Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A university professor has found a way to help students—and himself—power through long lecture classes: exercise breaks. In a new study, a professor at […]
Patient Factors Predictive of Colchicine-Related Adverse Events in Gout
Ram Bajpai, PhD Credit: Keele University A new observational study investigated the prognostic factors for colchicine prophylaxis-related adverse events after initiation of allopurinol, a common treatment for flare […]
Cakes and drinks sweetener neotame can damage gut wall, scientists find | Food safety
A sweetener used in cakes, soft drinks and chewing gum can seriously damage people’s health by weakening the gut, a new study has found. Consumption of even a […]
FDA approves Pivya for treating uncomplicated UTIs
FDA approves Pivya for treating uncomplicated UTIs | Image Credit: © Tada Images – © Tada Images – stock.adobe.com. Pivya (pivmecillinam; Utility Therapeutics) tablets have received FDA approval […]
Salmonella more common on larger commercial farms, study reveals
wissanu01 / iStock JAMA Network Open has published a new study showing that, from April 1, 2020, to February 27, 2023, in California, an estimated 146,210 COVID-19 cases were […]
CHOP Researchers Discover Underlying Biology Behind Fontan-Associated Liver Disease
Findings provide some of the first evidence of potential therapeutic targets for condition affecting thousands of patients with single ventricle congenital heart disease PHILADELPHIA, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ […]
Porcelain Gallbladder Found in Grave of Mississippi Cemetery
When the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum closed in 1935, its cemetery was unceremoniously forgotten. The plant life became tangled overgrowth, wooden grave markers deteriorated, and the thousands of […]
FDA Approves Antibiotic for Uncomplicated UTIs
According to Utility Therapeutics’ website, pivmecillinam (oral) is an aminopenicillin, which is a specific class of beta-lactam antibiotics with a distinct mechanism of action Pivmecillinam is the prodrug of […]
Researchers identify novel gene networks associated with aggressive type of breast cancer
Gene enrichment for select Basal-like network modules. Network diagram for eight nonconserved Basal-like modules that include OS genes. Nodes are grouped by their module membership. Module genes that […]
FDA Clears Prescription Digital Therapeutic for Postpartum Depression
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared MamaLift Plus, the first prescription digital therapeutic for symptomatic treatment of postpartum depression (PPD). MamaLift Plus is intended as an […]