New research indicates that amlodipine, a widely prescribed medication for hypertension, is unlikely to contribute to significant health risks. Although amlodipine has been prescribed for decades, research in recent years had questioned the drug’s safety. By combining science and epidemiological analysis, researchers concluded that the risks were not significant and were far outweighed by its […]
The United States remains tightly in the grasp of an ongoing, and escalating, crisis of deaths caused by opioid overdoses. With a record-high 109,000 people dying in 2022, it is clear that something new needs to be done to reverse this trend. Philadelphia is near the epicenter of the crisis. Some of the country’s largest […]
More than 10 million people globally live with Parkinson’s disease. Between 10% and 15% of all Parkinson’s disease cases are caused by genetics factors. New research from the National Neuroscience Institute in Singapore says drinking tea and coffee containing caffeine can significantly reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease in Asian individuals who are genetically at […]
A research team has identified a potential new drug for interstitial lung disease, a condition affecting approximately 4.7 million people worldwide, and validated its protective effects using patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cell-derived lung organoids. The collaborative effort was led by Professors Masatoshi Hagiwara (Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University) and Shimpei Gotoh (Department of Clinical […]
Reviewed BioLizard, the bioinformatics, data analytics and data management service and consulting company heading digital transformation in the life sciences industry, today announced the launch of its new BioVerse platform. Following a strategic decision, the Company will expand its product and services offering to the life sciences R&D community. Via this new platform it will […]
BARCELONA — Intermittent benzodiazepine use significantly reduces the risk for falls, fractures, and mortality in older adults compared with chronic use of these medications, results of a large-scale study show. Investigators matched more than 57,000 chronic-benzodiazepine users with nearly 114,000 intermittent users and found that at 1-year, chronic users had an 8% increased risk for […]
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Systems-level solutions to tackle climate change at its root. Community solutions to increase resilience, meet children’s basic needs and increase access to mental health care. School-based support and hands-on opportunities to act. Screenings by health care professionals to identify climate-related distress and treatment interventions. Parental support, to teach their children about climate change, manage their […]
False negative rates from fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies of large thyroid nodules are lower than commonly reported when studies are expanded to include all nodules (including those that were not operated on), compared with only those that were. While more research is needed, “the risk of false negative FNA results for large nodules may […]
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have obtained new insights into how African-American and Hispanic-American people’s genes influence their ability to use Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids for good health. The findings are an important step toward “precision nutrition”—where a diet tailored to exactly what our bodies need can help us live longer, healthier […]
