IMAGE: Dr Jana Gerstmeier und Markus Werner investigate the effect of active compounds on the formation of endogenous signalling substances in immune cells during an inflammatory reaction. This will help to… view more Drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin that relieve pain and lower fever are among the most frequently used drugs worldwide. They are used…
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Dublin, Thursday, February 21st, 2019 — A new study by researchers from Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital has reported for the first time that vitamin D can be measured in human hair. The paper has been published in the international, peer-reviewed journal of human nutrition, Nutrients. Vitamin D deficiency has reached epidemic proportions…
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IMAGE: Dr. Erin McClure is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. view more Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina Tobacco isn’t the only thing being smoked in the Deep South, and for many, it’s only half of their habit. Marijuana, long thought…
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IMAGE: Fully assembled mechano-active multi electrode array (MaMEA) with the schematic drawing illustrating the function of the device and the traces showing electrical activation of the tissue recorded by two gold-ion… view more Credit: University of Bern A hefty blow to the chest can have entirely opposite outcomes. While, for instance, some baseball players have died…
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On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose and almost 218,000 Americans died from overdoses related to prescription opioids from 1999 to 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have studied the opioid epidemic in a representative sample…
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IMAGE: Autism in Adulthood is a new peer-reviewed journal dedicated to research and scholarship on the most pressing issues affecting adults on the autism spectrum, from emerging adulthood to later life…. view more Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 22, 2019—In a new pilot study, autistic adults showed real-life, functional improvement after…
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IMAGE: If a woman’s biologic age is older than her chronologic age, she has an increased risk of developing breast cancer. view more Credit: NIEHS Biologic age, a DNA-based estimate of a person’s age, is associated with future development of breast cancer, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health. Biologic age was determined by…
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IMAGE: Dr. Heather Bradley, assistant professor in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University. view more Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA—New HIV infections in the United States could be substantially reduced by up to 67 percent by 2030 if ambitious goals for HIV care and treatment are met and targeted prevention interventions for people…
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IMAGE: W. David Merryman, professor of biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University, in his laboratory. view more A well-known, four-year study found popular arthritis drug Celebrex no more dangerous for the heart than older drugs in its same classification — commonly called NSAIDs. Now, a big-data analysis of patient records at Vanderbilt University has found a link…
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ROCHESTER, Minn. — The good news is that physician burnout appears to be improving, along with indicators for physician well-being. However, physicians remain at high risk for burnout, depression and depersonalization, compared to other professionals. Those are the updated findings from Mayo Clinic researchers and their collaborators that are published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. «This…
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