TOPLINE: Inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the supplementary motor area (SMA) was associated with significant improvement in psychomotor slowing in psychosis — a condition for which there is currently no treatment — new data suggest. METHODOLOGY: The double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial included 88 adult patients (mean age, 36 years) with schizophrenia spectrum disorders […]
Category Archives: Articles
Muscle injuries are common in the active population, and they cause the majority of player leaves in the world of sport. Depending on the severity, recovery of muscle function is quite slow and may require surgery, medication and rehabilitation. Now, a study led by the University of Barcelona reveals a strategy to improve and accelerate […]
Page conversion rates have ALWAYS been a problem. The simple fact is most people don’t convert even on the most optimized pages. What’s why traditional retargeting on ad networks has been so dang powerful. While retargeted leads come cheap, they still aren’t free. Worse, you’re back competing against your competition in the ol’ ad auction […]
Adding pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer does not harm quality of life, according to patient-reported outcome analyses from the KEYNOTE-A18 trial. Progression-free survival data from the trial, reported at the 2023 meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology, showed a 30% reduction in the risk for […]
In a recent study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), researchers from Illinois, the United States of America (US), reported the incidence of five measles cases among unvaccinated children who resided in the same building but did not socialize with each other. Notes from the Field: Measles Outbreak — Cook County, Illinois, October–November […]
A cell-free DNA (cfDNA) blood test, aimed at detecting abnormal DNA signals in people with an average risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), correctly detected CRC in most people confirmed to have the disease, according to a new study. The cfDNA blood test had 83% sensitivity for CRC, 90% specificity for advanced neoplasia, and 13% sensitivity […]
For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism that is directly related to human behavior. This is a major step forward for discovering new therapies to treat brain disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. The study […]
As US medical school graduates learned Friday, March 15, where they would spend their residencies, new Match Day 2024 data showed a loss of interest in pediatrics, whereas emergency medicine regained popularity after concern over last year’s unfilled positions. Hospitals and medical groups offered 41,503 residency positions in 2024, a 3% increase from last year, […]
In a review published in BMC Medicine, researchers examined the current literature to investigate malaria vaccination’s challenges in reaching high-risk children and discussed the policy implications. They identified health system-related risks that could hinder malaria vaccine effectiveness and proposed solutions to ensure equitable and universal protection against the disease. Study: Malaria vaccination: hurdles to reach high-risk […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved tislelizumab-jsgr (Tevimbra, BeiGene, Ltd.) as second-line monotherapy for certain adult patients with unresectable or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Specifically, the novel checkpoint inhibitor is approved for patients with ESCC after prior systemic chemotherapy that did not include a programmed death–ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor. Approval […]