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Scientists Are Developing New Ways to Treat Disease With Cells, Not Drugs
When Nichelle Obar learned she was pregnant with her second child last year, she never expected that her pregnancy, or her baby, would make history. But when the 40-year-old...
2 hours ago - Time
Cannabinoid drugs reduce perceived unpleasantness of painful stimuli and increase tolerance
Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have determined that cannabinoid drugs do not appear to reduce the intensity of experimental pain, but, instead, may make pain...
2 hours ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Cannabinoid drugs make pain feel 'less unpleasant, more tolerable'
Researchers have determined that cannabinoid drugs do not appear to reduce the intensity of experimental pain, but, instead, may make pain feel less unpleasant and more tolerable.
2 hours ago - ScienceDaily - 2 articles
Heroin use is down in the US, other drug use is up as the addiction epidemic rages on, experts warn
The number of new heroin users in the US fell significantly from 2016 to 2017, the National Survey on Drug Use and Heath revealed - but experts caution we are still in the...
3 hours ago - Daily Mail
After a century, insulin is STILL wildly expensive at $400 a month
Operating in a regulatory blind spot, DIYers could upset the status quo for drug production. It's risky but researchers say it's the only way to help struggling Americans to...
3 hours ago - Daily Mail
Sexual minority youth at increased risk for polysubstance abuse
Young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual were more likely to use more than one substance - such as alcohol, marijuana and cigarettes - compared with heterosexual...
3 hours ago - Healio - 3 articles
Recalled valsartan products may not increase cancer risk
Valsartan products that were contaminated with N-nitrosodimethylamine, an impurity that has been classified as a probable human carcinogen that led to recalls of several drug...
3 hours ago - Healio
Sugars from cockles are as effective as some chemotherapy drugs, study reveals
Researchers from the University of Salford in Manchester say the molluscs could be used to treat children with cancer because they may cause fewer side effects than traditional...
4 hours ago - Daily Mail - 3 articles
Researchers use larval zebrafish model to reveal role of locus coeruleus in anesthesia
The application of general anesthesia in clinical therapy has been an indispensable part of modern medicine for more than a century. However, due to the complexity of the brain...
4 hours ago - News Medical
Study reveals new therapeutic target for pediatric tumor-associated intractable epilepsy
Pediatric brain tumors are characterized by frequent complications due to intractable epilepsy compared to adult brain tumors. However, the genetic cause of refractory epilepsy...
4 hours ago - News Medical
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The end of stitches? New bandage made of silk and gold offers hope
Arizona State University researchers were behind the invention, which is a thin strip that is placed over a patient's wound. The findings were published in the Advanced...
Sugars from cockles are as effective as some chemotherapy drugs, study reveals
Researchers from the University of Salford in Manchester say the molluscs could be used to treat children with cancer because they may cause fewer side effects than traditional...
Aspirin doesn't lower heart attack and stroke risks and can increase bleeding
Researchers found that a daily dose of aspirin didn't prolong healthy, independent living free of dementia.
Calorie counts on menus do work! People given nutrition information eat 45...
Researchers at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, found restaurant food can be surprisingly high in calories and even the chefs cooking the meals do not always know how...
Make-up and skincare contain a cocktail of chemicals that could cause breast...
Researchers from George Mason University, Virginia, found that women with the chemicals BPA and parabens in their urine produce higher levels of oestrogen, which can affect...
Scientists successfully reverse Alzheimer's in mice by removing 'zombie...
It's not clear how 'zombie cells' originate but they are affect strokes, arthritis and heart attacks. Mayo Clinic scientists reversed Alzheimer's by editing them out of mice...
Apple Watch's new EKG feature is FDA-cleared for the wrong people & may send...
Apple Watch 4's new EKG feature was met with fanfare and given FDA clearance - but not approval. Cardiologists warn that while it is 'safe,' the new feature may do more harm...