Ontario’s emergency departments are seeing a dramatic rise in visits related to the use of unregulated amphetamines and their street equivalent: crystal meth. In a new paper published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, researchers found that individuals accessing the emergency department (ED) for amphetamine- and methamphetamine-related concerns grew from 233 in 2003 to 4,146 […]
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Venetoclax (Venclexta) shows promise as salvage therapy for patients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia (HCL), according to a small study in which five of six patients responded to the drug when used alone or in combination with rituximab. Venetoclax is already approved for adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic leukemia (SLL), […]
Modern living seems to have exacerbated the conditions of our gut. There is an escalating prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and overactive bladder syndrome among individuals who do not exhibit signs of infectious maladies or other established ailments, but rather report experiencing sudden symptoms. Recently, a team of researchers from POSTECH and Korea Advanced Institute […]
A research team from Monell Chemical Senses Center recently showed that the smell test SCENTinel 1.1 can successfully discriminate between different types of smell disorders. The paper, published in Chemical Senses, also provides evidence that SCENTinel 1.1 is the only direct olfactory test to rapidly identify parosmia, the distorted perception of odors. Initially developed for […]
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers assessed gastrointestinal outcomes associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Long-term gastrointestinal outcomes of COVID-19. Image Credit: Explode/Shutterstock Background Long COVID refers to the constellation of various post-acute diseases. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can result in a wide variety of post-acute sequelae […]
From meditation to a morning run, we all try our best to avoid feeling stressed out. But life can throw us with curveballs, and unfortunately, stress is something that many of us will experience at one time or another. And while we all know feeling stressed isn’t great – we may not be aware of […]
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Of all the break-ups you might encounter in your life, breaking up with your mental health provider can be one of the most uniquely challenging. Drew Barrymore opened up about her experience being “let go” by her longtime therapist Barry Michels during her 2016 divorce — noting how her relationship with alcohol at the time played […]
The research group led by Prof. Zeng Zhutian from the Division of Life Sciences and Medicine of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) revealed a new mechanism of immune surveillance by liver-resident macrophages called Kupffer cells (KCs) that prevent liver metastasis from occurring. They also developed a new method for in situ […]
