UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 6, 2020) – A non-hormonal therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms associated with menopause was found to be effective in a recent clinical trial, according to a published study by a team of researchers including faculty from the University of Colorado School of Medicine....
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Study in mice finds potential therapy to reverse memory loss from Alzheimer’s
by Macquarie University Researchers from Macquarie University have discovered a world-first new treatment that reverses the effects of memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease in a study of mice with advanced dementia. The research, co-led by two brothers, Dr. Arne Ittner and Professor Lars Ittner, from Macquarie University Dementia Research Center, builds on their work...
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New Drug Combo Shows Promise in Fight Against High Cholesterol
Adding certain drugs to your statin can reduce cholesterol levels better than taking a statin alone. Here, a Michigan Medicine doctor breaks it all down. If you’ve ever been diagnosed with high cholesterol, also known as hyperlipidemia, your doctor has probably prescribed a statin. And while statins have been the go-to drug for managing cholesterol...
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How breast cancer cells sneak past local immune defenses
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY PHOTOMICROGRAPHS OF MOUSE TUMORS EXPRESSING A FACTOR THAT SUPPRESSES A LOCAL IMMUNE RESPONSE (LEFT) AND ONE THAT PERMITS THAT IMMUNE RESPONSE (RIGHT). RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED THAT CANCER CELLS EXPRESSING THE PROTEIN… view more CREDIT: XUE-YAN HE, EGEBLAD LAB, CSHL. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Associate Professor Mikala Egeblad and her colleagues describe...
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A chemical tailor-made suit for Alzheimer’s drugs
Research team from Göttingen and Halle develops new inhibitors for enzymes PROTEIN CRYSTALS OF THE HUMAN ENZYME GLUTAMINYL CYCLASE AND ATOMIC STRUCTURE OF THE NEW INHIBITOR. view more CREDIT: LISA-MARIE FUNK With over 1.2 million people affected in Germany alone and over 50 million people worldwide, Alzheimer’s disease, also referred to simply as Alzheimer’s, is...
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Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered electronically more effective than face-to-face, says researchers
by McMaster University Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered electronically to treat people with depression is more effective than face to face, suggests an evidence review led by McMaster University. Based on randomized control trials, the systematic review and analysis revealed that cognitive behavioral therapy that connected therapists and patients through such modes as web-based applications, video-conferencing,...
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TB MEDICATION COULD FIGHT FEAR AND ANXIETY
A medication used as a second line of defense against tuberculosis could enhance therapy for fear and anxiety disorders, according to a new clinical study. D-cycloserine (DCS) has landed itself on the World Health Organization’s list of essential medicines for its abilities to stop the growth of bacterial cell walls. In recent decades, however, mental...
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Testosterone helps older men avoiding type 2 diabetes, but it is not a quick fix
Type 2 diabetes is a major burden on systems in the entire world. It is especially prevalent among older men, who typically don’t follow healthy diets, don’t exercise and generally don’t take good care of themselves. Now a team of scientists led by the University of Adelaide found that two years of testosterone might help...
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Pilot study suggests Parkinson’s disease progression can be slowed
by Vanderbilt University Medical Center Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) implanted in early stage Parkinson’s disease decreases the risk of disease progression and the need to prescribe multiple drugs to patients simultaneously, according to a five-year outcomes study of 30 patients released in the July 2020, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy...
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Cognitive therapy has lasting effect on hypochondriacs
by University of Bergen People that suffer from health anxiety (Hypochondriacs) use very much of their time and energy on checking whether or not they have a serious disease. This has often negative effects on their social life, work, and family life, to the extent that their quality of life is strongly reduced. Researchers at...