Graphical abstract. Credit: hLife (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.hlife.2024.07.004 Diffuse midline glioma (DMG) is a highly aggressive and fatal pediatric high-grade glioma that primarily affects critical regions of the central nervous system,…
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Study suggests using neurostimulation therapies on a specific brain circuit could treat PTSD
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital evaluated 193 participants in the Vietnam Head Injury Study with penetrating traumatic brain injury. The team…
Inexpensive drug can prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, new review says
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Giving women at risk of premature birth a simple magnesium sulfate infusion (or ‘drip’) can prevent their babies from developing cerebral palsy, a recent review has…
New models quantify how ‘nociception’ could help improve management of surgical pain
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The degree to which a surgical patient’s subconscious processing of pain, or “nociception,” is properly managed by their anesthesiologist will directly affect the degree of post-operative…
Older people more swayed by impulsive actions of others when making financial decisions, new study shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Older people are more likely to be influenced by the impulsive financial preferences of others than their younger counterparts, according to a new study. Research led…
Study shows alcohol-dependent men and women have different biochemistries, so may need different treatments
Men/women differences first 3 months of treatment. Credit: Tom Parkhill A new study reveals hormonal and biochemical factors that affect alcohol dependence (also known as Alcohol Use Disorder), suggesting that…
Is it a cold, flu or COVID? An expert helps you sort it out
It’s that time of year when respiratory viruses start to circulate widely, but how can you tell the difference between the symptoms of a cold, the flu and COVID? Dr.…
More than half of people who use party drugs take ADHD medicines without a prescription, new research shows
by Rachel Sutherland, Amy Peacock, Caroline Salom, Jodie Grigg and Raimondo Bruno, The Conversation Credit: Alex Green from Pexels Each year, the National Drug and Alcohol Research Center at UNSW…
Study shows psilocybin gives comparable long-term antidepressant effects to standard antidepressants
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A direct comparison between the experimental psychedelic drug psilocybin and a standard SSRI antidepressant shows similar improvement of depressive symptoms, but that psilocybin offers additional longer-term…
Are sports stars who are caught using illegal drugs unfairly vilified?
A pile of cocaine hydrochloride. Credit: DEA Drug Enforcement Agency, public domain With the Paris Olympics and Paralympics wrapped up, and leading Australian sports codes coming to an end of…
