Medications
Do you take warfarin? Time of day might not matter
(HealthDay)—Patients taking the blood thinner warfarin have been told that it should be taken at night, but a new study found the time of day doesn't matter.
Jan 17, 2020
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Medical research
What is CBD and what are its health benefits?
Increasingly, products containing cannabidiol, or CBD, a chemical component of cannabis, are popping up at grocery stores, gas stations, drugstores, and internet marketplaces. Celebrated for its purported therapeutic effects ...
Jan 6, 2020
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Medical research
New antitumoral drug release strategy created for breast cancer treatment
The local release of antitumoral drugs through bacterial proteins in the treatment of breast cancer can mark a before and after in precision medicine. In this sense, researchers at the CIBER of Bioengineering, Biomaterials ...
Nov 21, 2019
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Neuroscience
Cycles of reward: New insight into ADHD treatment
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a widespread condition with complex underlying causes. A stimulant drug called methylphenidate is a common ADHD treatment that impacts the brain's levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Cardiology
Heart failure medication often prescribed in insufficient doses
Important medications for the treatment of heart failure are often prescribed in lower dosages than recommended by international guidelines. A study with the participation of the Medical University of Vienna shows overly ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers describe a mechanism inducing self-killing of cancer cells
Researchers have described a new mechanism which induces the self-killing of cancer cells by perturbing ion homeostasis. A research team from the KAIST Department of Biochemical Engineering has developed helical polypeptide ...
Aug 28, 2019
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Neuroscience
How a popular antidepressant drug could rewire the brain
Prozac, the trade name for the drug fluoxetine, was introduced to the U.S. market for the treatment of depression in 1988. Thirty years later, scientists still don't know exactly how the medication exerts its mood-lifting ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Medications
Breakthrough alpha-ray treatment of cancer without external radiation
For many years, radioactive iodine which emits beta rays has been used for treatment of thyroid cancer. Generally, 5-year survival rates may exceed 90%. However, some thyroid tumors become resistant to iodine treatment ("iodine-refractory"), ...
Apr 2, 2019
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Neuroscience
New molecules reverse memory loss linked to depression, aging
New therapeutic molecules developed at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) show promise in reversing the memory loss linked to depression and aging.
Feb 14, 2019
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Medications
Oily formulations for efficient oral medications
A new recipe for pills and tablets that includes oils and tiny porous particles can help your body absorb medicines more than twice as effectively.
Feb 13, 2019
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