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Pharmacists could bridge a health care gap by offering more sexual health services

Pharmacists could bridge a health care gap by offering more sexual health services

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaPharmacy professor and interim dean Christine Hughes is co-author of a study that suggests pharmacists are well positioned to play a key role in reduc

Pharmacists could bridge a health care gap by offering more sexual health services

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaPharmacy professor and interim dean Christine Hughes is co-author of a study that suggests pharmacists are well positioned to play a key role in reduc
Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies

Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies

by Kathrin Voigt,Johannes Gutenberg University MainzThe level of motivation of the fruit fly Drosophila can be deduced on the basis of whether it attempts to climb over gaps it encounters when w

Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies

by Kathrin Voigt,Johannes Gutenberg University MainzThe level of motivation of the fruit fly Drosophila can be deduced on the basis of whether it attempts to climb over gaps it encounters when w
Research aims to curb fatalities caused by illicit drugs

Research aims to curb fatalities caused by illicit drugs

byUniversity of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS) Center for Forensic Science Ph.D. candidate Harry Fursman is working on two fronts to prevent har

Research aims to curb fatalities caused by illicit drugs

byUniversity of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS) Center for Forensic Science Ph.D. candidate Harry Fursman is working on two fronts to prevent har
Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species recorded

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species recorded

FEBRUARY 12, 2024by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu and Wilfred Otang-Mbeng,The ConversationThe common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species recorded

FEBRUARY 12, 2024by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu and Wilfred Otang-Mbeng,The ConversationThe common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat
Reprogramming tissue mechanically to promote wound healing

Reprogramming tissue mechanically to promote wound healing

by Jan Berndorff,Paul Scherrer InstituteImplanted PR cells show rejuvenation properties in an aged skin model. Credit:Aging Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1111/acel.14032Researchers at PSI and

Reprogramming tissue mechanically to promote wound healing

by Jan Berndorff,Paul Scherrer InstituteImplanted PR cells show rejuvenation properties in an aged skin model. Credit:Aging Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1111/acel.14032Researchers at PSI and
Cannabis use linked to increase in heart attack and stroke risk

Cannabis use linked to increase in heart attack and stroke risk

FEBRUARY 28, 2024 Editors' notesbyAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of 430,000 adults in the U.S. found that using cannabis, most commonly through smoki

Cannabis use linked to increase in heart attack and stroke risk

FEBRUARY 28, 2024 Editors' notesbyAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of 430,000 adults in the U.S. found that using cannabis, most commonly through smoki
Circadian rhythms can influence drugs' effectiveness

Circadian rhythms can influence drugs' effectiveness

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrimary human hepatocytes display a circadian rhythm in culture. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adm9281Giving

Circadian rhythms can influence drugs' effectiveness

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrimary human hepatocytes display a circadian rhythm in culture. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adm9281Giving
Common drug for cardiac failure may interfere with debated blood test for Alzheimer's disease

Common drug for cardiac failure may interfere with debated blood test for Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of GothenburgChanges in Aβ blood biomarkers following sacubitril/valsartan treatment. Credit:JAMA Neurology(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.4719Researchers from the

Common drug for cardiac failure may interfere with debated blood test for Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of GothenburgChanges in Aβ blood biomarkers following sacubitril/valsartan treatment. Credit:JAMA Neurology(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.4719Researchers from the
Spider venom-based heart drug is a step closer

Spider venom-based heart drug is a step closer

JANUARY 17, 2024byUniversity of QueenslandPipette harvesting drop of venom from funnel web spider. Credit: University of QueenslandA spider venom molecule being investigated by a University of Q

Spider venom-based heart drug is a step closer

JANUARY 17, 2024byUniversity of QueenslandPipette harvesting drop of venom from funnel web spider. Credit: University of QueenslandA spider venom molecule being investigated by a University of Q