Shared digital NHS prescribing record could avoid nearly 1 million annual drug errors

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImplementing a single shared digital prescribing record across the NHS in England could avoid nearly 1 million drug errors every year, s

Updated on: March 28,2024

Shared digital NHS prescribing record could avoid nearly 1 million annual drug errors

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImplementing a single shared digital prescribing record across the NHS in England could avoid nearly 1 million drug errors every year, s

Updated on:March 28,2024

New insight into the protein mutations that cause Rett syndrome

byRockefeller UniversityWorking model for normal MeCP2 function on chromatin and its dysregulation in disease. Credit:Nature Structural & Molecular Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s4

Updated on: September 03,2024

New insight into the protein mutations that cause Rett syndrome

byRockefeller UniversityWorking model for normal MeCP2 function on chromatin and its dysregulation in disease. Credit:Nature Structural & Molecular Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s4

Updated on:September 03,2024

Researchers develop a new toolkit of fruit flies to study Zika virus

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byTexas Children's HospitalZIKV proteins cause scorable phenotypes upon overexpression in Drosophila. (A) Graphical diagram of the Zika virus (ZIKV) polyprotein, which conta

Updated on: March 29,2024

Researchers develop a new toolkit of fruit flies to study Zika virus

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byTexas Children's HospitalZIKV proteins cause scorable phenotypes upon overexpression in Drosophila. (A) Graphical diagram of the Zika virus (ZIKV) polyprotein, which conta

Updated on:March 29,2024

Australian study finds risky increase in antipsychotic drugs for children

by Johnny von Einem,University of AdelaideMain diagnosis among children and adolescents receiving antipsychotic prescriptions, 2011 and 2017. Only one diagnosis is recorded per patient according

Updated on: January 26,2024

Australian study finds risky increase in antipsychotic drugs for children

by Johnny von Einem,University of AdelaideMain diagnosis among children and adolescents receiving antipsychotic prescriptions, 2011 and 2017. Only one diagnosis is recorded per patient according

Updated on:January 26,2024

LSD, a future anti-anxiety pill?

LSD, a future anti-anxiety pill?byMcGill UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe craze for psychedelics used for therapeutic purposes is real. However, the scientific evidence supporting their ef

Updated on: March 30,2024

LSD, a future anti-anxiety pill?

LSD, a future anti-anxiety pill?byMcGill UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe craze for psychedelics used for therapeutic purposes is real. However, the scientific evidence supporting their ef

Updated on:March 30,2024

New therapies offer effective treatment for managing Tourette syndrome

byKennedy Krieger InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute have made significant strides in improving the lives of patients with Tourette syndrome. Thei

Updated on: December 04,2024

New therapies offer effective treatment for managing Tourette syndrome

byKennedy Krieger InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute have made significant strides in improving the lives of patients with Tourette syndrome. Thei

Updated on:December 04,2024

Semaglutide may increase ED risk in non-diabetic men

Updated on: June 17,2024

Semaglutide may increase ED risk in non-diabetic men

Updated on:June 17,2024

Rodents may see moving objects in a way similar to primates, visual cortex study suggests

byInternational School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)To accurately perceive the direction of moving objects, rats could exploit a small but very useful cluster of visual neurons, which seem to work

Updated on: January 10,2024

Rodents may see moving objects in a way similar to primates, visual cortex study suggests

byInternational School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)To accurately perceive the direction of moving objects, rats could exploit a small but very useful cluster of visual neurons, which seem to work

Updated on:January 10,2024

New research identifies promising drug combination for multiple myeloma treatment

byRoyal College of Surgeons in IrelandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland has found that venetoclax, a medication currently approved for

Updated on: March 28,2024

New research identifies promising drug combination for multiple myeloma treatment

byRoyal College of Surgeons in IrelandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland has found that venetoclax, a medication currently approved for

Updated on:March 28,2024

Combining multiple meds into a single pill reduces cardiovascular deaths, study confirms

by Marley Wiemers,Washington University in St. LouisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTaking a single pill that combines medications targeting cardiovascular disease-related conditions was shown

Updated on: April 06,2024

Combining multiple meds into a single pill reduces cardiovascular deaths, study confirms

by Marley Wiemers,Washington University in St. LouisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTaking a single pill that combines medications targeting cardiovascular disease-related conditions was shown

Updated on:April 06,2024

Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?

by LAURA UNGAR and MATTHEW PERRONEBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the U.S. Supr

Updated on: March 28,2024

Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?

by LAURA UNGAR and MATTHEW PERRONEBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the U.S. Supr

Updated on:March 28,2024

New tool to analyze blood platelets holds major medical potential

by Carol Clark,Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel technique to test platelet function within a person's blood sample is faster, easier and more precise than methods cur

Updated on: January 02,2024

New tool to analyze blood platelets holds major medical potential

by Carol Clark,Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel technique to test platelet function within a person's blood sample is faster, easier and more precise than methods cur

Updated on:January 02,2024