by CU Anschutz Medical Campus 10 ml vial of 1000 mg ketamine. Credit: Psychonaught/Wikipedia Hundreds of clinics may be using false and misleading statements in online advertising campaigns by offering off-label and unapproved ketamine to treat a variety of mental health and pain conditions, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and...
Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc.Nov 6 2023 Multiple sclerosis patients whose blood tests reveal elevated NfL, a biomarker of nerve damage, could see worsening disability one to two years later, according to a new study spearheaded by researchers at UC San Francisco. The study is the first to quantify the timeframe preceding disability worsening in...
01/5An unknown group of cells that accelerate ageing identified A group of scientists from China have identified the cells that speed up ageing process. As per an unedited paper published by the peer-reviewed journal Nature on October 31, these cells surrounds the motor neurons in the spinal cord and are responsible for Parkinsonian gait, a...
Summary: A new speech prosthetic offers hope for those with speech-impairing neurological disorders. By converting brain signals into speech using high-density sensors and machine learning, the technology represents a significant advancement over current slower communication aids. Though still in early stages, the device has achieved a 40% accuracy in decoding spoken data during limited trials...
Cure any ailment! Never known to fail! Early medicine adverts made grand claims but they look alarming todayby Emma Beddington, pictures selected by Sarah GilbertTue 7 Nov 2023 05.00 EST The confusion with patent medicines starts with the name, since they were rarely ever patented; manufacturers just thought it sounded cool. Bamboozling was always part...
Karon Warren November 02, 2023 Patients age 65 and older who receive thyroid hormone therapy and experience low thyrotropin are at increased risk for dementia and other cognitive problems, according to new research published October 23 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study found that these patients with thyrotoxicosis had a higher likelihood of incident cognitive disorder (adjusted...
MARATHONERS’ BODIES MIGHT BE TAPPING INTO AN UNLIKELY ENERGY SOURCE. Talk about using your head. In a recent — though yet-to-be-peer-reviewed — paper, scientists posit that marathon runners’ bodies might turn to brain tissue as a mid-race energy source, gobbling down the mind’s protective myelin layer and turning it into fuel. Myelin is a fatty...
By Matthew Herper Marc, a 62-year-old who has had Parkinson’s for 30 years, received an experimental treatment that appeared to notably improve his ability to keep his balance and walk without freezing up. An experimental treatment that delivers an electrical current to the spinal cord appeared to notably improve the ability of a man with Parkinson’s...
by Bill Hathaway, Yale University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An experimental drug can reduce the toxic changes in tau proteins known to damage neurons in brains with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers from Yale School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University report. While much research related to Alzheimer’s disease has concentrated on identifying ways to reduce the buildup...
by David Schonfeld, MD, FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Israel-Gaza war is distressing, and children and teens may be wondering why this violence is occurring and what else will happen in the future. Like adults, they are better able to cope with upsetting news and images when they understand more...
