Could a pill replace gene therapy for sickle cell disease? Research uncovers potential path to small-molecule drug

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonNew work suggests ways to target the BCL11A protein with drugs, enabling patients with sickle cell disease to produce non-sickling fetal hemoglobi

Hematology&Oncology January 17,2025 0

Could a pill replace gene therapy for sickle cell disease? Research uncovers potential path to small-molecule drug

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonNew work suggests ways to target the BCL11A protein with drugs, enabling patients with sickle cell disease to produce non-sickling fetal hemoglobi

Hematology&Oncology January 17,2025 0

Reducing dose of popular blood thinners may limit risk of future bleeding, study finds

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor people taking popular blood thinners after having a blood clot, a reduced dose may limit the future risk of bleeding as well as hospi

Hematology&Oncology January 17,2025 0

Reducing dose of popular blood thinners may limit risk of future bleeding, study finds

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor people taking popular blood thinners after having a blood clot, a reduced dose may limit the future risk of bleeding as well as hospi

Hematology&Oncology January 17,2025 0

FDA says shortage of GLP-1 tirzepatide is over

by Ernie MundellThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-issued a decision first made by the agency in October that a shortage of the diabetes/weight-loss med tirzepatide is over.Tirzepatide includes

Diabetes & Endocrinology January 17,2025 0

FDA says shortage of GLP-1 tirzepatide is over

by Ernie MundellThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-issued a decision first made by the agency in October that a shortage of the diabetes/weight-loss med tirzepatide is over.Tirzepatide includes

Diabetes & Endocrinology January 17,2025 0

Psychedelics boost mystical experiences during meditation, DMT study finds

by BIAL FoundationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers assessed whether combining psychedelics, namely DMT and harmine as two active ingredients in ayahuasca, with meditation increases mindfu

Psychiatry & Mental Health January 17,2025 0

Psychedelics boost mystical experiences during meditation, DMT study finds

by BIAL FoundationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers assessed whether combining psychedelics, namely DMT and harmine as two active ingredients in ayahuasca, with meditation increases mindfu

Psychiatry & Mental Health January 17,2025 0

Emergency Medicine: Life-saving Knowledge--Shock and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Clinical Pearl Series January 16,2025 0

Emergency Medicine: Life-saving Knowledge--Shock and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Clinical Pearl Series January 16,2025 0

Childhood cancer deaths in the United States have declined six-fold over the last seventy years

Childhood cancer deaths in the United States have fallen dramatically over time, as shown in the chart. It presents annual cancer death rates in children under five years old.

Oncology January 15,2025 0

Childhood cancer deaths in the United States have declined six-fold over the last seventy years

Childhood cancer deaths in the United States have fallen dramatically over time, as shown in the chart. It presents annual cancer death rates in children under five years old.

Oncology January 15,2025 0

Should we be panicked about bird flu? William Hanage says not yet.

Public Health & Prevention January 15,2025 0

Should we be panicked about bird flu? William Hanage says not yet.

Public Health & Prevention January 15,2025 0

Optogenetics approach reveals how alcohol use disorder impairs cognitive flexibility

by Danielle Michaud,Texas A&M UniversityExcessive alcohol intake reduces thalamically evoked burst-pause response in DMS CINs and impairs reversal of operant conditioning. Credit:Scien

Neurology January 15,2025 0

Optogenetics approach reveals how alcohol use disorder impairs cognitive flexibility

by Danielle Michaud,Texas A&M UniversityExcessive alcohol intake reduces thalamically evoked burst-pause response in DMS CINs and impairs reversal of operant conditioning. Credit:Scien

Neurology January 15,2025 0

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseases

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseasesbyKarolinska InstitutetCredit: PixabayA new study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM),&nbs

Neurology January 15,2025 0

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseases

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseasesbyKarolinska InstitutetCredit: PixabayA new study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM),&nbs

Neurology January 15,2025 0

Study reveals brain's role in starting meals through GABA, dopamine

by Taylor Barnes,Baylor College of MedicineCredit:Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2024.156099When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consumin

Neurology January 15,2025 0

Study reveals brain's role in starting meals through GABA, dopamine

by Taylor Barnes,Baylor College of MedicineCredit:Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2024.156099When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consumin

Neurology January 15,2025 0