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Brain stimulation improves visual perceptual learning

Practice results in better learning. Consider learning a musical instrument, for example: the more one practices, the better one will be able to learn to play.

27 May 2019

Study offers neural explanation for social deficits in teenage girls

Teenage girls with problematic social behavior display reduced brain activity and weaker connectivity between the brain regions implicated in emotion regulation.

27 May 2019

E-cigarettes much more effective for traditional cigarettes finds study

A new large study from University College London researchers has shown that people who use E-cigarettes to aid them in quitting traditional cigarette smoking are 95 percent more likely to succeed when compared to those who are not using any “stop-smoking aids”.

27 May 2019

ISPOR examines the issue of patient access and biosimilars

ISPOR the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, examined the issue of patient access and biosimilars this afternoon at its ISPOR 2019 annual conference with the session, "Improving Patient Access to Life Saving Therapies: What Needs to Be Done to Fulfill the Promise of Biosimilars?"

26 May 2019

Weekly pharmacy visits improve drug adherence and quality of life in elderly patients with heart failure

Elderly patients with heart failure who see a pharmacist once a week are more likely to take their tablets and be active in daily life, according to late breaking results from the PHARM-CHF randomized controlled trial presented today at Heart Failure 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

26 May 2019

Study demonstrates the concept of systemic gene therapy treatment for gamma-sarcoglycanopathy

Gamma-sarcoglycanopathy is one of the most common limb-girdle myopathies.

25 May 2019

Are fruit fly 'avatars' the next step in personalized medicine?

Researchers have created fruit fly “avatars” that have helped to guide treatment for a man who had terminal colon cancer.

24 May 2019

Children's Tumor Foundation establishes significant research initiative to combat NF2

On the occasion of World NF2 Awareness Day, the Children's Tumor Foundation has announced the establishment of a significant research initiative dedicated to finding effective treatments for NF2, along with a substantial investment of $2.3 million in this bold new effort.

23 May 2019

Experimental noninvasive tool assesses efficacy of stem cell transplantation

Stem-cell based therapies to strengthen the heart muscle and treat other diseases are beginning to show promise in human clinical trials.

23 May 2019

EU-funded researchers develop new therapeutic strategy for atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a common, potentially serious condition caused by a build-up of fatty material in the lining of the artery walls. It can lead to coronary artery disease, stroke or kidney problems, and existing treatments tend to be only short-term fixes.

23 May 2019

Teething gels to be applied as directed

The Australian Self Medication Industry today reassured Australian parents that teething gels have a long history of safe use when applied as directed.

23 May 2019

Skin patch may be useful in treating children with milk-induced EoE

A new study from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia finds that a skin patch may be useful in treating children with a painful, chronic condition called eosinophilic esophagitis triggered by milk.

23 May 2019

Southern Research team aims to discover new, safer antimalarial medicines

Scientists at Southern Research's Drug Discovery division have joined the fight against malaria through efforts aimed at discovering new drugs and improving the safety and efficacy of current antimalarial medicines.

22 May 2019

Cannabis could help people with opioid addiction

A new study has shown that cannabidiol or CBD, found in cannabis, could help people with opioid use disorder or addiction. CBD can help reduce the symptoms of craving among addicts when on withdrawal from the opioid and also reduce the accompanying anxiety and restlessness write the authors of the study.

22 May 2019

New cell co-culture platform holds promise for future of personalized medicine

Why doesn't the same treatment work in the same way for every patient?

22 May 2019

Most people who smoke e-cigarettes want to quit, finds study

Most people who smoke e-cigarettes want to quit and many have tried to reduce their use, according to Rutgers researchers.

21 May 2019

Lung cancer screening using Google AI proves to be successful

Researchers at Google have developed an algorithm that can successfully diagnose lung cancer in 94.4 percent of cases.

21 May 2019

Wearable device to record, stimulate brain's dynamic activity with high resolution

A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University is starting a project to design and implement a noninvasive neural interface that can be used as a wearable device.

21 May 2019

Scientists develop single vaccination approach to combat influenza and pneumococcal infections

Scientists from the University of Adelaide's Research Centre for Infectious Diseases have developed a single vaccination approach to simultaneously combat influenza and pneumococcal infections, the world's most deadly respiratory diseases.

21 May 2019

Broccoli contains an ingredient that could target the "Achilles’ heel" of cancers

A new study from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has come up with a new study that reveals that broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower, cabbage and collard greens contain a substance that could inactivate a vital gene that plays a role in cancers.

19 May 2019