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Promising new approach to combat HIV

Researchers at Université de Montréal's affiliated hospital research center, the CRCHUM, say the discovery could help lessen and even eliminate viral loads in people undergoing antiretroviral therapy.

11 Sep 2024

New guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic constipation

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) has issued updated guidelines, published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, about how to evaluate and manage chronic constipation. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

11 Sep 2024

Fibrous scars drive glioblastoma recurrence

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has discovered that recurrent tumors of the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) grow out of the fibrous scars of malignant predecessors destroyed by interventions such as radiotherapy, surgery, and immunotherapy.

11 Sep 2024

Air pollution spikes drive unnecessary antibiotic use, fueling resistance

Short-term exposure to air pollution significantly increases antimicrobial use for acute respiratory symptoms, highlighting a potential contributor to antibiotic resistance.

10 Sep 2024

Study highlights barriers to discussing therapeutic psychedelics with physicians

Feeling safe and comfortable are key when discussing your health and wellbeing with your primary care provider.

10 Sep 2024

Statins found to be cost-effective and linked to better health outcomes in older adults

Statin treatment is cost-effective and linked to better health outcomes in older people with or without previous cardiovascular disease, although the risk reductions were substantially smaller in the latter, reports a modeling on the lifetime benefits of these drugs among the over-70s, published online in the journal Heart.

10 Sep 2024

Obesity medication liraglutide safe and effective in children under 12, research finds

The obesity medication liraglutide is safe and effective in children aged 6 to <12 years, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Madrid, Spain (9-13 September), and published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), has found.

10 Sep 2024

Gene therapy improves vision in patients with Bothnia dystrophy

Bothnia dystrophy is a form of hereditary blindness, prevalent in the region Västerbotten in Sweden. A new study at Karolinska Institutet published in Nature Communications shows that gene therapy can improve vision in patients with the disease.

10 Sep 2024

Cognitive behavioral therapy boosts quality of life for young cancer patients

Many cancer patients struggle with their conditions by having negative thoughts, behaviors and emotions.

10 Sep 2024

New discovery reveals how muscles sense mechanical pressure

A new study from Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the body's muscles sense mechanical pressure.

10 Sep 2024

New target identified for potential ALS therapy

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons.

10 Sep 2024

Estrogen-based hormone therapies have favorable long-term effects on heart disease risk

Recent studies show that women can experience bothersome menopause symptoms, like hot flashes, for longer than originally estimated.

10 Sep 2024

Timing of nocturnal hot flashes may impact heart disease risk

Nocturnal hot flashes are disruptive regardless of when they occur during the night. A new study suggests that more hot flashes occur during the second half of the night when more REM sleep typically occurs and when such disruption has a greater chance of increasing the risk of heart disease.

10 Sep 2024

Long-term hormone therapy proves valuable for older women

The Menopause Society's 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement advises that women aged older than 65 years can continue using hormone therapy (HT) with appropriate counseling and risk assessment.

10 Sep 2024

Study finds clinical hypnosis more effective than cognitive behavioral therapy for hot flashes

Nonhormone options for hot flashes and other menopause symptoms are growing in popularity, especially for women who cannot take hormones due to health complications. Cognitive behavioral therapy and clinical hypnosis are common nonhormone treatment options.

10 Sep 2024

Analysis reveals benefits of hormone therapy for women up to age 80

The Menopause Society's 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement advises that women aged older than 65 years can continue using hormone therapy (HT) with appropriate counseling and risk assessment.

10 Sep 2024

ANNs can identify lung disease in preterm infants by analyzing sleep breathing patterns

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) can be trained to detect lung disease in premature babies by analyzing their breathing patterns while they sleep, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria.

9 Sep 2024

SP-101 gene therapy shows promise for cystic fibrosis treatment

Scientists from Spirovant Sciences describe SP-101, a novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy.

9 Sep 2024

New chemical modification reduces off-target effects in siRNA drugs

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) drugs are a class of therapeutic agents that silence specific genes associated with inherited diseases.

9 Sep 2024

New hydrogel system could extend semaglutide dosing to once a month for type 2 diabetes patients

French researchers have developed a new drug delivery system that could cut the dosing schedule for the type 2 diabetes and weight control drug semaglutide to just once a month, according to new research to be presented at this year's annual meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Madrid (9-13 Sept).

9 Sep 2024

Therapy News and Research

Promising new approach to combat HIV

New guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic constipation

Fibrous scars drive glioblastoma recurrence

Air pollution spikes drive unnecessary antibiotic use, fueling resistance

Study highlights barriers to discussing therapeutic psychedelics with physicians

Statins found to be cost-effective and linked to better health outcomes in older adults

Obesity medication liraglutide safe and effective in children under 12, research finds

Gene therapy improves vision in patients with Bothnia dystrophy

Cognitive behavioral therapy boosts quality of life for young cancer patients

New discovery reveals how muscles sense mechanical pressure

New target identified for potential ALS therapy

Estrogen-based hormone therapies have favorable long-term effects on heart disease risk

Timing of nocturnal hot flashes may impact heart disease risk

Long-term hormone therapy proves valuable for older women

Study finds clinical hypnosis more effective than cognitive behavioral therapy for hot flashes

Analysis reveals benefits of hormone therapy for women up to age 80

ANNs can identify lung disease in preterm infants by analyzing sleep breathing patterns

SP-101 gene therapy shows promise for cystic fibrosis treatment

New chemical modification reduces off-target effects in siRNA drugs

New hydrogel system could extend semaglutide dosing to once a month for type 2 diabetes patients

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