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…
New discoveries at deserted medieval town of Dzhankent |
An international team of Kazakh, Russian, and German archaeologists, have made significant new discoveries at the deserted medieval town of Dzhankent. Dzhankent, also known as Jankent, is located on the…
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…
Archaeologists excavate experimental WWII catapult |
Archaeologists from MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) have excavated an experimental WWII prototype catapult at Harwell in Oxfordshire, England. Named the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) Mark III Catapult, the system…
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…
Wildfire smoke leaves harmful gases in floors and walls − air purifiers aren’t enough, new study shows, but you can clean it up
When wildfire smoke turns the air brown and hazy, you might think about heading indoors with the windows closed, running an air purifier or even wearing a mask. These are…
Pregnancy and Body Image Perception
Summary: A novel meta-analysis, encapsulating insights from 5,200 pregnant and 4,172 non-pregnant women, uncovers the multifaceted impacts of pregnancy on body image, revealing nuanced individual variations that range from heightened…
Steep physical decline with age is not inevitable – here’s how strength training can change the trajectory
Raise your hand if you regularly find yourself walking up a flight of stairs. What about carrying heavy bags of groceries? How about picking up your child or grandchild? Most…
