Pharmacist prescribing can reduce stroke risk in A-fib patients

Community pharmacists can play an effective role in closing gaps in the delivery of stroke risk reduction therapy by prescribing appropriate oral anticoagulation therapy (OAC) for high-risk older individuals with…

Unraveling Schizophrenia: Genetics and Environmental Insights

Summary: A recent review outlines the genetic complexity of schizophrenia, highlighting nearly 300 common genetic variants and over 20 rare variants linked to the disorder. Researchers emphasize that schizophrenia’s genetic…

Cannon from historic 17th-century warship found in Thames Estuary

A cannon from the “London”, a 76-gun second-rate ship of the line in the Royal Navy has been found in the Thames Estuary, England. The London was launched from Chatham…

Subclinical hypothyroidism in early pregnancy linked to higher risk of overt hypothyroidism

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study has shown that subclinical hypothyroidism diagnosed before 21 weeks of pregnancy is associated with more than fourfold higher rates of overt hypothyroidism or…

Overcoming the limits of immunotherapies

Karl Petri (left) is setting up an Emmy Noether research group at the University Hospital of Würzburg with the support of the German Research Foundation. Alexandre Trubert (centre) and Leon…

Psilocybin legislation is helping psychedelic drugs make a comeback – a drug researcher explains the challenges they face

An operations manager finds relief from her depression with the help of psilocybin, the primary psychoactive component of “magic mushrooms.” A veteran conquers his post-traumatic stress disorder through therapy using…

Archaeologists discover dugout canoe near the Modlin Fortress

Archaeologists have discovered a dugout canoe at the mouth of the Narew River near the Modlin Fortress in Poland. Dugout canoes, also known as a logboat or monoxylon, are the…

Australian teens want action on gambling

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research looking at young people’s attitudes to gambling harms reveals Australian teens feel strongly about the lack of action by government to protect them from…

As gender row engulfs Olympic boxing, what is testosterone?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s swift defeat of her Italian opponent at the Paris Olympics on Thursday has sparked a row after she was disqualified from a…

Cancer diagnosis can be devastating, but for some it gives permission to live more radically

by Kevin Dew, Alex Broom, Chris Cunningham, Elizabeth Dennett, Kerry Chamberlain and Richard Egan, The Conversation Credit: Ivan Samkov from Pexels A diagnosis of life-limiting cancer can be overwhelming and…