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Released: 4-Nov-2022 10:55 AM EDT
Exploring How Diethylene Glycol Poisons the Kidney and the Combined Effects of St. John's Wort and Acetaminophen on the Liver
Society of Toxicology

A ToxSpotlight article in the November 2022 issue of ToxSci assesses the mechanism for cellular accumulation of diglycolic acid while another explores the effect of long-term St. John’s wort administration on acetaminophen-induced acute hepatotoxicity and the involved mechanisms.

25-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Urine bicarbonate test offers new, safe quantification of CFTR function in cystic fibrosis patients
American College of Physicians (ACP)

A study of 50 adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has found that challenged urine bicarbonate excretion may offer a new, simple, and safe quantification of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) function and the extent of its pharmacologic improvement. The study is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

25-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Ticagrelor–aspirin antiplatelet therapy more beneficial in persons with normal renal function
American College of Physicians (ACP)

An analysis of the CHANCE-2 trial has found that persons with normal renal function receive greater benefit from antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor–aspirin versus clopidogrel–aspirin. The analysis is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

25-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Apixaban associated with lower risk of GI bleeding compared to all DOACs
American College of Physicians (ACP)

A multinational cohort study of persons with atrial fibrillation (AF) found that compared with all direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), apixaban was associated with lower rates of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding but similar rates of ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), and all-cause mortality. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Released: 21-Oct-2022 1:50 PM EDT
Effect of Ivermectin vs Placebo on Time to Sustained Recovery in Outpatients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Among outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19, treatment with ivermectin, compared with placebo, did not significantly improve time to recovery in this trial that enrolled more than 1,500 participants in the United States.

Released: 18-Oct-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Comparative safety of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine vs non–SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in children younger than age 5
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

The symptoms reported after administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were comparable overall to those for approved non–SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in this study including 7,800 children younger than age 5.

Released: 11-Oct-2022 4:50 PM EDT
Algorithm for predicting biological age has been developed
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

According to information provided by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE, in its Spanish acronym), the ageing rate of the Spanish population rose from 0.908 in 1997 to 1.183 in 2017. In turn, life expectancy increased exponentially over the same period of time.

Released: 6-Oct-2022 3:55 PM EDT
Archaeology: Modern pesticide accelerates corrosion of ancient Roman bowl
Scientific Reports

A corroded Roman bowl dated to the Late Iron Age (between 43 and 410 AD) contains traces of chlorobenzenes, a chemical once used in pesticides that is known to accumulate in soil and water sources.

Released: 4-Oct-2022 6:00 PM EDT
A Need to Consistently Characterize Aerosol Research Associated with E-cigarettes Is Featured in New Issue of ToxSci
Society of Toxicology

Other featured research in October 2022 issue involves an exploration of a pharmacokinetic model for quantifying the mother-to-child transfer of environmental chemicals and how febuxostat may increase the risk for cardiovascular events by dysregulating calcium dynamics.



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