendations for babies born preterm Research findings published online Feb. 23 in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care show that being born preterm can have long-term consequences, including impaired school performance, behavioral and mental health issues, ... Mar 2, 2021 0 4
COVID-19: key questions about South Africa's vaccine rollout plan South Africa has recently started its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. Around the country, frontline healthcare workers are getting a jab of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. More vaccines are expected from other manufacturers in ... Mar 2, 2021 0 2
The conditions of 70% of people with chronic pain have worsened during the pandemic The pandemic has impacted significantly on people who suffer chronic pain. A study performed by the eHealth Lab, a research group affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya's eHealth ... Mar 2, 2021 0 7
We asked children around the world what they knew about COVID. This is what they said During the pandemic, children have been separated from family and friends, schools have been closed and there have been limitations on important activities, such as play. Mar 2, 2021 0 5
Aussies unaware of issues caused by scratchies, lotteries and bingo Throwing in a scratchie or lottery ticket with your weekly shop or attending a regular bingo night might seem like a bit of harmless fun, but a new study suggests people underestimate the potentially harmful effects of these ... Mar 2, 2021 0 3
One in 10 people who inject drugs used the antipsychotic medicine Seroquel for nonmedical purposes Among 7,000 people who injected drugs (PWID) in Australia between 2011-2018, approximately one in 10 used the antipsychotic medicine quetiapine for non-medical purposes (i.e. in a way that was not prescribed), a study by ... Mar 2, 2021 0 25
Future of trauma care unveiled in virtual production It's 2032 and an elderly man lies critically injured on a remote road in Goondiwindi following a car accident. His life is in the balance, but data visualization, remote robotics, bio-fabrication and virtual care will combine ... Mar 2, 2021 0 2
New insights on how immune cells are recruited and reprogrammed to drive tumor development Researchers at Karolinska Institutet show how a certain type of immune cells, macrophages, can be recruited into breast cancer tumors, where they are reprogrammed to support and drive tumor growth. In a study published in ... Mar 2, 2021 0 67
