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Long Covid: Depression or anxiety can linger over time – other signs
Coronavirus: 'Prepare for another surge in winter' says Nabarro We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The…
Why women piled on more lockdown pounds than men
Why women piled on more lockdown pounds than men: Mothers were more likely to bear the brunt of childcare during Covid shut-ins… but men generally ‘carried on as they were’, study shows Researchers analysed data on adults and found curbs had a ‘differential impact’ Women were 44 per cent more likely to…
Medicare Pays Women in Ophthalmology Half What it Pays Men
Medicare pays female ophthalmologists only half of what it pays men, according to data analysts. The disparity in median annual reimbursement doesn’t appear to be changing, even as more women enter the profession, said Omar Halawa, a medical student at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, who helped crunch Medicare’s…
New research shows cannabis flower is effective for treating fatigue
Researchers at The University of New Mexico have used a mobile software app to measure the effects of consuming different types of common and commercially available cannabis flower products on fatigue levels in real-time. As part of the study, researchers showed that over 91 percent of people in the study…
Alzheimer’s: What causes apathy in the brain?
Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) also exhibit neuropsychiatric symptoms such as apathy, in addition to deficits in cognitive function. A recent study in mice has uncovered a mechanism that could explain the symptoms of apathy in AD. These findings could inform the development of treatments for neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with…
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: A Little-Known Option for Depression
Standard therapies for depression are antidepressants and psychotherapy. In particularly severe cases, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) may also be indicated. VNS is an approved, effective, well-tolerated, long-term therapy for chronic and therapy-resistant depression, write Christine Reif-Leonhardt, MD, and her team of researchers from the University Hospital…
Phase 3 Data on Fenfluramine for Lennox-Gastaut Published
A daily dose of fenfluramine (Fintepla, UCB), when added to an existing anti-epileptic treatment regimen, significantly reduced the frequency of drop seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in the phase 3 study that led to US approval. “Our trial data and the clinical evidence demonstrates the safety and efficacy of…
DNA sites linked with physical differences between sexes now also linked to disease risk
Some physical traits that differ between sexes are known to be linked to certain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in chromosomes other than the X and Y chromosomes, with each SNP representing a difference in a certain DNA building block in a particular stretch of DNA. New research now suggests that…
Pope Francis restricted to wheelchair due to suspected chronic arthritis – symptoms
Pope Francis falls on plane steps after Greece visit We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info According…