Archive: 10/10/2017

To cross the therapeutics finish line, we need to change the race

Scientific discoveries are outstripping our ability to convert them into medicines. Here's how we are tackling the challenge.

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Likely new treatment target identified for diabetic retinopathy

In oxygen-compromising conditions like diabetes, the body grows new blood vessels to help, but the result is often leaky, dysfunctional vessels that make bad matters worse.

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Survey provides new directions for employment of people with disabilities

October 10, 2017 - Kessler Foundation released the results of a new national survey that shows that employers are striving to recruit, hire, train, and retain people with disabilities, and reveals areas of opportunity for ...

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Brain development and plasticity share similar signalling pathways

October 2017. Learning and memory are two important functions of the brain that are based on the brain's plasticity. Scientists from Goethe University Frankfurt report in the latest issue of the scientific journal Cell Reports ...

Oct 10, 2017

A lesson for Canada: Quebec pharmacare system creates winners and losers

Quebec spends $200 more per person than the rest of Canada to provide prescription drug coverage to everyone in the province, finds new research that could inform plans for a nationwide universal drug plan.

Oct 10, 2017

Breakthrough identifies new mechanism for the development of schizophrenia

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have discovered that abnormalities of blood vessels in the brain may play a major role in the development of schizophrenia, a debilitating ...

Oct 10, 2017

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How to talk to your child about suicide

Unfortunately many lives are touched by suicide. And while you may want to hide the means of death from your child, this may not be possible, especially in the age of social media. This has provided a modern difficulty for ...

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Older adults with insomnia may fall even more when on prescription sleep meds

Taking physician-recommended sleep medications to treat insomnia may actually increase the risk of falling for older adults, according to a team of sleep researchers.

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Home-brewed poppy seed tea can be lethal, study finds

A home-brewing technique used to extract morphine from unwashed poppy seeds can produce lethal doses of the drug, according to research at Sam Houston State University.

Oct 10, 2017

Workplace wellbeing needs holistic approach

Experts from the University of Warwick have contributed to new guidance on promoting positive mental health at work.

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Archive: 10/10/2017

To cross the therapeutics finish line, we need to change the race

Likely new treatment target identified for diabetic retinopathy

Survey provides new directions for employment of people with disabilities

Brain development and plasticity share similar signalling pathways

A lesson for Canada: Quebec pharmacare system creates winners and losers

Breakthrough identifies new mechanism for the development of schizophrenia

How to talk to your child about suicide

Older adults with insomnia may fall even more when on prescription sleep meds

Home-brewed poppy seed tea can be lethal, study finds

Workplace wellbeing needs holistic approach

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