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Alzheimer’s in adults with Down syndrome focus of multicenter NIH grant
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are taking part in a multisite study to investigate the…
National clinical trial to settle debate on managing airways in emergencies
Trauma doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are among nearly two dozen emergency medical care providers…
Patient diaries reveal propensity for epileptic seizures
A researcher at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering and an alumna of her lab have the first validation of…
New methodology developed to monitor patients with glioblastoma
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive brain tumor in adults. Currently, it can be treated with neurosurgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.…
A common insulin signaling pathway across cancer and diabetes
An oncology researcher has made an unexpected contribution to the understanding of type 2 diabetes. In results published in Science…
Single dose of ketamine plus talk therapy may reduce alcohol use
A single infusion of ketamine, combined with outpatient behavioral therapy, helped alcohol-dependent individuals abstain from drinking for a few weeks…
Another downside to vaping: higher odds for depression
(HealthDay)—Vaping, already linked to lung damage, may also have harmful psychological effects, a new study suggests. The researchers found a…
Implant survival poor for converted ‘partial’ knee replacements
(HealthDay)—Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) converted from medial unicompartmental (or “partial”) knee arthroplasty (UKA) has a risk for revision that is…
Medicine against bone disease found in the leaves of saussurea
Saussurea controversa is a perennial herbaceous plant that has been traditionally used by the people of the Far East, Siberia,…