[ad_1] Pancreatic cancer has proved one of the most deadly forms of the disease, and the most difficult to crack. It shrugs off immunotherapy drugs and resists chemotherapy, and only about 10% of patients live longer than five years after diagnosis. But Albert Einstein College of Medicine immunologist and microbiologist Claudia Gravekamp is trying a…
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Drugs known as antidopaminergic antiemetics (ADAs) that are widely used to relieve nausea and vomiting caused, for instance, by migraine, chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and after surgery are associated with an increased risk of ischaemic stroke, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The results show that all three ADAs…
[ad_1] The stress hormone cortisol reduces altruistic behavior and alters activity in brain regions linked to social decision making -; but only in people who are better at imagining others’ mental states, according to new research published in JNeurosci. In a study from Universität Hamburg, participants decided how much money to donate to a selection…
[ad_1] March 23, 2022 A commercial chicken farm in Nebraska will destroy 570,000 broilers because a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza – better known as bird flu – was discovered in the flock, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture reported. Earlier this month, bird flu was discovered in a backyard flock in Merrick County and…
[ad_1] Contracting acute COVID-19 comes with an increased risk of developing diabetes, though not much is known about why, according to a study published Monday, that shows diabetes outcomes can develop up to a year after diagnosis. The study, titled “Risks and Burdens of Incident Diabetes in Long COVID: A Cohort Study,” found that the…
[ad_1] The numbers can be daunting: A total 3.5 million Ukrainians have fled the fighting to other countries since the war with Russia began a month ago. Another 6 million have had to flee their homes, according to figures from the International Organization for Migration. That all is in addition to the 12 million Ukrainians…
[ad_1] Recent tests of 13 lots of the skeletal muscle relaxant Orphenadrine Citrate 100 mg Extended Release (ER) found unacceptably high levels of a nitrosamine impurity in the tablets, leading manufacturer Sandoz (Princeton, New Jersey) to announce a voluntary recall of the lots on March 21. The nitrosamine impurity detected (N-methyl-N-nitroso-2-[(2-methylphenyl)phenylmethoxy]ethanamine [NMOA or Nitroso-Orphenadrine]) may…
[ad_1] The Arctic and the Antarctic were hit by heat waves this past week, causing snow and ice to melt at unprecedented rates in both poles, according to data gathered on March 19. What to know: Extreme heatwaves were reported at both of Earth’s poles on March 18, with one Antarctic weather station recording temperatures…
[ad_1] A small, and likely decreasing, number of healthcare providers in the United States perform abortions, and there is a risk that the count will be shrinking in the face of legislative attacks on the service, researchers have found. Until now, producing an accurate count of abortion service providers in the United States has been…
[ad_1] As the controversial Alzheimer’s disease (AD) drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) begins its integration into clinical practice, some physicians are concerned the drug’s prescribing label does not include adequate brain imaging recommendations to detect amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA). Specifically, the drug’s label calls for three MRI brain scans before, and during, the titration period. The problem…