by Anna Jones, University of Alabama at Birmingham This figure depicts the cumulative incidence of the study outcomes stratified by the hiPSI TTNtv carrier status in individuals of African ancestry. The study outcomes include atrial fibrillation, DCM and heart failure. TTNtv carriers and noncarriers have been depicted in red and blue, respectively. Credit: Nature Cardiovascular...
by Stanford University Medical Center Metformin 500mg tablets. Credit: public domainAn “anti-hunger” molecule produced after vigorous exercise is responsible for the moderate weight loss caused by the diabetes medication metformin, according to a new study in mice and humans. The molecule, lac-phe, was discovered by Stanford Medicine researchers in 2022. The finding, made jointly by...
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Sophia Antipolis, 18 March 2024: People at risk should be tested for atrial fibrillation every time they attend a health appointment, according to results of the AFFECT-EU project, which is holding its final event today in Brussels, Belgium. Patients at high risk of the disorder, such as those with heart failure...
by Tina Brown Patients with psoriasis treated with bimekizumab rapidly achieve high levels of clinical and health-related quality-of-life responses that are durable at four years, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, held from March 8 to 12 in San Diego. Bruce Strober, M.D., Ph.D., from the Yale...
by Elana Gotkine The validated Cough, Overweight/Obesity, Globus, Hiatal Hernia, Regurgitation, and Male Sex (COuGH RefluX) score can predict the likelihood of proven gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with chronic laryngeal symptoms, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Amanda J. Krause, M.D., from the University of California...
by University College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new psychological treatment for children with epilepsy, developed by a UCL-led team of scientists, has been shown to reduce mental health difficulties compared to standard care, a new study finds. Mental health problems such as worries, low mood and behavior problems are more common in children and...
by Wolters Kluwer Health In caring for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people, psychiatrists should focus on alleviating the sequelae of gender minority stress, with the goal of promoting resilience, according to a review published in Harvard Review of Psychiatry. “We envision a role for psychiatry that goes beyond gatekeeping gender-affirming hormone therapy and surgeries,”...
by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Minds Matter Concussion Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that youth with pre-existing mental health diagnoses experienced a greater burden from emotional symptoms after concussion, as well as a prolonged time to recovery. Importantly, the study was the first of its...
by University of Surrey A representative scheme for the formulation development. Credit: International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123875Nano micelles of Retinol, a type of vitamin A commonly used in anti-aging beauty products, can also help wounds heal faster by promoting skin tissue regeneration, according to studies conducted by the University of Surrey and Phytoceutical...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough designation to an LSD-based treatment for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) based on promising topline data from a phase 2b clinical trial. Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc is developing the treatment — MM120 (lysergide d-tartrate). In a news release the company reports that a single oral dose...
