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Alcohol consumption raises pain threshold and aggressive behavior

Alcohol consumption raises pain threshold and aggressive behavior

Alcohol's ability to increase people's pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior, a new study suggests.

2 Dec 2024

Boosting endocannabinoids could reduce opioid addiction risk

Boosting endocannabinoids could reduce opioid addiction risk

Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ability to relieve pain, according to Weill Cornell Medicine investigators working with researchers from The Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian.

2 Dec 2024

Homebound seniors living alone often slip through health system’s cracks

Homebound seniors living alone often slip through health system’s cracks

Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern.

2 Dec 2024

Quabodepistat combo shows promise for safer, faster tuberculosis treatment

Quabodepistat combo shows promise for safer, faster tuberculosis treatment

Study highlights the safety and early bactericidal activity of quabodepistat when combined with delamanid, bedaquiline, or both, offering potential for shorter and more tolerable tuberculosis treatment regimens.

1 Dec 2024

CBT and rehabilitation likely to improve long covid symptoms

CBT and rehabilitation likely to improve long covid symptoms

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and a program of physical and mental rehabilitation probably improve symptoms of long covid, but the effects are modest, finds a review of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.

27 Nov 2024

Adults with egg white allergy face significant quality of life challenges

Adults with egg white allergy face significant quality of life challenges

Study reveals significant impairments in the quality of life for adults with hen's egg white allergy, highlighting the need for accurate food labeling and further research into effective treatments.

27 Nov 2024

Insulin resistance linked to increased risk of aortic stenosis

Insulin resistance linked to increased risk of aortic stenosis

A large new population study of men over 45 indicates insulin resistance may be an important risk factor for the development of the world's most common heart valve disease – aortic stenosis (AS).

27 Nov 2024

Antibiotics prove to be a cheaper and effective option for pediatric appendicitis

Antibiotics prove to be a cheaper and effective option for pediatric appendicitis

Using antibiotics alone to treat children with uncomplicated appendicitis is a cost-saving alternative to surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).

26 Nov 2024

Depression increases risk of menstrual pain

Depression increases risk of menstrual pain

Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from depression and often experience more severe physical symptoms.

26 Nov 2024

First U.S. trial uses non-viral CRISPR to correct sickle cell mutation

First U.S. trial uses non-viral CRISPR to correct sickle cell mutation

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is enrolling patients in an innovative clinical trial that seeks to cure sickle cell disease.

26 Nov 2024

Lower pulmonary gas exchange may be linked to impaired cognitive function in long COVID patients

Lower pulmonary gas exchange may be linked to impaired cognitive function in long COVID patients

In patients with long COVID, lower pulmonary gas exchange may be associated with impaired cognitive function, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2024

A prospective study of antibiotic use and clinical factors in patients with suspected pneumonia

A prospective study of antibiotic use and clinical factors in patients with suspected pneumonia

This study explored how chest X-ray results influence antibiotic initiation by general practitioners in France when managing patients with suspected pneumonia.

26 Nov 2024

Wearable electrical nerve stimulation device can reduce pain and fatigue linked to long COVID

Wearable electrical nerve stimulation device can reduce pain and fatigue linked to long COVID

A wearable electrical nerve stimulation device can provide relief to people experiencing the persistent pain and fatigue linked to long COVID, a study co-led by UCLA and Baylor College of Medicine researchers suggests.

25 Nov 2024

Case Western Reserve secures $1.5 million NIH grant to improve bacterial vaginosis treatments

Case Western Reserve secures $1.5 million NIH grant to improve bacterial vaginosis treatments

Bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most prevalent condition affecting the female reproductive system in women aged 15 to 44, is linked to such serious health risks as preterm birth, gynecological malignancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

25 Nov 2024

Experts identify key strategies to combat tooth decay in young children

Experts identify key strategies to combat tooth decay in young children

Researchers at The University of Manchester have identified several ways for health leaders to tackle the problem of tooth decay in children in England.

24 Nov 2024

NYU Langone Health hosts annual "Sala-bration" event to honor leaders in pediatric care

NYU Langone Health hosts annual "Sala-bration" event to honor leaders in pediatric care

NYU Langone Health hosted its annual "Sala-bration" event on November 12 to recognize the impactful work of Sala Institute for Child and Family Centered Care.

23 Nov 2024

New oral peptide therapy offers hope for chronic abdominal pain

New oral peptide therapy offers hope for chronic abdominal pain

A research team at the University of Vienna, led by medicinal chemist Markus Muttenthaler, has developed a new class of oral peptide therapeutic leads for treating chronic abdominal pain.

22 Nov 2024

World’s first fully robotic double lung transplant performed at NYU Langone Health

World’s first fully robotic double lung transplant performed at NYU Langone Health

A surgical team at NYU Langone Health has performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant in the world.

21 Nov 2024

Pandemic increases depression risk for older adults living with migraine

Pandemic increases depression risk for older adults living with migraine

A recent longitudinal study from the University of Toronto reveals the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults living with migraine.

21 Nov 2024

Electrical stimulation may be essential for healthy tendons, study suggests

Electrical stimulation may be essential for healthy tendons, study suggests

A new study by researchers at the University of Galway and the University of Limerick suggests that electrical stimulation might be essential for tendons to maintain their health, offering fresh possibilities in tendon repair and regeneration.

21 Nov 2024

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