by University of Michigan Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels When today’s older adults were growing up, the only way to get information to your doctor or their clinic was a phone call. And getting more than a simple answer probably meant going in for an appointment. But a new study suggests that people in their...
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Sound therapy effectively reduces motion sickness by stimulating inner ear
by Nagoya University Effects of exposure to a pure tone on hearing levels in humans. Credit: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.24-00247 A research group led by Takumi Kagawa and Masashi Kato at Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine has discovered that using “a unique sound stimulation technology”—a device that stimulates the inner ear with a...
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ACP’s Best Practice Advice addresses use of cannabis, cannabinoids for chronic noncancer pain
by American College of Physicians Credit: Alexander Grey from Pexels The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued Best Practice Advice for clinicians whose patients are considering or using cannabis or cannabinoids for management of chronic, noncancer pain. Cannabis or Cannabinoids for the Management of Chronic Noncancer Pain: Best Practice Advice From the American College of...
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Signs that precede sudden arrhythmic death syndrome in young people
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Recognizing and detecting the signs that commonly precede sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) may help to prevent premature deaths, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “SADS has not been well evaluated despite being one...
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US has twice as many measles cases so far this year than in all of 2024
by Devi Shastri A health worker administers a measles test on Fernando Tarin, of Seagraves, Texas, at a mobile testing site outside Seminole Hospital District, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. Credit: AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File The U.S. now has more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024,...
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Scientists discover how nanoparticles of toxic metal used in MRI scans infiltrate human tissue
by Michael Haederle, University of New Mexico Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University of New Mexico researchers studying the health risks posed by gadolinium, a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans, have found that oxalic acid, a molecule found in many foods, can generate nanoparticles of the metal in human tissues. In a new paper...
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Cannabis terpenes shown to prevent pain in new study
by Hanna Webster Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s common knowledge that many use cannabis and natural products to treat pain symptoms, especially as the nation reckons with the deadly consequences of the opioid epidemic. But what if aromatic compounds in cannabis could treat chronic pain alone, without the side effects of THC? These aromatic compounds, called...
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Switching from dulaglutide to tirzepatide improves HbA1c reduction in type 2 diabetes
by Elana Gotkine For patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes receiving dulaglutide, switching to tirzepatide is associated with additional hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reduction and weight loss compared with escalating treatment with dulaglutide, according to a study published online April 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine to coincide with the Internal Medicine Meeting, the annual meeting of the American...
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Stopping DMTs in Older MS Patients: What the Data Show
Ted Bosworth March 03, 2025 163 Add to Email Alerts WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Discontinuing disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis (MS) after prolonged disease stability poses minimal risk for patients aged > 60 years, highlighting the importance of weighing the potential harms of continued treatment when counseling patients on long-term disease management, new...
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Proposed Multiple Sclerosis Criteria Boost Diagnostic Yield Ted Bosworth March 07, 2025 20 Add to Email Alerts WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — New research testing the newly proposed McDonald Criteria showed that 32% more patients with a radiological-only presentation and 28% more with an atypical presentation would meet the criteria for a multiple sclerosis (MS)...