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Revolutionizing pain management: Study highlights effectiveness of low-dose local anesthetics

The therapeutic efficacy of low-dose local anesthetics (LAs) in various clinical conditions, highlighting gaps in current research for future exploration.

23 Nov 2023

Numbing agent lidocaine may have cancer-fighting properties

Lidocaine - often used as numbing agent for outpatient medical procedures - activates certain bitter taste receptors through two unique mechanisms that result in cancer cell death, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

22 Nov 2023

Single injection of novel hydrogel could replace weekly diabetes injections

Materials engineers at Stanford University have developed a novel hydrogel drug delivery system that transforms daily or weekly injections of diabetes and weight control drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Trulicity, Victoza, and others to just once every four months.

22 Nov 2023

Black pregnant individuals at high risk for multiple mental health concerns

Black pregnant individuals frequently experience more than one mental health concern, according to findings published by Susan Gennaro, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor in the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, and colleagues in The Nurse Practitioner.

22 Nov 2023

Genetic vulnerability of leukemia cells uncovered

Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children. Treatment involves intensive chemotherapy, which has severe side effects due to its non-specific mode of action.

22 Nov 2023

Stem cell transplantation proves to be safe and effective for knee osteoarthritis treatment

Cell therapy represents a potential regenerative treatment for osteoarthritis.

22 Nov 2023

Reducing cholesterol esters protects the brain against Alzheimer's-like damage

In Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, cognitive decline is driven by the overaccumulation of a normal brain protein known as tau.

22 Nov 2023

Repurposed drugs hold promise for targeting cancer stem cells

In a review published in the journal Genes & Diseases, researchers from ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), advocate for the repurposing of non-cancer drugs to target these elusive CSCs.

22 Nov 2023

Study finds among outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19, treatment with fluvoxamine does not reduce duration of symptoms

Researchers investigate the effects of high-dose fluvoxamine among patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19.

22 Nov 2023

Combined application of therapeutic viruses and nanomaterials to revolutionize cancer therapy

Using oncolytic viruses (OVs) in combination with nanomaterials as a novel approach to cancer treatment.

22 Nov 2023

St. Jude scientists discover potential CAR T cell therapy target for brain and solid tumors

Findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are moving the field of cancer immunotherapy one step closer to treating brain and solid tumors.

21 Nov 2023

Scientists uncover key to enhancing cancer-killing T cells

T cells are the key immune system component involved in killing cancer. Tumors produce signals that turn off these T cells, partially by forcing them to progressively differentiate (mature) into a hypofunctional state known as exhaustion.

21 Nov 2023

Drug for children with achondroplasia may help reduce chances of SIDS

A drug that boosts bone growth in children with the most common form of dwarfism, may also reduce their chances of sudden infant death syndrome, sleep apnea and needing surgery, according to a new study.

21 Nov 2023

Immunotherapy drug is safe and may benefit overall survival for patients with advanced NSCLC

For patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and limited performance status, an immune checkpoint inhibitor drug called durvalumab is safe and may benefit overall survival, according to a new eClinicalMedicine study by UPMC Hillman Cancer Center researchers.

21 Nov 2023

PROFID EHRA trial aims to personalize the prevention of sudden cardiac death after myocardial infarction

The first clinical trial to challenge the routine implantation of a defibrillator in myocardial infarction survivors with heart failure has enrolled its first patient.

21 Nov 2023

Mapping blood vessel network of the meniscus with high precision

Knee operations on the meniscus cartilage are a frequent procedure on a particularly complex part of the human body.

21 Nov 2023

Over 1,100 experts boycott medical journal for publishing unethical animal experiments

More than 1,100 experts have joined the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in boycotting the medical journal Nutrients until it stops publishing egregious animal experiments that could have been ethically conducted in humans.

21 Nov 2023

Nutrition plays a pivotal role in diabetes and mental health

People with diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus) are two-to-three times more likely to have depression than people without, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Current treatment includes therapy, medicine, or both.

21 Nov 2023

New AI system achieves 98.5% accuracy in autism diagnosis

A newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) system that analyzes specialized MRIs of the brain accurately diagnosed children between the ages of 24 and 48 months with autism at a 98.5% accuracy rate, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

21 Nov 2023

Lost in the mix of Medicaid ‘unwinding’: Kentucky cut off her health care over a clerical error

The day her Medicaid coverage ended, Beverly Likens was in the hospital after a scary trip to the emergency room.

21 Nov 2023

Therapy News and Research

Revolutionizing pain management: Study highlights effectiveness of low-dose local anesthetics

Numbing agent lidocaine may have cancer-fighting properties

Single injection of novel hydrogel could replace weekly diabetes injections

Black pregnant individuals at high risk for multiple mental health concerns

Genetic vulnerability of leukemia cells uncovered

Stem cell transplantation proves to be safe and effective for knee osteoarthritis treatment

Reducing cholesterol esters protects the brain against Alzheimer's-like damage

Repurposed drugs hold promise for targeting cancer stem cells

Study finds among outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19, treatment with fluvoxamine does not reduce duration of symptoms

Combined application of therapeutic viruses and nanomaterials to revolutionize cancer therapy

St. Jude scientists discover potential CAR T cell therapy target for brain and solid tumors

Scientists uncover key to enhancing cancer-killing T cells

Drug for children with achondroplasia may help reduce chances of SIDS

Immunotherapy drug is safe and may benefit overall survival for patients with advanced NSCLC

PROFID EHRA trial aims to personalize the prevention of sudden cardiac death after myocardial infarction

Mapping blood vessel network of the meniscus with high precision

Over 1,100 experts boycott medical journal for publishing unethical animal experiments

Nutrition plays a pivotal role in diabetes and mental health

New AI system achieves 98.5% accuracy in autism diagnosis

Lost in the mix of Medicaid ‘unwinding’: Kentucky cut off her health care over a clerical error

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