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TOPLINE: Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) whose caregivers have depression are more likely to have worse quality of life and more emergency department visits than those whose caregivers don’t have depression, results of a new study suggest. METHODOLOGY: Research shows that caregiver burden is correlated with greater motor symptoms, cognitive impairment, and disrupted sleep among people with […]

According to new research in the journal Immunity, T cells have a nuclear receptor doing something very odd-;but very important-;to help them fight pathogens and destroy cancer cells. This receptor, called retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARα), is known to control gene expression programs in the nucleus, but it also now appears to operate outside the […]

TOPLINE: A new study shows that extreme heat is associated with suicidality among incarcerated men, a finding that may have implications for legal interventions and advocacy to reduce heat-induced morbidity and mortality in prisons. METHODOLOGY: Extreme heat poses a distinct risk to incarcerated people, many of whom have high rates of behavioral health conditions and are held […]

Severe COVID-19 may cause long-lasting alterations to the innate immune system, the first line of defense against pathogens, according to a small study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. These changes may help explain why the disease can damage so many different organs and […]

Are your Facebook Ads strategy ready for Black Friday?  This is THE time of the year when shopaholics are hunting for the best offers, so you need to make sure your Facebook Ads and Instagram Ads campaigns are ready to attract hungry buyers.  So, do you have your Black Friday Facebook Ads strategies all planned […]

Beleaguered directors of obstetrics/gynecology residency programs may be relieved to know that a new application platform for all ob.gyn. residency applications is poised to come into effect for the 2024-25 cycle. In a recent joint announcement, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics said the new system, ResidencyCAS, […]

NORTHAMPTON, UK (15th August 2023) – HORIBA UK is to host a CPD webinar focusing on how a One Health multidisciplinary approach can enable beneficial changes in veterinary diagnostics and therapeutics usage. At the free to attend webinar titled “One Health – Actions in diagnostics and therapeutics”, on Thursday 7th September 7.30-9pm, veterinary teams can […]

Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) consisting of aspirin plus a P2Y12 inhibitor has been the standard of care to prevent thrombotic events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). A new pilot study suggests that aspirin can be discontinued on the day after the PCI, and colchicine, an anti-inflammatory agent, could […]

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers performed genome-wide copy number profiling of the androgen receptor (AR) on metastases from deceased prostate cancer patients. Study: Copy number architectures define treatment-mediated selection of lethal prostate cancer clones. Image Credit: Lightspring/Shutterstock.com Prostate cancer is highly responsive to androgen deprivation therapy; however, relapses commonly occur after […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indiction for daxibotulinumtoxinA-lanm injection (Daxxify, Revance Therapeutics) for the treatment of cervical dystonia in adults, the company has announced. It’s the first therapeutic indication for Daxxify, a peptide-formulated neuromodulator approved last year for the temporary improvement in the appearance of glabellar (frown) lines in adults, […]