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Sanford Health to evaluate effectiveness of non-opioid medications

Sanford Health is one of three sites in the U.S. to launch a study to determine if non-opioid medications are as effective in managing pain after carpal-tunnel surgery.

30 Oct 2017

Working out in group lowers stress by 26% and improves quality of life, study finds

Researchers found working out in a group lowers stress by 26 percent and significantly improves quality of life, while those who exercise individually put in more effort but experienced no significant changes in their stress level and a limited improvement to quality of life, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

30 Oct 2017

Inner workings of cells probed by new Kleindiek nanomanipulator at UNSW

The mechanism of how cells work is key to understanding how tumours metastasize as well as tissue regeneration and other bodily functions. The process of mechanotransduction, or how a cell converts a physical stimuli into an electrical response is fundamental to these understandings.

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Study: Less than half of patients receive insurer's approval for prescription of cholesterol drugs

Less than half of patients received their insurer's approval for prescriptions of PCSK9 inhibitors, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

30 Oct 2017

Could marijuana be an aphrodisiac?

A new study is the first to show that regular use of marijuana or cannabis is linked to having more sex. The study by the Stanford researchers assessed the use of marijuana and frequency of sexual intercourse among participants in the United States. Results were unprecedented.

29 Oct 2017

UK charity Macmillan Cancer hires digital nurse to counter medical misinformation

UK charity Macmillan Cancer, in a move to prevent false news and information circulating among patients, has hired a digital nurse.

29 Oct 2017

Sonic Hedgehog helps solve mysteries of Parkinson's disease

You may know Sonic Hedgehog as a Sega videogame character who saves us all from world domination. But within the realm of science, Sonic Hedgehog is also helping to solve the mysteries of Parkinson's Disease.

28 Oct 2017

Multiple methods found to minimize pain caused by surgery and reduce use of opioids

Studies suggest that using more than one type of pain medicine to target different pain pathways has been shown to decrease pain while reducing side effects of knee replacement surgery.

28 Oct 2017

Mechanical memory of cells could hold new clues to tumor invasion

In the body, cells move around to form organs during development; to heal wounds; and when they metastasize from cancerous tumors.

28 Oct 2017

Flu season: UAB experts recommend everyone to receive their yearly influenza vaccine

Flu season is here. The contagious respiratory illness caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat and lungs can cause mild to severe illness and at times may lead to death. People of every age - including people in good health - are at risk for flu.

28 Oct 2017

Type of needle used in anesthesia not linked to post-dural puncture headache, study shows

The type of needle used in certain kinds of anesthesia is not linked to post-dural puncture headache (PDPH), a serious and potentially life-threatening complication, according to a recent study.

28 Oct 2017

Common factors that could change your PSA test results

Most men in their 50s, who face an increasing risk of prostate cancer as they age, are familiar with the common screening exam known as the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. But many are less familiar with how the test works and why different factors, such as prescription medications and infections, can influence the test results.

28 Oct 2017

Cancer researchers make breakthrough in identifying genetic changes during immunotherapy

For some cancer patients, the road to remission and healing can have its share of speed bumps. That's particularly true of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who develop a secondary, or acquired, resistance to immunotherapy, which initially was effective against their tumors.

28 Oct 2017

ASA applauds President Trump’s declaration of opioid crisis as public health emergency

The American Society of Anesthesiologists today announced its support of President Donald J. Trump's announcement officially declaring the opioid crisis a public health emergency.

28 Oct 2017

UC San Diego Health scientists help create ‘dream team’ to prevent pancreatic cancer

Scientists and physicians at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, in partnership with colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and elsewhere, have been awarded a $7 million grant over four years by Stand Up to Cancer to create a "dream team" to develop new ways to prevent pancreatic cancer -- one of the nation's deadliest malignancies.

28 Oct 2017

New findings offer promising druggable target to root out metastatic pancreatic cancer

Cancer of the pancreas is a deadly disease, with a median survival time of less than six months. Only one in 20 people with pancreatic cancer survives five years past the diagnosis. The reason is the cancer's insidiousness; tumor cells hide deep inside the body, betraying no symptoms until late in the disease, when the cancer has almost invariably spread to other organs.

28 Oct 2017

Newly patented formulation based on nanotechnology will offer neuropathic pain relief

The company GB Sciences Inc. has obtained the exclusive global worldwide intellectual property license for this innovative solution, which is based on nanotechnology.

28 Oct 2017

Novel consortium aims to create new paradigm of cancer drug discovery

Scientists from two U.S. national laboratories, industry and academia today launched an unprecedented effort to transform the way cancer drugs are discovered by creating an open and sharable platform that integrates high-performance computing, shared biological data from public and industry sources and emerging biotechnologies to dramatically accelerate the discovery of effective cancer therapies.

27 Oct 2017

New concise guide to pharmacology offers key information on major drug targets

The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2017/18 is now available in the British Journal of Pharmacology. Published by Wiley on behalf of the British Pharmacological Society, the 440 page guide includes overviews of key properties for close to 1,700 human drug targets, identifies 3,500 ligands including more than 2,400 synthetic organic molecules and over 50 antibodies.

27 Oct 2017

Genome-wide molecular tests can guide treatment in recurrent glioblastoma, study shows

Several patients with recurring glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer, survived for more than a year in a clinical trial believed to be the first to use comprehensive DNA and RNA sequencing of a patient's tumor to inform treatment for these patients in real-time.

27 Oct 2017

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Sanford Health to evaluate effectiveness of non-opioid medications

Working out in group lowers stress by 26% and improves quality of life, study finds

Inner workings of cells probed by new Kleindiek nanomanipulator at UNSW

Study: Less than half of patients receive insurer's approval for prescription of cholesterol drugs

Could marijuana be an aphrodisiac?

UK charity Macmillan Cancer hires digital nurse to counter medical misinformation

Sonic Hedgehog helps solve mysteries of Parkinson's disease

Multiple methods found to minimize pain caused by surgery and reduce use of opioids

Mechanical memory of cells could hold new clues to tumor invasion

Flu season: UAB experts recommend everyone to receive their yearly influenza vaccine

Type of needle used in anesthesia not linked to post-dural puncture headache, study shows

Common factors that could change your PSA test results

Cancer researchers make breakthrough in identifying genetic changes during immunotherapy

ASA applauds President Trump’s declaration of opioid crisis as public health emergency

UC San Diego Health scientists help create ‘dream team’ to prevent pancreatic cancer

New findings offer promising druggable target to root out metastatic pancreatic cancer

Newly patented formulation based on nanotechnology will offer neuropathic pain relief

Novel consortium aims to create new paradigm of cancer drug discovery

New concise guide to pharmacology offers key information on major drug targets

Genome-wide molecular tests can guide treatment in recurrent glioblastoma, study shows

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