Virtual reality sessions lessen cancer pain in clinical trial A 10-minute virtual reality (VR) session significantly lessened pain in hospitalized patients with cancer in a recent clinical trial published in Cancer. Apr 8, 2024 0 0
Researchers identify an economic solution to Canada's opioid crisis Nasal-administered naloxone is more cost-effective and could help reduce the number of opioid-related fatalities compared to the current publicly funded intermuscular version, a new study has found. The study, "An economic ... Apr 8, 2024 0 0
Understanding the link between family physician characteristics and COVID-19 vaccination gaps New research examining the characteristics of physicians with the largest share of patients unvaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 may help increase vaccination rates going forward. The study, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ... Apr 8, 2024 0 1
Ontario's proposed plan to broaden alcohol sales will harm people, say public health officials The Ontario government's plans to broaden alcohol sales to privately operated stores in the province could lead to higher consumption rates and related harms, write commentary authors in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ... Apr 8, 2024 0 0
Cannabis use during pregnancy linked to increased risk of ADHD, autism and intellectual disability in children A new study presented at the European Psychiatric Association Congress 2024 reveals a significant association between prenatal cannabis use disorder (CUD) and an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, ... Apr 8, 2024 1 29
Targeting vulnerability in B-cell development leads to novel drug combination for leukemia Despite having an overall survival rate of 94%, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common childhood cancer, can prove challenging to treat, with survival among relapsed or resistant cases falling between ... Apr 8, 2024 0 29
New study highlights the benefit of touch on mental and physical health Through a large-scale analysis, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have uncovered the ways in which consensual touch can benefit a person's physical and mental well-being. Apr 8, 2024 0 129
Study finds treating heart attack patients with beta-blockers may be unnecessary Half of all patients discharged from hospital after a heart attack are treated with beta-blockers unnecessarily. This is according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Apr 8, 2024 0 69
New technique sheds light on memory and learning Less than twenty minutes after finishing this article, your brain will begin to store the information that you've just read in a coordinated burst of neuronal activity. Underpinning this process is a phenomenon known as dendritic ... Apr 8, 2024 0 38
Combination treatment is well-tolerated, shows antitumor effects in KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer Combining the KRAS G12C inhibitor adagrasib with the anti-EGFR antibody cetuximab demonstrated promising anti-tumor effects in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC), according to pooled results ... Apr 8, 2024 0 3