XEN1101 appears safe and effective for the treatment of focal-onset seizures (FOSs), according to results of a phase 2b study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Neurology. Jacqueline A. French,…
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Liver cancer: Risk factors and prevention
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about risk factors for liver cancer and what you can do…
Pfizer cuts earnings outlook on lower COVID-19 drug sales
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sharply scaled back its earnings outlook for the year, blaming lower-than-expected sales of two drugs used to treat COVID-19, the company…
Texas A&M students develop device to combat kidney failure in newborns
Sponsored by Texas Children’s Hospital, Team 11, known as Rapid Cuff, (top row, from left) Amelia Flug, Hannah Bludau and Haley Phelan, (bottom row, from left) Reagan Isbell and Naomi…
DOT1L gene variants associated with a new neurological disorder
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study from the laboratory of Dr. Hugo J. Bellen, a distinguished service professor at Baylor College of Medicine and a principal investigator at the Jan…
Most accurate test to date developed to measure biological aging
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of European researchers has developed a new test that can accurately measure biological aging in a clinical setting. The discovery was made while studying…
Almost half of patients with skin disease suffer from sleep disturbances, global study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Almost half (42%) of patients with skin disease experience sleep disturbances, a major study presented today at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress…
No universal body image experience in pregnancy, says meta-analysis
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study has discovered large variations in how pregnancy can affect women’s perceptions of their own body, including experiences of negative body image. Negative body…
Study suggests health care access is not preventing deaths among pregnant and postpartum people
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The majority of research and public discourse on US maternal mortality focuses on pregnancy-related maternal deaths—deaths caused or accelerated by a pregnancy—rather than the broader category…
No benefit in common shoulder treatment over placebo, finds study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A saline injection treatment widely used for calcific tendinopathy—a common, painful condition caused by a build-up of calcium in the rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder—provides…
