Around one in four people prescribed drugs to lower longstanding blood pressure either just doesn't take them at all or only part of the time, suggests a study of a simple technique designed to find out why drug treatment ...
Apr 2, 2014
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Scientists have created a new way to provide valuable insights into how drugs are processed in the body and how the body responds to these drugs, in a single test.
Aug 15, 2023
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Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are often prescribed drugs for other conditions—including diabetes or high blood pressure—at the same doses as those without dementia. That practice might need to be reexamined in ...
Apr 15, 2020
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The increased legalization of cannabis over the past several years can potentially increase its co-use with alcohol. Concerningly, very few studies have looked at the effects of these two drugs when used in combination. In ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Identifying molecular changes that occur in tissue after chemotherapy could be crucial in advancing treatments for ovarian cancer, according to research from Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation (MWRIF) and the ...
Apr 20, 2015
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A new drug could prevent sepsis-related organ failure and death by restoring the health of a patient's blood vessels. Researchers from The University of Queensland and the Queensland Children's Hospital (QCH) have successfully ...
May 9, 2024
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Women using drugs and alcohol can feel stigmatized and shamed when seeking support from professional services, a new study has found.
Jan 19, 2024
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Dermatologists with access to free drug samples are more likely than those without access to samples to write prescriptions for drugs that are more expensive, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University ...
Apr 16, 2014
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The first-ever comprehensive study of prostate cancer tissue has revealed a completely new gene network driving the disease in patients who have stopped responding to standard hormone treatment, according to Cancer Research ...
Dec 21, 2012
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A new blood test revealed more of the gene mutations that sustain certain digestive-tract tumors than did a DNA analysis of a traditional tumor biopsy, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators will report at a special symposium ...
Apr 7, 2013
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