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The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has issued recommendations for treating depression in patients with epilepsy. The new guidance highlights the high prevalence of depression among patients with epilepsy while offering the first systematic approach to treatment, reported lead author Marco Mula, MD, PhD, of Atkinson Morley Regional Neuroscience Center at St George’s University Hospital, […]

In a recent preprint posted to Research Square* and under consideration at a Nature Portfolio Journal, researchers used cryo-electron microscopy (EM) to demonstrate that 1-hydroxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrido[1,2-a]Benzimidazole-4-carbonitrile (1PBC), and the drug niclosamide, both inhibitors of transmembrane proteins 16 (TMEM16) family have therapeutic potential and may be used for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment. Study: Identification of a […]

lists NEW! Listen to article Sign in or sign up to access this audio feature! No worries… it’s FREE! Geologists organize earth’s history into four eras, starting with the Pre-Cambrian, then going through the Paleozoic, Mesozoic (that’s the one with the dinosaurs), and on to the present, the Cenezoic. The first two eras cover 97% […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Federally funded family planning clinics can continue to make abortion referrals for now, a federal court ruled Tuesday, in a setback for a dozen Republican attorneys general who have sued to restore a Trump-era ban on the practice. The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati denied a request by […]

Researchers at the University of Helsinki discovered how ovarian cancer hides from the body’s immune system. The findings will help develop novel precision therapies for ovarian cancer, a common and aggressive type of cancer. Every year, roughly 550 women develop ovarian cancer in Finland. Ovarian cancer is difficult to treat and it is commonly fatal, […]

lists NEW! Listen to article Sign in or sign up to access this audio feature! No worries… it’s FREE! An idea that’s hit the business world like a tsunami in recent years is “higher purpose.” In 2019, the Business Roundtable of 181 leading CEOs signed a declaration of “purpose over profits.” That same year, a […]

Group A streptococcus (GAS) infection is not associated with new-onset tic disorders in at-risk children, findings from a large prospective study show. The results mean that if pre-teens present with a new-onset tic condition, “they’re unlikely to have it as a result of a group A streptococcal throat infection,” study author Anette Eleonore Schrag, MD, […]

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers from Norway used contact tracing data to measure and compare the household secondary attack rate (SAR) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron and Delta variants at a time of prominence of both variants in the country. Study: […]

lists NEW! Listen to article Sign in or sign up to access this audio feature! No worries… it’s FREE! It’s time to stop holding our breath waiting for B2B sales to return to the pre-pandemic status quo. B2B buyers and sellers alike prefer our new digital reality. A full 70-80% of B2B decision-makers say they […]

California-based City of Hope has now completed its acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), making the combined group one of the largest cancer research and treatment facilities in the United States. The combined group now has 575 physicians and more than 11,000 employees and is expected to care for approximately 115,000 patients each […]