by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Adverse events affect more than a third (38%) of adults undergoing surgery, finds a study of admissions to 11 hospitals in the US state of Massachusetts, published by The BMJ. Of the 1,009 admissions analyzed, nearly half were classified as major (resulting in serious, life threatening or fatal harm) and the...
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Neuropathic pain drugs linked to higher hip fracture risk in seniors
by Teju Hari Krishna, Monash University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by Monash University medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids—medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain—increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were frail or had kidney disease. The study, published today in JAMA Network Open, tracked patients hospitalized for hip...
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Can ‘magic’ mushrooms help cluster headache sufferers?
by Alison McCook, The Philadelphia Inquirer Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Joe McKay tried everything medicine had to offer for the blinding headaches that began in the months after 9/11, when the former New York City firefighter spent weeks wading through the curtains of dust and smoke at the World Trade Center. On his worst days,...
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces auditory hallucinations in small clinical trial
by Justin Jackson , Medical Xpress A, Illustration of stimulation target on the left temporoparietal junction (TPJ) (left), distribution of the transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)–induced e-field in 1 patient (middle), and the individualized auditory verbal hallucination (AVH) network (right). B, The Auditory Hallucination Rating Scale (AHRS) reductions were positively correlated with e-field strength within each...
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Engineered receptors help the immune system home in on cancer
Peer-Reviewed Publication University of California – San Francisco Most cancer treatments – from chemotherapies to engineered immune cells – have a host of side effects, in large part because they affect healthy cells in the body at the same time as targeting tumor cells. For the same reason, designing new cancer drugs can be challenging...
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Innovative urine test could improve pancreatic cancer survival rates
By Vijay Kumar MalesuReviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLMNov 14 2024 Urinary miRNA-based assay shows high accuracy, potentially transforming pancreatic cancer screening. Study: A noninvasive urinary microRNA-based assay for the detection of pancreatic cancer from early to late stages: a case control study. Image Credit: Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock.com In a recent study published in the eClinicalMedicine, a group of researchers evaluated the effectiveness...
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9 Sudafed Side Effects You Should Know About
Written by Emilie White, PharmD | Reviewed by Tegan Smedley, PharmD, APh Updated on July 19, 2024 Key takeaways: Access savings on related medications info_outlinedPromotional disclosure SudafedPseudoephedrine Table of contents Insomnia Headache Anxiety Dry mouth Tremor Nausea Heart-related effects Confusion High blood glucose FAQs Bottom line References nong2/iStock via Getty Images Plus Sudafed (pseudoephedrine) is an over-the-counter (OTC) medication...
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AI method can spot potential disease faster, better than humans
Peer-Reviewed Publication Washington State University image: Traditionally, researchers and medical professionals identify pathology, or signs of disease, by analyzing and annotating tissues under a microscope like the image of testis (tubule atrophy) disease pictured here — a process that can take many hours for one slide or image. The “deep learning” AI model developed at...
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Robotic shorts support people when walking
TUM researchers develop shorts with motor powerPeer-Reviewed Publication Technical University of Munich (TUM) Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed robotic trousers that enable people to walk more easily while expending measurably less energy. The aim is to keep frail individuals and in particular the elderly mobile and healthy for longer. “You can walk...
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Detecting cancer in urine: nanowire-based capture of micro-ribonucleic acids
Scientists utilize machine learning-based classifiers to differentiate lung cancer and noncancerPeer-Reviewed Publication Institute of Science Tokyo image: Scientists utilized zinc oxide nanowires to capture cancer-associated miRNAs in urinary extracellular vesicles. By integrating machine learning analysis, they identified specific miRNA ensembles that differentiate lung cancer patients from healthy individuals, showing promise as a non-invasive, early-stage cancer...