For those suffering from treatment-resistant depression, the anesthetic drug ketamine offers hope, but it has side effects and can be costly to access—a University of Otago-led clinical trial may change that.
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Many parents have long known the link between lower air temperatures and asthma flare-ups in children who suffer from the disorder. But a lack of clear science behind the link has kept many feeling left out in the cold.
Jun 21, 2024
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The prevalence of allergic diseases has been increasing globally, posing significant public health challenges. Allergic reactions can range from mild, such as allergic rhinitis (AR) and conjunctivitis, to severe, like allergic ...
Jun 18, 2024
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The nasal microbiota of intensive care unit (ICU) patients effectively distinguishes sepsis from non-septic cases and outperforms analyzing the gut microbiota to predict sepsis, according to a new study published in Microbiology ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Researchers and patient advocates from the Monell Chemical Senses Center, Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA), and Thomas Jefferson University came together during the COVID-19 pandemic to incorporate patient ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Diabetes rates continue to rise, with 11.7 million Canadians living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. At UBC, scientists have created a pain-free drug delivery method to help people with diabetes manage the disease and maintain ...
Jun 5, 2024
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Joshua A. Boyce, MD, chief of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, is the senior author of a paper published in Immunity, "Mast Cells Control Lung Type 2 Inflammation via Prostaglandin ...
May 30, 2024
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The microbes that live in your gut are having their moment in the sun. Even if you haven't been following the research, you can't have missed the hundreds of adverts for probiotics and prebiotics, aimed at selling you products ...
May 16, 2024
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Using a computational model representing the full respiratory tract, researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have confirmed the safety of CPAP therapy, addressing concerns about potential damage to lung ...
May 8, 2024
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Allergy season can bring misery to tens of millions of Americans each year.
Apr 24, 2024
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