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No link between head and neck cancers and marijuana use
No association was found between exposure to marijuana and HNC risk, in a meta-analysis of nine case-control studies.
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Inhibiting PAC1 receptors may cure migraines
Inhibiting PAC1 receptors in the brain may be helpful for treating migraines, a study showed.
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Some NEDA-achieving MS patients showed cognitive declines
Some multiple sclerosis patients who achieved no evidence of disease activity (NEDA) status still had cognitive deterioration in a 2-year study....
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Study: 90% of patients with remitted MDD feel inadequate, hopeless
Feelings of inadequacy, hopelessness, and depressed mood were the most closely co-occurring and consistent symptoms in patients with remitted...
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Study: 90% of patients with remitted MDD feel inadequate, hopeless
Feelings of inadequacy, hopelessness, and depressed mood were the most closely co-occurring and consistent symptoms in patients with remitted...
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In utero exposure to tenofovir associated with lower BMC
The average bone mineral content of the infants whose mothers who took tenofovir during pregnancy was 12.2% lower than was the average BMC of...
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HHS funds experimental flu drug for hospital patients
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has agreed to fund the development of an experimental drug for treating hospitalized patients...
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Feds, drug company team up to combat bioterrorism
In the United States, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are responsible for 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths annually.
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NIH funds research on adolescent substance use and the brain
The National Institutes of Health has awarded 13 grants to research institutions in the United States to study the effects of adolescent substance...
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Bipolar type I patients’ relatives lack brain connectivity disruptions
Anatomical connectivity in discreet frontal regions of the brain is disrupted in bipolar disorder I patients, but not in mentally healthy...
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HHS funds development of experimental Ebola drug
BARDA has promised to pay up to $38 million for the development and manufacturing of a new experimental drug for treating the Ebola virus disease...
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PsA, PsC do not affect total hip replacement outcomes
Neither psoriatic arthritis (PsA) nor cutaneous psoriasis (PsC) are independent predictors of poor postoperative pain or function following a...
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USPSTF guideline: Tell smokers to stop, and provide cessation aids
Combinations of behavioral counseling and pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation were most effective.
