Addiction
Two-drug combo curbs drinking for people battling severe alcoholism
A combo of an allergy drug and a blood pressure med appears to lower daily drinking in folks battling severe alcoholism, French researchers report.
Apr 18, 2024
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News tagged with therapy
Oncology & Cancer
New trial shows immunotherapy post-surgery improves overall survival for kidney cancer
For the first time in fifty years, results from a Phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial have shown an overall survival benefit from an adjuvant therapy in patients with kidney cancer.
Apr 17, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Adding chemotherapy to hormone therapy helps control locally advanced prostate cancer, finds study
For patients with locally advanced prostate cancer, combined treatment with chemotherapy and hormonal therapy offers extended control of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, compared to hormonal therapy alone, according ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Wearable headcams provide insight into complex teen emotions
As part of a joint study between King's College London and Manchester Met, wearable headcams worn in real interactions and face decoding technology were used to read teens' facial expressions, potentially uncovering hidden ...
Apr 17, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Project determines HIV epidemic cannot be ended without stopping former prisoners and other patients being lost to care
New data from an implementation program to be presented at this year's the ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April) stress that the global HIV epidemic cannot be ended without keeping former ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Medical research
Breaking down the 'brick wall' of scar tissue
Doctors in the U.S. perform nearly 800,000 total knee replacements every year, but some estimates indicate that up to 10% of patients may emerge from surgery with a new problem: arthrofibrosis or excessive scarring that limits ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Medications
Combination therapy can delay resistance of lung cancer cells
A specific genetic alteration, known as an ALK fusion, drives non-small cell lung cancer in some patients. This abnormality leads to excessive activity of the ALK protein, a key cancer promoter. These tumors can be treated ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Real-world data fill knowledge gap to assess treatment options for infants with spinal muscular atrophy
Findings from a recent study in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases demonstrate the effectiveness of disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The study's results add further support ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Neuroscience
High-efficacy therapy found to cut disability progression in pediatric MS study
Treatment of pediatric-onset relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis with high-efficacy therapy reduces the risk for transition across disability states, according to a study published in the May issue of The Lancet Child ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Some breast cancer patients can retain lymph nodes, avoiding lymphedema
Removal of armpit lymph nodes can leave many breast cancer patients with lingering lymphedema, a painful and unsightly swelling of the arm.
Apr 13, 2024
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