by University of Waterloo Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Having levels of potassium that are too high or too low can be fatal. A new mathematical model sheds light on the often mysterious ways the body regulates this important electrolyte. Potassium, a common mineral abundant in food like bananas and leafy greens, is essential to normal cellular function....
Contrary to common medical guidance, chemotherapy does not appear to be the only culprit in neuropathy, a neurological side effect of cancer treatment, according to a new study in rats. Cancer itself contributes heavily, too, and the stresses on neurons appear far worse than the sum of the two causes. “There was some distress caused...
A team of researchers led by ETH professor Martin Fussenegger has succeeded in using an electric current to directly control gene expression for the first time. Their work provides the basis for medical implants that can be switched on and off using electronic devices outside the body. Credit: Katja Schubert / after Krawczyk K et...
By Jessica Caporuscio, Pharm.D. Reviewed by Miho Hatanaka, RDN, LD Table salt and sea salt are both useful when preparing food. Manufacturers mine table salt from salt deposits and process it into a fine crystal, whereas sea salt comes from evaporating seawater. Many people believe that sea salt is healthier than table salt because it...
Damian McNamara August 06, 2019 A potassium channel blocker that was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration nearly a decade ago to improve walking in adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) may also increase information-processing speed (IPS) in this patient population, new research suggests. In a randomized controlled trial, participants who took 10 mg...
Patients taking diuretics are often at risk for low potassium levels, which can put patients at an increased risk of death from cardiac arrhythmias or other causes. However, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that taking prescription potassium supplements can reduce these patients’ risk by nearly 10 percent...
According to the FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited is voluntarily recalling two lots of Losartan potassium tablets, (FDA) (WBTV) – A pharmaceutical company has issued a voluntary recall of blood pressure medicationThursday. According to the FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited is voluntarily recalling two lots of Losartan potassium tablets,...
