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Released: 15-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
How hormonal birth control may affect the adolescent brain
Ohio State University

Reproductive health experts consider hormonal contraceptives good choices for adolescents because they’re safe and highly effective at preventing pregnancy, but one aspect of their effect on the teenage body remains a mystery – whether and how they modify the developing brain.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center becomes first New Jersey hospital approved to treat prostate cancer in adults using Novartis Pluvicto (TM)
Released: 15-Nov-2022 10:00 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center becomes first New Jersey hospital approved to treat prostate cancer in adults using Novartis Pluvicto (TM)
Hackensack Meridian Health

Mountainside Medical Center is approved to use Pluvicto™, an FDA-approved, targeted radioligand therapy for treatment of metastatic prostate-specific membrane antigen positive castration-resistant prostate cancer. This makes Mountainside the first in the state to offer treatment using Pluvicto™.

Released: 15-Nov-2022 2:05 AM EST
Fentanyl vaccine potential ‘game changer’ for opioid epidemic
University of Houston

A research team led by the University of Houston has developed a vaccine targeting the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl that could block its ability to enter the brain, thus eliminating the drug’s “high.”

8-Nov-2022 2:00 PM EST
California’s insulin initiative offers path for other state drug manufacturing efforts
American College of Physicians (ACP)

In a new ‘Ideas and Opinions,’ authors from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analyze California’s newly announced effort to manufacture insulin for its residents. The commentary is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

11-Nov-2022 8:00 AM EST
Researchers Call for More Studies on the Use of Steroids to Treat Pinched Nerves
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Stanford University researchers recently conducted a systematic review of studies on cervical radiculopathy, commonly referred to as “pinched nerve,” to determine if steroids are a safe and effective treatment.

11-Nov-2022 8:00 AM EST
Low-Dose Naltrexone Shows Promise in Treating Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia, Crohn’s Disease, Low Back Pain, and Other Chronic Conditions
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Naltrexone was originally used to help treat alcohol and opioid abuse. However, at lose doses, naltrexone has been found to help with chronic pain stemming from various conditions including fibromyalgia, Crohn’s disease, diabetic neuropathy, axial low back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and complex region pain syndrome.

Released: 14-Nov-2022 7:00 AM EST
MD Anderson and Exscientia launch strategic collaboration to leverage AI in developing novel oncology treatments
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

MD Anderson and Exscientia today announced a strategic collaboration to align the drug development expertise of MD Anderson with the patient-centric AI capabilities of Exscientia to advance new targeted cancer therapies.

Newswise: Tracing the origin of Kampo, Japan’s traditional medicine
Released: 11-Nov-2022 5:20 PM EST
Tracing the origin of Kampo, Japan’s traditional medicine
Okayama University

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been around for centuries.

Newswise: The nose-brain pathway: exploring the role of trigeminal nerves in delivering intranasally administered antidepressant
Released: 11-Nov-2022 11:25 AM EST
The nose-brain pathway: exploring the role of trigeminal nerves in delivering intranasally administered antidepressant
Tokyo University of Science

Intranasal (in.) administration has been garnering increasing popularity as a non-invasive approach to deliver drugs directly to the brain.

Newswise: Injections for diabetes, cancer could become unnecessary
Released: 10-Nov-2022 11:30 AM EST
Injections for diabetes, cancer could become unnecessary
University of California, Riverside

Researchers at UC Riverside are paving the way for diabetes and cancer patients to forget needles and injections, and instead take pills to manage their conditions.

Released: 9-Nov-2022 3:15 PM EST
Knowledge is power. The latest research on arthritis is right at your fingertips
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Arthritis channel on Newswise.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 10:05 PM EST
A Chemical That Kill Viruses May Have Saved Lives During Pandemic
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers scientists among those experts who believe Triethylene glycol (TEG) should become a government approved antiviral

Released: 8-Nov-2022 10:05 PM EST
Sleeping Medications Used for Insomnia May Combat Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers research shows how changes in the brain promote drug-seeking behavior and why some insomnia medications may block it

Newswise: Sensing platform for studying in vitro vascular systems opens possibilities for drug testing
Released: 8-Nov-2022 8:20 PM EST
Sensing platform for studying in vitro vascular systems opens possibilities for drug testing
Tohoku University

The costliness of drug development and the limitations of studying physiological processes in the lab are two separate scientific issues that may share the same solution.

Newswise: Cell competition may explain cancer relapses, UT Southwestern research suggests
Released: 8-Nov-2022 1:05 PM EST
Cell competition may explain cancer relapses, UT Southwestern research suggests
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A normal process called cell competition, in which healthy tissues eliminate unhealthy cells, could be responsible for cancer relapses in patients months or years after they were declared cancer-free

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:45 PM EST
Study Finds Combination Therapy Does Little to Slow Spine Damage in Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, showed that combining a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and TNF inhibitor did not significantly slow radiographic spinal progression in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis patients.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:40 PM EST
Study Finds No Increased Cancer Risk in Rheumatology Patients with History of Malignancy Taking DMARDS and TNF Inhibitors
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the organization's annual meeting, found no significant difference in cancer risk in patients with rheumatic disease & a history of malignancy taking biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs compared to those treated with TNF inhibitors.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:30 PM EST
Study Finds Opioids Double Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found that adult RA patients starting opioids had twice the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to patients starting nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:20 PM EST
Study Links Lower Hydroxychloroquine Dose to More Hospitalizations for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flares
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual scientific meeting, found that the recommended weight-based or non-weight-based dose of hydroxychloroquine led to more hospitalizations for flares among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:15 PM EST
Primary Care Provider Training Program Improves RA Care on Navajo Nation
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

Research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, described a novel program that offers rheumatoid arthritis (RA) training to primary care providers in the Navajo Nation, the largest American Indian reservation in the United States.



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