New Investigational Drug Could Combat Brain Tumors
In mouse studies, the drug was found to delay the growth of tumors and enhance the sensitivity of glioblastoma cells to anticancer treatments. Due to…
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Alleviating Symptoms: Brain Stimulation Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at Charité have uncovered a brain network that, when stimulated, can alleviate symptoms. Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common form of dementia, is…
More Successful Than Ketamine – A Shocking Depression Treatment
Electroshock therapy, which is unfavorably depicted in movies and TV shows, consistently produces better outcomes for depression that is resistant to treatment. According to an…
An Alzheimer’s-Proof Brain: Ground-Breaking Case Provides Clues to Treatment and Prevention of Dementia
A mutation known as APOE3 Christchurch appears to have protected the woman. Due to a rare genetic mutation, Aliria Rosa Piedrahita de Villegas should have…
Intermittent Fasting Could Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects
Recently, a team headed by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital created a nanoparticle probe that can identify signs of chemotherapy-induced cardiac damage. Chemotherapy for cancer…
Bad Things Happen After Dark: Scientists Call for New Research on How Our Brains Change When We’re Awake After Midnight
You might identify with the Mind After Midnight hypothesis if you’ve ever stayed up late angrily commenting on Twitter posts, finishing another bottle of wine,…
Why Do Humans Sleep? Scientists Find Clues for Solving This Age-Old Mystery
New insights into brain activity when sleeping may help in the creation of tools for those suffering from neurologic disease or damage Why do humans…
Fentanyl Has Been Shown To Cause Autism-Like Behavior in a Harvard-Funded Study
A new study provides insight into how the opioid analgesic fentanyl induces autism-like behavior One of the most often administered analgesics in hospitals is fentanyl,…
Special Ointments Can Remove Large Birthmarks and Prevent Skin Cancer
New treatment can help regress congenital giant nevi. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. Every day, roughly 9,500…
New Research Challenges Theory That Moderate Alcohol Consumption Benefits Heart Health
Any observed benefit likely results from other lifestyle factors common among light to moderate drinkers, say researchers. In an observational analysis of UK Biobank participants,…
Marijuana for Medical Use May Result in Rapid Onset of Addiction
The hype over medical marijuana for treating health problems may be exaggerated, researchers find. Obtaining a medical marijuana card (MMC) to use cannabis products to…
Does Nerve Damage Contribute to “Long-COVID” Symptoms? Is It Treatable?
Almost all post-COVID neuropathy appears due to infection-triggered immune dysfunction that is potentially treatable. During the COVID-19 pandemic, some people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus…
Minorities More Hesitant To Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine Compared to Whites
Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Racial and ethnic minorities were more hesitant or unwilling to receive a COVID-19 vaccine compared…
Gene Involved in Sense of Smell Could Play Role in Spread of Breast Cancer to the Brain
A huge unmet need exists for therapeutic targets to prevent or delay metastasis of breast cancer to the brain, the leading cause of death from…
Do Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements Help Prevent Depression? Here’s What the Latest Clinical Trial Results Say
New research findings help clarify mixed results from previous studies. Results from the largest clinical trial of its kind do not support the use of…
Scientists Identify Second HIV Patient Who Cured Herself of the Virus
This second untreated person living with HIV showed no evidence of intact HIV genomes in more than 1.5 billion blood and tissue cells analyzed. Ragon…
Alzheimer’s Mystery Solved: How Amyloid Beta Forms in Brain Nerve Cells
In a major breakthrough, researchers have discovered how amyloid beta — the neurotoxin believed to be at the root of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) — forms…
What You Eat May Affect Risk and Severity of COVID-19
A healthy plant-based diet was linked to a lower risk of getting COVID-19, and among people with COVID-19, a lower risk of experiencing severe symptoms….
