In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers investigated the blood levels of neurotoxic metabolites in patients with mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Increased levels of circulating neurotoxic metabolites in patients with mild Covid19. Image Credit: DOERS / Shutterstock Background Currently, there is a lack of understanding of the factors that drive the neuropsychiatric symptoms present during acute […]

A new tool can help streamline diagnosis and treatment of migraine in the primary care setting, new research suggests. Early results from a small pilot study showed that the tool, essentially a medical record “best-practice alert,” reduces specialist referrals and MRI studies. Dr Scott Friedenberg The idea behind the tool is to give primary care physicians “fingertip access” to prompts […]

A novel, automated liquid biopsy test in development by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center can accurately detect the presence of cancer DNA in the blood of patients with metastatic breast cancer within five hours. The test, currently a prototype for research use only, potentially could be used to quickly help oncologists determine if cancer treatments are working. […]

Cancer symptoms: Top 14 early signs to look out for We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Cancer can occur just about anywhere in the body, but […]

DENVER, Colorado — Monoclonal antibodies, antivirals, immunomodulators, and pulmonary arterial vasodilators top the list of drugs that were most frequently implicated as causes of headaches in a federal side effect database that anyone can contribute to, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society. Brett Musialowicz “Surprising findings included the significant number of immunosuppressants and […]

Newly published research from BYU exercise science researchers reveals critical, rare data detailing the severity of the obesity epidemic in the United States. The article, published in the Journal of Obesity, looked at the long-term weight gain of more than 13,800 U.S. adults—a rare data point unearthed in obesity research. They found that more than half of American adults in […]

DENVER – In line with recommendations, emergency departments dramatically reduced their use of opioids as treatments for headache over a recent 11-year period, a new study finds. But the use of diphenhydramine (Benadryl) more than doubled even though guidelines caution against it, while recommended drugs such as triptans and corticosteroids were rarely prescribed. Seonkyeong Yang From 2007-2010 to 2015-2018, researchers […]

Generously giving away money is not the ONLY sign of Alzheimer’s: Dressing scruffy, parking badly and SWEARING more are other bizarre things that could signal your loved one is slowly losing their memories Research suggests preferring slapstick comedy to satire may be an early warning sign of having Alzheimer’s Experts have discovered tens of subtle signs of the memory-robbing disease […]

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million individuals in the U.S. Scientists have discovered some genetic variants that increase the risk for developing Alzheimer’s; the most well-known of these for people over the age of 65 is the APOE ε4 allele. Although the association between APOE4 and […]

Staff across all levels of U.K. health and social care reported feeling betrayed, morally violated and being treated unjustly and unfairly at work during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study led by the University of Liverpool has found. Of 400 health and social care workers surveyed in autumn 2020, 19% displayed clinical levels of post-traumatic embitterment disorder (PTED) and 73% experienced […]