Medications
Antiepileptic drugs tied to incident Parkinson disease
Antiepileptic drugs are associated with incident Parkinson disease, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in JAMA Neurology.
Jan 4, 2023
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Cardiology
New immune target to treat cardiovascular disease discovered
For the longest time, clinicians have treated cardiovascular disease by focusing on diabetes and blood pressure control, reducing cholesterol using medications like aspirin and statins.
Dec 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Putting liquid biopsies on solid ground: Cancer diagnosis from a milliliter of blood
Blood tests—simple, noninvasive and economically feasible—promise to become the next major milestone in cancer diagnosis. However, most of these tests, dubbed liquid biopsies, are currently not reliable enough for widespread ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Medications
Repurposing existing drugs to fight new COVID-19 variants
Finding new ways to treat the novel coronavirus and its ever-changing variants has been a challenge for researchers, especially when the traditional drug development and discovery process can take years. A Michigan State ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Putting liquid biopsies on solid ground: Cancer diagnosis from a milliliter of blood
Blood tests—simple, noninvasive and economically feasible—promise to become the next major milestone in cancer diagnosis. However, most of these tests, dubbed liquid biopsies, are currently not reliable enough for widespread ...
Sep 8, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Similarity between schizophrenia and dementia discovered for the first time
Researchers have, for the first time, compared schizophrenia and frontotemporal dementia—disorders that are both located in the frontal and temporal lobe regions of the brain. The idea can be traced back to Emil Kraepelin, ...
Aug 4, 2022
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Neuroscience
New tracking method enables measurement of neuronal activity during the movement of individual body parts
A team led by Artur Schneider and Prof. Dr. Ilka Diester from the Institute of Biology III and Prof. Dr. Thomas Brox from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Freiburg have developed a new system that records ...
May 31, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New software aims to speed and improve identification of DNA variations that lead to cancer
For years, researchers have been trying to quickly and accurately identify the parts of DNA that lead to genetic disorders like cancer. A new software tool from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder could improve ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Cardiology
Artificial intelligence–based method predicts risk of atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation—an irregular and often rapid heart rate—is a common condition that often leads to the formation of clots in the heart that can travel to the brain to cause a stroke. As described in a study published ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New review of evidence linking the environment and mental health
A NERC-commissioned environmental science and mental health review looks at the growing evidence of the link between environmental issues and mental health.
Aug 24, 2021
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