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Inaugurating a new initiative to foster AI-driven precision medicine via data federation, standardisation, and interoperability.

KINGSTON, ON. Researchers at Queen's University and Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) will soon begin recruiting patients to study the efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapy for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD).

The course, designed by Deok-Ho Kim, focuses on microphysiological systems which are used to study human disease, drug development, and precision medicine On a recent Tuesday, biomedical engineering students gathered in Clark Hall to see the fruits of their labor.

Reading time 9 min. Research at the new Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Neurosciences The TUM scientists and physicians and the patients at the Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Neurosciences, to open in 2025, will share a common objective: Making life with multiple sclerosis better. Many open questions will be answered - for example why the illness has such a variety of forms, particularly in its initial stages, and how to stop nerve cell death in the later stages.

Majority of people over 50 are open to stopping one or more of their medications, but some of those who already did so didn't talk with a health provider first National Poll on Healthy Aging: Views on Medication Deprescribing Among Adults Age 50-80 As the movement toward "deprescribing” medications among older adults grows, a new poll shows strong interest in the idea.

A major international trial has concluded that, where possible, surgeons should replace the removed section of the skull following surgery to treat a form of brain haemorrhage. This approach will save patients from having to undergo skull reconstruction further down the line.

Older adults use voice assistant devices more often with training and flyers with instructions to complement their daily routine, according to a new University of Michigan study that looked at long-term usage.

In order to prevent a recurrence after a life-threatening cardiac event, secondary prevention measures such as health-promoting behaviour immediately after interventional treatment are particularly important.

A preclinical biotechnology company, spun out of The University of Manchester, has announced the completion of a €72 million finance deal to develop the treatment of a leading cause of blindness.

Despite extensive research and encouraging findings, Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains difficult to diagnose based on signs and symptoms alone.

Selling nicotine vaping products in licenced shops with a strict age verification process will restrict youth access and help adult smokers quit, a University of Queensland drug expert has recommended.

Waterloo researcher helps develop database repository to assist hemophilia patients Today is World Hemophilia Day under the theme 'Access for all: prevention of bleeds as the global standard of care'.

The Covid epidemic has disappeared from the media in France, but not from the population. What is the situation in hospitals?

Quinn Grundy , an assistant professor at the University of Toronto's Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, is examining the use of private infusion clinics for high-cost biological medicin

Every year, approximately 17.3 million people are currently dying of cardiovascular disease every year.

MICHR to tackle goal of diversifying, improving research to speed therapies for benefit of all patients Traditionally, the timeline for translating research into effective therapies for disease has been long.

April 4, 2023 The rate of overdose deaths among people age 65 and older quadrupled over the 20-year period starting in 2002, according to a new study co-authored by UCLA Health's Chelsea Shover.

The first patients have been recruited for a revolutionary trial, led by UCL researchers, that will transform the way that treatments are tested for progressive multiple sclerosis (MS).

A company born out of ground-breaking research at The University of Warwick has raised almost £3 million of to develop a testosterone patch for people suffering from low libido and reduced zest for life due to the menopause.

Scientists in Berlin have developed a live attenuated vaccine for the nose and recently published a study in "Nature Microbiology" Joint press release by Freie Universität Berlin, Max Delbrück Center, and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Coronaviruses spread primarily through the air.

Over-the-counter Narcan: A big win for public health Public health experts from Johns Hopkins share their insights on the FDA's approval of over-the-counter Narcan, which puts the lifesaving medicine

University , Medicine & Science Imaging biomarkers are considered to be particularly valuable tools in precision medicine, a future trend to which MedUni Vienna attaches great importance.

Pioneering research into a new game-changing treatment for those affected by pancreatic cancer has begun, giving hope to patients.

Cryptomarkets-marketplaces on the dark web that can facilitate the sale of illicit goods between vendors and buyers-are proving to be attractive alternatives to traditional in-person drug dealing, acc

People of the MedUni Vienna Johannes Klopf and Anna Sotir from the Division of Vascular Surgery of the Department of General Surgery and Surgical Research Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna

FACULTY Q&A The Food and Drug Administration has approved a recommendation that naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug commonly known as Narcan, be made available over the counter without a prescription.

Waterloo School of Pharmacy students visit local elementary schools for Pharmacy Appreciation Month By Milana Madzarac School of Pharmacy Every March since 2016, students from Waterloo's School of Pha

Global progress against malaria has stagnated and novel medical interventions are urgently needed.

Cambridge researchers are using new techniques to distinguish different types of medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumour in children. With one in four children with this tumour type suffering long-term memory loss and speech issues after surgery, it is important that we work towards improving diagnostic methods which avoid surgery Jessica Taylor Funded by The Brain Tumour Charity, this research aims to develop new ways to diagnose medulloblastoma using minimally invasive methods, protecting the quality of life of children with this diagnosis.

Earlier this year, Equatorial Guinea declared its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, with 11 confirmed deaths so far.

The -InFlame- Medical Scientist Programme supports postdocs from natural science disciplines to conduct medical research on inflammatory processes / Interview with the programme spokesperson Petra De

University of Wisconsin-Madison pediatrician Bruce Klein is trying to save bats.

UdeM professor Simon Matoori publishes a guide to help pharmacists identify and assist victims. Can pharmacists be valuable allies for victims of intimate partner violence (IPV)- Can they identify victims, assess the danger they're in and help them find the right resources?

According to a study led by CNRS researcher Alexandra Alvergne 1 , the Covid-19 vaccine does not cause advserse menstrual changes.

While advances in immunotherapy have dramatically improved cancer survival, unleashing the immune system can lead to a host of adverse-sometimes life-threatening-reactions.

Cancer patients might one day benefit from being administered immune cells from healthy donors. But as things stand, receiving donor cells can cause severe or even fatal immune reactions. A researcher at ETH Zurich has now developed a technology that avoids these. Edo Kapetanovic is a medical doctor, but for a while now he has devoted himself entirely to research in synthetic immunology.