Using machine learning to save lives in the ER
Worldwide, approximately 4.5 million people die of traumatic injury every year. Many of these patients die from blood loss.
Mar 26, 2024
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
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Sensory nerves appear to drive head and neck cancer growth
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus studying interactions between nerves and tumor microenvironments have found that commonly used drugs like botox may stop or slow the progression of certain ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Protein discovery could help solve prostate cancer drug resistance
Researchers have identified a receptor protein known as CHRM1 as a key player in prostate cancer cells' resistance to docetaxel, a commonly-used chemotherapy drug to treat advanced cancer that has spread beyond the prostate.
Jan 22, 2024
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Gabapentinoids associated with severe exacerbation of COPD
A population-based cohort study of more than 10,000 persons using gabapentinoids found that their use was associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. This study supports ...
Jan 15, 2024
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Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies
Chronic exposure to stress can lead to the development of depression-like disorders that manifest as a lack of motivation—even in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. As a result, the insects show less courtship behavior, ...
Nov 27, 2023
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New compound outperforms pain drug by indirectly targeting calcium channels
A compound—one of 27 million screened in a library of potential new drugs—reversed four types of chronic pain in animal studies, according to new research led by NYU College of Dentistry's Pain Research Center and published ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Reduced likelihood of gabapentin prescription in US adults receiving chiropractic spinal manipulation for low back pain
A new study conducted by researchers at University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health sheds light on potential benefits of chiropractic care for adults with radicular low back pain (i.e., sciatica).
Jul 25, 2023
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Severe anemia linked to seven-fold increased risk of death or life-threatening bleeding after childbirth
Pregnant women with anemia are substantially more likely to suffer life-threatening bleeding after childbirth, according to a new study published in the journal The Lancet Global Health.
Jun 29, 2023
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Tranexamic acid may lower heterotopic ossification risk after elbow trauma surgery
For patients undergoing surgery for elbow trauma, treatment with the hemostatic drug tranexamic acid (TXA) is associated with a decreased incidence of heterotopic ossification (HO)—a common complication of abnormal bone formation, ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Shining a new light on tranexamic acid for trauma care
A new study from Australia, New Zealand and Germany published in the New England Journal of Medicine raises important questions about the success or otherwise of emergency medicine.
Jun 14, 2023
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