Parkinson Disease Treatment: Levodopa-Carbidopa Solution Superior to Oral Levodopa
A 24-hour subcutaneous levodopa-carbidopa (LD/CD) solution, ND0612, along with oral immediate-release LD/CD increases time without dyskinesia for patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to study results published in The Lancet…
Anti-TNF use linked to risk for progressive kidney function decline in patients with IBD
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Life science leaders imagine how to accelerate drug development
Drug development is essentially a long, expensive bet: 90% of drugs fail during clinical trials, goes one of the life science industry’s most oft-quoted statistics. But new ways of identifying…
New study finds increase in exposures to synthetic tetrahydrocannabinols among young children, teens, and adults
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A sharp rise in exposures to synthetic cannabis products among youth—some leading to hospitalization—highlights the need for increased education around the dangers of exposure and increased…
Cardiovascular health is intricately linked to the food security status of minoritized groups
In a recent study published in BMC Public Health, researchers investigated the relationship between food security and ideal cardiovascular health while addressing disparities across minoritized groups by studying a representative…
Top Predictors of Substance Initiation in Youth Flagged
By age 12 years, more than 14% of children have tried alcohol or tobacco, and religion, race, and income are the top predictors beginning to use these and other substances,…
Pain Exposure Can Alter Brain Development in Preterm Infants, Especially Girls
There are associations between early-life pain exposure and altered brain development in preterm infants, especially in girls. Further, decreased brain structural connectivity is tied to poorer neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18…
Vitamin D as an Anti Colorectal Cancer Agent in 2024 – a Review of the Evidence
Vitamin D has a protective effect against colorectal cancer, but it is patient and population dependent.According to the WHO, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second biggest cause of cancer-related deaths…
Blink Triple Care drop shows good comfort, vision improvements for dry eye
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WHO’s Farrar: Social context is key to halting bird flu spread
Jeremy Farrar, now the World Health Organization’s chief scientist, was working in Vietnam 20 years ago when the H5N1 virus started to spread across Asia — at that point in…