Medications
Cost of epilepsy meds continues to soar
Costs for epilepsy medications in the United States are skyrocketing, outpacing inflation and straining federal insurers Medicare and Medicaid, according to new research.
Dec 2, 2022
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Neuroscience
Understanding the link between nicotine use and misuse of 'benzos'
Studies have correlated a relationship between smoking or vaping nicotine with misuse of other substances, such as alcohol and prescription drugs. Lately, misuse of prescription benzodiazepines (such as alprazolam or Xanax, ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Surgery
Research team issued patent for new anesthesia monitoring technology
A team of researchers from Wayne State University was recently issued a U.S. patent (# 8,998,808) on a technology that will offer anesthesiologists better methods for monitoring and managing patients in the operating room.
Jun 16, 2015
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Medications
Risk of over-medication increases with age
As people get older, the more likely they are to take several different medicines on a regular basis. However, this increases the risk of adverse effects, including interactions between the various active agents. Electronic ...
Apr 4, 2019
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Medical research
Providing brain cells with the 3rd dimension to grow outside the body
Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy in collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology developed a unique Bioactive3D culture system for brain cells. This system gives new possibilities to study cell-cell interactions ...
Jan 25, 2013
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Medications
Model can predict how drug interactions influence antibiotic resistance
Scientists have proposed a modeling framework which could predict how antibiotic resistance will evolve in response to different treatment combinations, according to a study published in eLife.
Jul 27, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researcher investigate 2-drug synergy to treat drug-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia
(Medical Xpress)—An interdisciplinary team of researchers has dissected a case of synergy in drug-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia to understand the mechanism by which two drugs, danusertib and bosutinib, work together ...
Oct 24, 2012
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Autism spectrum disorders
Drug shows some benefit for kids with autism
(HealthDay)—An experimental drug for autism did not improve levels of lethargy and social withdrawal in children who took it, but it did show some other benefits, a new study finds.
May 2, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Unlocking the mystery of preexisting drug resistance: Study sheds light on cancer evolution
The evolution of resistance to diseases, from infectious illnesses to cancers, poses a formidable challenge.
Jul 15, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Breakthrough in understanding of how cancer treatment drugs affect cells
(Medical Xpress)—A young Victoria University scientist is part of a team whose work has been published in the prestigious international magazine Science, for research that will open doors to developing much more effective ...
Jan 14, 2013
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