Medications
Why some medications are swallowed while others are injected
When you take aspirin for a headache, how does the aspirin know to travel to your head and alleviate the pain?
Jun 20, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study shows fewer suicide attempts in women using hormonal contraceptives
Hormonal contraceptives, such as the birth control pill, are amongst the most widely used pharmaceutical products. Recent studies had suggested that hormonal contraceptives were associated with a higher risk of attempted ...
Jun 7, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapy before surgery associated with improved survival for soft-tissue sarcoma
In a Phase II clinical trial, immune checkpoint blockade before surgery was associated with favorable responses and outcomes in undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) and recurrent dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS), ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Medications
Why ketamine is a speedster antidepressant
Ketamine is the speedster of antidepressants, working within hours compared to more common antidepressants that can take several weeks. But ketamine can only be given for a limited amount of time because of its many side ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Three doses of the same or mixed COVID jabs work equally well against infections
Three doses of either the same vaccine or a combination of different vaccine types work comparably well in preventing COVID-19 infections, even against different variants, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
May 31, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pregnant moms and depression: Study links rising symptoms to kids' behavioral issues
Children whose mothers experience rising levels of depression from the period before pregnancy until the months just after giving birth are at greater risk of developing emotional, social and academic problems during their ...
May 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'The pandemic won't stop us': the Beijingers skirting Covid rules
Mothers hosting playdates near cordoned-off parks, mahjong maestros huddled in streets and youngsters slugging night-time beers on barricaded sidewalks—Beijingers are making the most of the small spaces available as China's ...
May 26, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
New insights into HIV virus shed light on how it evades immune surveillance
About 36 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses and approximately 38 million people globally are living with HIV.
May 25, 2022
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Health
Tools confirm starchy vegetables deliver nutritional value comparable to that of non-starchy vegetables and whole fruit
A new study recently published in Frontiers in Nutrition has challenged the tendency in nutrition research to separate starchy vegetables from their non-starchy counterparts and categorize them with foods delivering lower ...
May 25, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How psychological aspects of healing are important for hospital design
Long before COVID-19 made the public aware of the importance of good air ventilation, designers have been concerned with how physical environments affect people's well-being and mental health.
May 20, 2022
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