Archive: 28/07/2020

ADHD services map reveals major gaps in care, failing the vulnerable

New research has called for urgent action after creating a map that identifies gaps in services for adults with ADHD across the UK, leaving vulnerable people struggling to access vital support and treatment.

Jul 28, 2020

Prescribed CBD could help people quit cannabis

Results from the first-ever randomised clinical trial of CBD for cannabis use disorder suggests that prescribed doses of the non-intoxicating constituent part of the cannabis plant could help people kick the habit.

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Phosphoprotein biomarkers to guide cancer therapy are identified

Precision medicine in cancer treatment uses genetic changes in the cancer cells to select the best therapies for individual patients.

Jul 28, 2020

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Text messaging: The next gen of therapy in mental health

In the U.S., it is estimated that approximately 19 percent of all adults have a diagnosable mental illness. Clinic-based services for mental health may fall short of meeting patient needs for many reasons including limited ...

Jul 28, 2020

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Quitline plus surgery are big motivators for giving up smoking

Smokers who have thoracic surgery are much more likely to stop using tobacco if they also complete a quitline intervention, a new UC Davis Health study shows.

Jul 28, 2020

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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine protects upper and lower airways in nonhuman primates

Two doses of an experimental vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induced robust immune responses and rapidly controlled the coronavirus in the upper and lower airways of rhesus macaques exposed to SARS-CoV-2, ...

Jul 28, 2020

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Florida virus deaths surpass 6,000 with single day record

Florida's coronavirus death toll surpassed 6,000 Tuesday as the disease claimed another 186 lives in its relentless march through the southeast US state, health officials said.

Jul 28, 2020

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Virus curbs tightened over fears of a second wave

Spain and Germany were among the countries tightening restrictions on Tuesday in a bid to cool coronavirus hotspots that have sparked fears of a second wave.

Jul 28, 2020

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Medicaid-covered mothers have less say in birthing experience: study

Giving birth in the United States is a radically different experience based on race and income, illustrated most brutally by the Black and Indigenous maternal mortality crisis.

Jul 28, 2020

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UC ergonomics expert says work smarter at home

Taking a few minutes to get that periodic cup of joe might not be such a bad idea.

Jul 28, 2020

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