Over just a decade, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have revolutionized the second-line treatment of type 2 diabetes by improving the control of blood sugar, and they’re also being used to treat heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Now, there’s growing evidence that the medications have the potential to play a role in the treatment of...
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Medical cannabis has enormous therapeutic potential, but reliable studies still lacking
by Medical University of Vienna Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For more than 20 years now, international research into the endocannabinoid system in the human body has been seeking to understand the mode of action of cannabis and its constituents. There is ample evidence of therapeutic success for the use of cannabinoids for indications such as...
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Therapeutic potential of Mozart for medication-resistant epilepsy
by Nature Publishing Group Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Listening to Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major (K448) for at least 30 seconds may be associated with less frequent spikes of epilepsy-associated electrical activity in the brain in people with medication-resistant epilepsy. The findings, which also suggest that positive emotional responses to K448 may contribute...
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Scientists reveal elusive inner workings of antioxidant enzyme with therapeutic potential
DOE/OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY IMAGE: The mitochondria in human cells depend on manganese superoxide dismutase to keep the amount of harmful reactive oxygen molecules under control. Researchers have now obtained a complete atomic portrait of the enzyme, providing key information about the catalytic mechanism within its active site, situated between the green and blue subunits...