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Psychedelics and their role in treatment of mental health disorders

Psychedelics such as LSD, magic mushrooms, mescaline etc. have garnered renewed interest in the scientific world because of the possible role they could play in mental health problems. Ketamine remains the only hallucinogen at present that is used clinically as an anesthetic agent. The others are all classified under banned drugs.

2 Jul 2018

Artificial ovaries could soon be a reality

Ovaries are female reproductive organs that are responsible for the production of ova or eggs. These are necessary for normal fertilization and development of the fetus. Fertility of a woman can be jeopardized when the ovaries do not function normally. Danish researchers have now successfully engineered artificial ovaries that could help millions of women with infertility related to ovarian disease and cancer therapy.

2 Jul 2018

Study reports greater psychosocial well-being in amputees using sensory-enabled prostheses

In the first known study of how amputees use advanced sensory-enabled prostheses outside the lab, subjects used a mechanical hand more regularly and for longer periods of time compared to traditional prostheses--and also reported a greater sense of psychosocial well-being.

30 Jun 2018

Screening mothers for PPD in emergency setting

It's a scenario that Children's emergency medicine specialist Lenore Jarvis, M.D., M.Ed., has seen countless times: A mother brings her infant to the emergency department in the middle of the night with a chief complaint of the baby being fussy. Nothing she does can stop the incessant crying, she tells the triage nurse.

30 Jun 2018

Ocular Therapeutix resubmits NDA for DEXTENZA

Ocular Therapeutix™, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the formulation, development, and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye, has announced the resubmission of the Company's New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its lead product candidate DEXTENZA™ 0.4mg, for the treatment of ocular pain following ophthalmic surgery.

30 Jun 2018

New medication may treat chemotherapy, radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis

Researchers from the University of Granada have developed new medication which could help to treat and prevent chemotherapy and radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients.

30 Jun 2018

Neurologist suggests maintaining a headache diary to determine and avoid migraine triggers

If you've ever had a migraine, you know it's different from a typical tension headache. A migraine is a type of headache that comes with its own set of symptoms like nausea, sensitivity to light, sound or smells, extreme fatigue or dizziness.

30 Jun 2018

Study using i2b2 could help standardize artificial coma treatment for RSE patients

Status epilepticus, a dangerous condition in which epileptic seizures follow one another for a duration of five or more minutes without the victim's regaining consciousness between them, is the second most common neurological emergency in the United States, with a recorded maximum of around 150,000-plus cases per year.

30 Jun 2018

Study finds that several existing anti-cancer drugs may work in part by binding to RNA

Bolstering the notion that RNA should be considered an important drug-discovery target, scientists at Scripps Research have found that several existing, FDA-approved anti-cancer drugs may work, in part, by binding tightly to RNA, the regulators of the basic activities of life within cells.

30 Jun 2018

Duke Regional Hospital implements Glytec's eGMS to personalize insulin therapy

With national statistics indicating that one of every three hospitalized patients requires insulin therapy during their stay, administering the right dose at the right time in accordance with best practices is integral to safe, effective care and speedy recovery

30 Jun 2018

New study links air pollution to increased risk of diabetes globally

New research links outdoor air pollution - even at levels deemed safe - to an increased risk of diabetes globally, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

30 Jun 2018

KU Cancer Center launches clinical trial to eliminate radiation therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer

Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have launched a clinical trial that eliminates radiation from the treatment protocol for an invasive type of breast cancer that accounts for one-fifth of all breast cancer patients.

30 Jun 2018

Pulmonx announces FDA approval of Zephyr Endobronchial Valve to treat severe emphysema

Pulmonx Corp. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve System for treating severe emphysema patients.

30 Jun 2018

Timing may be key to evading destruction for bacteria facing antibiotics

For bacteria facing a dose of antibiotics, timing might be the key to evading destruction. In a series of experiments, Princeton researchers found that cells that repaired DNA damaged by antibiotics before resuming growth had a much better chance of surviving treatment.

30 Jun 2018

Individuals may react differently to environmental chemicals based upon genetic profile

Why do individuals respond differently to the same environment? Researchers from North Carolina State University and Oregon State University have pinpointed a genetic difference in zebrafish tied to differing responses to the same environmental chemical.

30 Jun 2018

New computational method improves ability to track spread of cancer cells

Princeton researchers have developed a new computational method that increases the ability to track the spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another.

30 Jun 2018

People who survived cancer in adolescence may have higher risk of endocrine disease

An increased risk of endocrine diseases, such as thyroid disease, testicular dysfunction and diabetes, was associated with people who survived cancer as adolescents and young adults.

30 Jun 2018

City of Hope receives $3.7 million from CIRM to develop phase 1 glioblastoma trial

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine board has awarded City of Hope $3.7 million to develop a phase 1 clinical trial for glioblastoma patients that will genetically engineer their stem cells to better tolerate chemotherapy's side effects, allowing them to receive higher doses of the therapy.

30 Jun 2018

Experts highlight physicians' important role in evaluating refugees' claims of torture and persecution

With applications for asylum in the United States increasing sharply, a new paper from a team of asylum medicine and law experts is highlighting physicians' important role in evaluating refugees' claims of torture and persecution.

30 Jun 2018

Novel online HIV prevention program reduces sexually transmitted infections in gay young men

A novel online HIV prevention program with spicy soap operas and interactive games -- like a rising thermometer of sexual risk -- reduced sexually transmitted infections in gay young men by 40 percent, reports a Northwestern Medicine study.

30 Jun 2018

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Psychedelics and their role in treatment of mental health disorders

Artificial ovaries could soon be a reality

Study reports greater psychosocial well-being in amputees using sensory-enabled prostheses

Screening mothers for PPD in emergency setting

Ocular Therapeutix resubmits NDA for DEXTENZA

New medication may treat chemotherapy, radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis

Neurologist suggests maintaining a headache diary to determine and avoid migraine triggers

Study using i2b2 could help standardize artificial coma treatment for RSE patients

Study finds that several existing anti-cancer drugs may work in part by binding to RNA

Duke Regional Hospital implements Glytec's eGMS to personalize insulin therapy

New study links air pollution to increased risk of diabetes globally

KU Cancer Center launches clinical trial to eliminate radiation therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer

Pulmonx announces FDA approval of Zephyr Endobronchial Valve to treat severe emphysema

Timing may be key to evading destruction for bacteria facing antibiotics

Individuals may react differently to environmental chemicals based upon genetic profile

New computational method improves ability to track spread of cancer cells

People who survived cancer in adolescence may have higher risk of endocrine disease

City of Hope receives $3.7 million from CIRM to develop phase 1 glioblastoma trial

Experts highlight physicians' important role in evaluating refugees' claims of torture and persecution

Novel online HIV prevention program reduces sexually transmitted infections in gay young men

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