Archive: 24/07/2017

Smokers who receive CT lung screening are more likely to quit

Smokers who undergo a CT scan of their lungs are more likely to quit than those who don't, concludes a trial led by Cardiff University.

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World-first ketamine trial shows promise for geriatric depression

Australian researchers have completed the world's first randomised control trial (RCT) assessing the efficacy and safety of ketamine as a treatment for depression in elderly patients.

Jul 24, 2017

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More Australians dying of accidental overdose of pharmaceutical opioids

In a reversal of the heroin epidemic of the late 90s and early 2000s, older Australians aged 35 to 54 are now more likely to die from an opioid overdose, a new report reveals.

Jul 24, 2017

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New study targets lethal fungal infection

The development of new drugs to fight a common fungal pathogen which kills half a million people globally each year is a step closer thanks to a University of Queensland-led study.

Jul 24, 2017

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Study suggests link between autism, pain sensitivity

New research by a UT Dallas neuroscientist has established a link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and pain sensitivity.

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Musicians have high prevalence of eating disorders, study finds

They may live for the limelight and the call of their muse, but musicians may also be prone to eating disorders, according to new research.

Jul 24, 2017

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Meds by monthly injection might revolutionize HIV care (Update)

Getting a shot of medication to control HIV every month or two instead of having to take pills every day could transform the way the virus is kept at bay.

Jul 24, 2017

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Girl's HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs

A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after stopping anti-HIV medicines—more evidence that early treatment can occasionally cause a long remission that, ...

Jul 24, 2017

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US study of dapivirine ring in lactating women finds little drug gets into breast milk

The antiretroviral (ARV) drug dapivirine that is released from an experimental vaginal ring to protect against HIV is absorbed in very low concentrations into breastmilk, according to a U.S. study of the dapivirine ring among ...

Jul 24, 2017

Immune cells the missing ingredient in new bladder cancer treatment

New research offers a possible explanation for why a new type of cancer treatment hasn't been working as expected against bladder cancer.

Jul 24, 2017

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