Medications
Why do some medicines need to be taken with food?
Have you ever been instructed to take your medicine with food and wondered why? Perhaps you've wondered if you really need to?
Sep 10, 2024
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News tagged with long-term use
Medications
Research team investigates the relationship between cannabis use, sleep and memory
The growing legal use of recreational and medical cannabis has generated an increased concern for potential side effects from long-term use, particularly regarding problems with memory and sleep. Until now, the effect of ...
Sep 5, 2024
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Cardiology
Adverse event risk up for >90 days versus >30 days of corticosteroids for eczema
Use of oral corticosteroids for >90 days during one year is associated with a slightly increased risk of adverse events (AEs), according to a study published online July 19 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 24, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Empowering older adults: Wearable tech made easier with personalized support
A new review in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that community-dwelling older adults are more likely to continue using wearable monitoring devices (WMDs), like trackers, pedometers, and smartwatches, if they ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Health
How, and why, to reset your kids' screen use for summer
The long, warm days of summer unlock countless opportunities for fun and make the school break a great time to re-calibrate family rules around screen use. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital pediatrician and screen time researcher ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Medications
Study reveals decline in long-term prescription opioid use after hospital or ED visit
A large, linked data study has detailed the scale of prescription opioid use—such as oxycodone, morphine, or tramadol—after a hospital or emergency department (ED) visit, while giving insight into how often people then ...
May 29, 2024
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Medications
Experimental drug shields pancreas from type 1 diabetes attack
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say that an experimental monoclonal antibody drug called mAb43 appears to prevent and reverse the onset of clinical type 1 diabetes in mice, and in some cases, to lengthen the animals' ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Health
Know your spring allergens and the meds that can help
Spring is in the air, and along with it loads of tree, grass and weed pollen.
Apr 9, 2024
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Neuroscience
Research team develops soft and highly durable brain electrodes that could be used in treatment
DGIST Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering Professor Kim Sohee and her research team have developed a highly durable brain electrode technology that uses soft and flexible materials. The technology is expected ...
Mar 29, 2024
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Medications
Researchers identify mechanism that allow ketamine to act both fast and slow
New treatments for depression are needed that act rapidly and also have sustained effects. Ketamine accomplishes this, but toxic side effects limit its long-term use. Scientists haven't understood how ketamine was able to ...
Feb 29, 2024
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