Medications
Are these pricey new Alzheimer's drugs worth it?
Breakthrough new drugs that clear amyloid beta plaques from the brain are shaking up the field of Alzheimer's disease research.
Jul 24, 2023
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Medications
Ozempic helps weight loss by making you feel full, but certain foods can do the same thing—without the side-effects
You've probably heard about the medication Ozempic, used to manage type 2 diabetes and as a weight loss drug.
Mar 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Post-pandemic outbreak of drug-resistant fungus in Brazil stemming from abuse of medications and full ICUs
In Brazil, a group of researchers has reported the largest outbreak to date of COVID-associated candidemia caused by the same drug-resistant strain of Candida parapsilosis, a fungus that invades the bloodstream and can lead ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers exploring long-term effects of COVID-19 in diabetics
Can a COVID-19 infection have long-term health effects on people with diabetes, including advancing their risk for heart disease?
Nov 18, 2022
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Genetics
Study shows link between genetics and response to electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment reserved for the most severe cases of depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Positive results are not guaranteed.
Oct 31, 2022
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Cardiology
New therapeutic prospect for preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a condition that affects the placenta during pregnancy and is dangerous for both the fetus and the mother. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm and the CNRS have proposed a new therapy, tested in two ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Involvement of the liver–gut peripheral neural axis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease pathologies via hepatic HTR2A
In their Disease Models & Mechanisms study, the research group of Professor Kamimura in Niigata University has demonstrated that the autonomic liver–gut peripheral neural axis is involved in the etiology of NAFLD with key ...
Jul 19, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
What do bans on abortion mean for people using IVF?
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows states to ban abortion isn't expected to have an immediate effect on in vitro fertilization, according to an analysis by the nation's leading reproductive health society.
Jul 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why can you still get influenza if you've had a flu shot?
Restrictions have eased, international borders are open and influenza is back in Australia after a two-year absence.
Jun 20, 2022
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Genetics
Whether you followed lockdown rules may have been influenced by your genetics, according to new research
All over the world, people suffered the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on their well-being. However, the impact was not the same for everyone. We know physical health and mental health are affected partly by environmental ...
May 23, 2022
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