by DAVID A. LIEB and ANDREW DeMILLO Gary Rush poses for a photo outside the Pennsylvania Capitol, June 7, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pa. Rush was demonstrating with the advocacy group…
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Avatar therapy-linked emotions identified in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
The predominant emotions expressed by patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia undergoing virtual reality-based Avatar therapy (AT) are mostly neutral, joy, and anger emotions, according to a study published online June 12…
Adversity, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Evolution: The Reproductive Trade-off Theory
Summary: A new study examines the association of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) with early life adversity and its potential influence on immediate reproductive strategies over somatic health. Using a sample…
Gaps remain in identifying, treating obesity despite new treatment options
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain By being undiagnosed or untreated, a significant fraction of people with obesity or overweight are not getting the recommended care, despite an increase in new treatment…
Transgender people seen in the ER much more likely than cisgender people to be admitted to hospital
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Transgender people who come to the emergency room for care tend to be sicker than cisgender people who are otherwise similar to them and are much…
Alterations in Alcohol Consumption Echo Depression Symptom Changes
Summary: A new study uncovers a correlation between changes in alcohol consumption and the ebb and flow of depression symptoms. People reporting lower alcohol use simultaneously noted reductions in depressive…
Closed-loop insulin delivery systems may improve blood sugar control in children with type 1 diabetes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Closed-loop insulin delivery systems improve glucose control in children with type 1 diabetes without causing adverse effects, according to a study presented Saturday at ENDO 2023,…
Wider search needed to improve outcomes for eosinophilic food allergy, says study
Image created with BioRender. Credit: Cincinnati Children’s The good news: a monoclonal antibody treatment called benralizumab proved quite effective in a clinical trial at depleting the number of eosinophils found…
Adagrasib effective for patients with KRAS G12C-mutant lung cancer and untreated brain metastases
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found the KRAS G12C inhibitor adagrasib showed promising activity suppressing cancer growth not only within the…
