JUNE 19, 2024 by Yale University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren who have an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder (autism) are at greater risk of developmental vulnerabilities if they also have other relatives with neurodevelopmental or psychiatric conditions, according to a new study from the Yale Child Study Center. Researchers found that the siblings of...
JUNE 19, 2024 by Robin Foster A deadly bacterial infection known as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is spreading across Japan, officials in that country report. In March, Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases issued its first warning that STSS cases were on the rise. As of June 2, Japan’s health ministry has reported 977...
NEWS RELEASE 20-JUN-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationMCMASTER UNIVERSITY A team of international researchers has revealed a new, simple clinical test to detect Calcium Release Deficiency Syndrome (CRDS), a life-threatening genetic arrhythmia that causes dangerously fast heartbeats and can lead to severe complications such as sudden cardiac arrest and death. The new diagnostic method monitors for changes in...
Alicia Ault June 19, 2024 A single course of treatment with emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET) was associated with a significantly greater reduction in chronic pain severity than cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), the current psychotherapeutic gold standard, a new study suggested. Two thirds of the patients who received EAET reported at least a 30% reduction...
Medscape Medical News Megan Brooks June 27, 2024 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is highly heritable, and previous research suggests a preferential maternal inheritance of AD. New data confirm this hypothesis but also highlight the importance of considering family history in both parents. In a large cohort of cognitively normal older adults, a family history of memory...
by Robin Foster As a summer wave of COVID infections rolls across the country, U.S. health officials have recommended that all Americans over the age of 6 months get one of the updated COVID vaccines when they become available this fall. The recommendation was issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention...
JUNE 28, 2024 by University of Copenhagen Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder GPs are more likely to prescribe antibiotics than their younger colleagues. A more cautious approach will not degrade treatment—and it can help fight antibiotic resistance that could soon kill millions of people annually. The discovery was made in a new study from the Department...
JUNE 28, 2024 by Devi Shastri This microscope photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows gram-negative, Haemophilus influenzae bacteria. The microorganism is one of the more common causes of pink eye in children. Credit: William B. Cherry/CDC via APDoctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye,...
JUNE 27, 2024 by Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Image of memory engram cells visualized in the brain. Credit: FENS Forum / Robbert HavekesThe loss of social memories caused by sleep deprivation could potentially be reversed using currently available drugs, according to a study in mice presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS)...
Medscape Medical News > FDA Approvals Doug Brunk June 25, 2024 The Food and Drug Administration has approved a topical anticholinergic, sofpironium topical gel, 12.45%, for the treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis in adults and children aged ≥ 9 years. According to a press release from Botanix Pharmaceuticals, which developed the product and will market...
