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Inaoside A: Novel antioxidant compound found in Laetiporus cremeiporus mushrooms

Natural products have unique chemical structures and biological activities and can play a pivotal role in advancing pharmaceutical science.

11 Mar 2024

Sexual minority adults show greater willingness to embrace digital health tools, study finds

Little is known about the willingness of sexual minority adults - people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other nonheterosexual orientation identities - to use digital health tools.

11 Mar 2024

PFAS chemicals in the blood are linked with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases

Researchers at DZNE provide evidence that traces of the widely used PFAS chemicals in human blood are associated with unfavorable lipid profiles and thus with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.

11 Mar 2024

Taking "study drugs" can lead to other drug use and decline in mental health

Taking "study drugs" like Adderall without a diagnosis is not only dangerous in itself, but can lead to other drug use and a decline in mental health, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

11 Mar 2024

Researchers explore the role of vitamin A in pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders

A Newcastle research team has been exploring the role of vitamin A in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders.

11 Mar 2024

Study reveals the prevalence of chronic pain after cosmetic surgery among Norwegian adults

Ten per cent of respondents to a recent survey of Norwegian adults had undergone cosmetic surgery, with one in eight of these experiencing chronic post-operative pain, according to results published in De Gruyter's Scandinavian Journal of Pain.

11 Mar 2024

Childhood cancer survivors rarely up to date for recommended surveillance tests

Surviving childhood cancer does not always mean a clean bill of health, as the treatments that eradicate those cancers can put adult survivors at risk of new cancers and other serious health problems.

11 Mar 2024

Study reveals mushroom extract's superior efficacy in psychiatric treatment

New study indicates that mushroom extract might demonstrate superior efficacy compared to chemically synthesized psilocybin, especially in stimulating neuroplasticity and promoting the development of new connections between nerve cells—an essential attribute.

11 Mar 2024

UH College of Pharmacy secures CPRIT funding to fight familial adenomatous polyposis

The University of Houston College of Pharmacy is included in a $68.5 million funding package from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).

11 Mar 2024

UCLA and UAMS teams secure $3.2 million NIH grant for melanoma research

A team of investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute was awarded a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify new ways to prevent and overcome treatment resistance to targeted therapy in patients with all sub-types of cutaneous melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer.

11 Mar 2024

Immune cells in the liver eat up excess cholesterol, study reveals

A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reveals that immune cells in the liver react to high cholesterol levels and eat up excess cholesterol that can otherwise cause damage to arteries.

11 Mar 2024

Scripps Research tests wearable devices as relief for long COVID symptoms

Scientists at the Scripps Research Digital Trials Center have partnered with the health technology company CareEvolution to launch a remote study that will investigate whether wrist-worn devices, such as activity trackers and smartwatches, can help people with long COVID manage and reduce the severity of their symptoms.

11 Mar 2024

Trauma screening may help connect children to specific mental-health services

Each year between 200,000 and 270,000 children and youth enter foster care placements with child welfare services, and many more children receive child welfare services while remaining in their parent's care, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

11 Mar 2024

Medical Research News

Inaoside A: Novel antioxidant compound found in Laetiporus cremeiporus mushrooms

Sexual minority adults show greater willingness to embrace digital health tools, study finds

PFAS chemicals in the blood are linked with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases

Taking "study drugs" can lead to other drug use and decline in mental health

Researchers explore the role of vitamin A in pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders

Study reveals the prevalence of chronic pain after cosmetic surgery among Norwegian adults

Childhood cancer survivors rarely up to date for recommended surveillance tests

Study reveals mushroom extract's superior efficacy in psychiatric treatment

UH College of Pharmacy secures CPRIT funding to fight familial adenomatous polyposis

UCLA and UAMS teams secure $3.2 million NIH grant for melanoma research

Immune cells in the liver eat up excess cholesterol, study reveals

Scripps Research tests wearable devices as relief for long COVID symptoms

Trauma screening may help connect children to specific mental-health services

Impact of extrahepatic organ failure characteristics on acute-on-chronic liver failure prognosis

Ubiquigent enters agreement with Astellas subsidiary, Nanna Therapeutics

Microplastics and nanoplastics could be harming your heart health

Study reveals the impact of olfactory disorders on personal safety and emotional well-being

Choosing the right fat for keto diets: Fish oil's significant role in cancer prevention

Researchers identify cold-sensing protein in mammals

Predicting health futures: Innovative study reveals critical events in disease trajectories

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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