Archive: 07/11/2019

Juul halts sales of mint, its top-selling e-cigarette flavor

Juul Labs said Thursday it will halt sales of its best-selling, mint-flavored electronic cigarettes as it struggles to survive a nationwide backlash against vaping.

Nov 7, 2019

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Tailor-made for older adults, new tools improve doctor-patient relations

A Wilmot Cancer Institute-led study in JAMA Oncology shows that when physicians fully appreciate the concerns of older adults with cancer, such as function and forgetfulness, it elevates patient care and satisfaction.

Nov 7, 2019

For first time, potential treatment path becomes clear for subtype of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

An unexpected finding from the Scripps Research laboratory of Xiang-Lei Yang, Ph.D., has illuminated a potential strategy for treating the inherited neurological disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), for which there is no approved ...

Nov 7, 2019

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Groundbreaking HIV vaccine design strategy shows promise in proof-of-principle tests

A collaborative team of scientists has made a successful proof-of-principle demonstration of an advanced HIV vaccine strategy—an approach that may also work in protecting people from an array of other deadly infectious ...

Nov 7, 2019

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Study provides insights on the effects of cannabidiol on severe form of epilepsy

Results from a study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology may help explain why cannabidiol—a chemical component of marijuana with no psychoactive properties—reduces the frequency of seizures in patients ...

Nov 7, 2019

Study shows fewer American Indians getting heart disease

A first-of-its-kind study led by researchers at Washington State University shows that new cases of heart disease among American Indians in three U.S. regions have gone down.

Nov 7, 2019