Medications
How the drug abemaciclib treats breast cancer
The anti-cancer drug abemaciclib (also known as Vernezio) has been added to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to treat certain types of breast cancer.
May 7, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
What is childhood dementia? And how could new research help?
"Childhood" and "dementia" are two words we wish we didn't have to use together. But sadly, around 1,400 Australian children and young people live with currently untreatable childhood dementia.
Apr 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can an organ transplant really change someone's personality?
Changes in personality following a heart transplant have been noted pretty much ever since transplants began. In one case, a person who hated classical music developed a passion for the genre after receiving a musician's ...
May 6, 2024
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Health
Climate change is a new hurdle for children's physical activity levels in Canada
The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, the most comprehensive assessment of children's physical activity in Canada, recently gave the country a D+ in overall physical activity.
May 16, 2024
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Medications
Can a drug like Ozempic help treat addictions to alcohol, opioids or other substances?
Semaglutide (sold as Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) was initially developed to treat diabetes. It works by stimulating the production of insulin to keep blood sugar levels in check.
Apr 24, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Terminal lucidity: Why do loved ones with dementia sometimes 'come back' before death?
Dementia is often described as "the long goodbye." Although the person is still alive, dementia slowly and irreversibly chips away at their memories and the qualities that make someone "them."
May 7, 2024
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Health
Navel gazing: Checking your belly button can tell you a lot about your health
Navels, belly buttons, innies or outies … whatever term you use, your umbilicus may have plenty to tell you about the state of your health.
May 15, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Have smartphones created an 'anxious generation'? Social psychologist sounds the alarm
The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt's new book The Anxious Generation delivers an urgent call for action.
Apr 29, 2024
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Medications
Migraine sufferers in England may soon be able to access a preventative drug: Atogepant
A drug that can help prevent migraines could soon be available on the NHS. Atogepant (brand name: Aquipta) was recently recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to prevent episodic and chronic ...
Apr 23, 2024
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Health
154 million lives saved in 50 years: Five charts on the global success of vaccines
We know vaccines have been a miracle for public health. Now, new research led by the World Health Organization has found vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives in the past 50 years from 14 different diseases. ...
May 14, 2024
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