Allergy meds in street opioids make overdoses more deadly A new study is sounding the alarm about the addition of antihistamines to street forms of opioids—and how they might make a fatal overdose more likely. Oct 13, 2022 2 5
Experimental cancer drug could be effective in treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Researchers have shown that the medication saracatinib shows promise as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Saracatinib worked as well or better than two approved drugs at reducing tissue scarring in preclinical ... Oct 13, 2022 1 37
Model demonstrates how RNA splicing defects contribute to Alzheimer's disease Researchers have puzzled over the neurodegenerative disorder Alzheimer's disease for decades, but treatments to stop or reverse the disease's effects on the brain have remained elusive. Scientists at St. Jude Children's ... Oct 13, 2022 0 56
Listen! Birdsong is good for mental health When you next hear cheerful twittering of birds, you should stop and listen. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) have shown that birdsong reduces ... Oct 13, 2022 0 473
The importance of stretching throughout your workday Sedentary behavior, including sitting for long periods of time, can contribute to adverse health effects, including something referred to as "sitting disease." Oct 13, 2022 0 13
Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency The Biden administration said Thursday that the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11 as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter. Oct 13, 2022 0 8
Flatworm-inspired medical adhesives stop blood loss Every year around 2 million people die worldwide from hemorrhaging or blood loss. Uncontrolled hemorrhaging accounts for more than 30% of trauma deaths. To stop the bleeding, doctors often apply pressure to the wound and ... Oct 13, 2022 0 4
COVID virus infects neurons, induces inflammation in brains of rhesus macaques SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus, caused significant neuron damage and inflammation within a week of infection in rhesus macaque monkeys, according to a new study. The researchers from the California National Primate Research ... Oct 13, 2022 0 101
Martial arts inspire new method for modeling assistance for ankles and knees A new way of modeling the forces on the ankle, which could improve ankle, foot and knee care in medicine, occupational health, sports and everyday life has been developed by researchers in Japan. Hajime Shiraishi at Kurume ... Oct 13, 2022 0 3
Lung disease tests are failing Black patients, studies show. Experts are calling for change Widely used lung function tests often fail to detect lung disease in Black patients, according to research—and experts are calling for new methods of testing. Oct 13, 2022 0 9
