Survey: Americans want weight loss drugs despite high cost Many Americans really want to lose weight—and a new poll shows nearly half of adults would be interested in taking a prescription drug to help them do so. Aug 12, 2023 0 4
Recommendations developed for acetaminophen poisoning In a consensus statement published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Open, recommendations are presented for the management of patients with acetaminophen poisoning. Aug 12, 2023 0 1
Teens with addiction are often left to detox without medication When Denver Health wanted to open an inpatient opioid detox unit specifically for teens, doctors there searched high and low for a model to copy. They didn't find one. Aug 12, 2023 0 1
What's in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium If you asked me what's in e-cigarettes, disposable vapes or e-liquids, my short answer would be "we don't fully know." Aug 12, 2023 0 10
Attention is required for a popular brain signature of prediction error, researchers find A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers have discovered that a neural marker of error detection in the brain's visual system previously considered pre-attentive may actually require attention and that subtle ... Aug 12, 2023 0 49
Dopamine control: Turning off one ion channel made mice smarter. Turning off another made them more motivated. Researchers have identified two ion channel switches that regulate the release of dopamine in the brain, a first step that might one day lead to therapeutics for a wide range of diseases and disorders that currently have ... Aug 12, 2023 0 225
New concussion headset shows when it's safe to return to play A new digital headset designed to measure alterations in brain function could change decisions about how quickly an athlete is ready to return to play after a concussion. In an evaluation of the device, UC San Francisco researchers ... Aug 12, 2023 0 46