A turning point for fish oils and cardiovascular disease?
The use of fish oils to improve cardiovascular health has been in and out of favour for decades, but positiveContinue Reading
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Tipping the scales
As obesity levels rise, pharmacists need new methods to help them get dosing right. Read this story at Pharmaceutical Journal.
Striving to stall Parkinson’s disease
First described 200 years ago, Parkinson’s disease remains without a cure. After many failed clinical trials, researchers are getting backContinue Reading
Digitally tracking cognitive decline
Pinpointing where healthy brain aging leaves off and dementia begins is difficult. Is a slip in memory an expected outcomeContinue Reading
Committing to memory
Cell phone chimes, sticky notes, even the proverbial string around a finger—these external cues help guard against inevitable memory lapses.Continue Reading
Cannabis for epilepsy
Parents of children with treatment-resistant epilepsy are searching for something to help, and some are turning to cannabis to tryContinue Reading
New frontiers in robotic surgery
Over the past 30 years, robots have become standard fixtures in operating rooms. But if their novelty has worn off, their promiseContinue Reading
Widespread gene disruption in brain in schizophrenia
Subtle yet widespread disruptions in gene expression mark the brain in schizophrenia, according to a study of over 500 brainContinue Reading
Personalized depression treatment on the horizon?
When a patient seeks help for depression, the doctor plays a primitive guessing game to find an effective antidepressant. It takesContinue Reading
Schizophrenia’s behemoth burden grows
Schizophrenia cost the US an extra $155.7 billion in 2013, according to a study published in the Journal of ClinicalContinue Reading
Remote control of seizures
During a seizure, the brain’s electrical signals run amok, producing torrents of neural activity that can cause a person toContinue Reading
Steering organoids toward discovery
Since the 1980s, stem cells’ shape-shifting abilities have wowed scientists. With proper handling, a few growth factors, and some time,Continue Reading
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