Traditional laxatives are recommended as first-line agents to treat patients with a confirmed diagnosis...
Traditional laxatives are recommended as first-line agents to treat patients with a confirmed diagnosis of opioid-induced constipation (OIC), according to a new guideline from...
Targeting immune checkpoints activity – microglial – may reduce inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases
A group of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators is proposing that targeting immune checkpoints—molecules that regulate the activity of the immune system—in immune cells...
Researchers have discovered a novel consequence of loss of the tumour protein p53 that...
Researchers have discovered a novel consequence of loss of the tumour protein p53 that promotes cancer development, according to new findings in eLife.
The study...
The rise of antibiotic resistance (ABR) presents a major obstacle to control the rise...
The most common form of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) originated in Europe and spread to Asia, Africa and the Americas with European explorers and colonialists,...
Experts shows antibiotics are not always necessary to cure sepsis
Biochemists, microbiologists, drug discovery experts and infectious disease doctors have teamed up in a new study that shows antibiotics are not always necessary to...
A drug first identified 150 years ago and used as a smooth-muscle relaxant might...
A drug first identified 150 years ago and used as a smooth-muscle relaxant might make tumors more sensitive to radiation therapy, according to a...
Scientists have successfully tested a potential new smoking-cessation treatment
Oct. 17, 2018—Scientists at Scripps Research have successfully tested a potential new smoking-cessation treatment in rodents.
In a study published online in Science Advances on...
OHSU research : study reveal new treatment options for leukemia
After more than five years and 672 patient samples, an OHSU research team has published the largest cancer dataset of its kind for a...
Higher blood levels of omega 3 fatty acids found in seafood are associated with...
Higher blood levels of omega 3 fatty acids found in seafood are associated with a higher likelihood of healthy ageing among older adults, finds...
An unhealthy population of microbes in the mouth triggers specialized immune cells that inflame...
An unhealthy population of microbes in the mouth triggers specialized immune cells that inflame and destroy tissues, leading to the type of bone loss...
Canada legalizes cannabis – Israel, leader in medical marijuana, awaits … economic benefits do...
Israeli businesses involved in medical marijuana huffed and puffed this week against the government’s reluctance to approve Israeli medical marijuana for export as Canada...
Countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there...
A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is...
Researchers have created wearable electronic devices that can alert about possible health risks...
Heart surgery can be traumatic for patients.
Having to continuously monitor your status without a doctor when you are back home can be even scarier.
Imagine...
Researchers have identified the signaling molecules that activate the lymphatic pathway
Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have broken new ground in understanding how the lymphatic system works, potentially opening the door for future...
Innuendo alone in news coverage may fuel the belief in conspiracy theories
Innuendo alone in news coverage can fuel belief in conspiracy theories, according to a new study.
Newspaper articles and TV and radio broadcasts which imply...
