Emma Yasinski

A group of researchers is planning an ambitious project that could have implications for diseases like diabetes: to build a complete model of the pancreatic ß cell.

Those who frequently use illicit drugs in public places were more likely to witness overdoses, and thus should be targeted for naloxone treatment training.

While conventional methods require some type of skin prick, scientists from the University of Bath have proven the concept of needleless CGM.

New data has elucidated a mechanism of action by which hormonal replacement therapy could help prevent T2D in women after menopause.

A study has shown that those who underestimated their prescription rates decreased opioid prescriptions by 2.2 patients more over the next 12 months after being notified of their data.

Although LY2828360 failed as a therapeutic option for osteopathic pain in phase 2, it may be granted new life as a neuropathic pain treatment.

These findings could be the first step in the design of therapies that are better able to target specific receptors to exert therapeutic effects.

The industry has reached multibillion-dollar status, but more US patients seeking international care are driven by burden than opportunity.

Lead researcher Ben Seymour, PhD, noted that this brings medicine a step closer to harnessing the brain's natural pain relief system in a more specific way.

The results confirm that inattention and processing speed index in primary school children are linked to peer problems in adolescents, and support that their importance is not restricted to children with a specific diagnosis.

The new, short screening scale detects the vast majority of general population cases at threshold and can be used as a screening tool in specialty treatment settings.

The study finds that general psychopathology is a heritable trait in youth which could be detected early in life through brain structural connectivity.

Migraine was associated with a higher incidence of myocardial infarction, and ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke.

The 5 novel loci identified associated with ADHD provide evidence for a shared genetic basis between ADHD and educational attainment.

For the first time, it was shown that ibuprofen could be transferred to the baby through the placenta during this early phase of pregnancy

Frequent substance abuse in young adults with childhood ADHD is accompanied by greater initial exposure at a young age and slightly faster progression.

Researchers compared incoming freshman students’ medication intake to upperclassmen, finding that of both groups, only 53% took their medication.

Even with 250,000 overdose deaths in the past decade, federal restrictions have made treatment for opioid use disorder difficult.

Participants displayed statistically significant reductions in ADHD symptoms, improvements in executive functioning, and declines in anxiety symptoms.

Migraine patients have been found to suffer more than nearly all other chronic pain patients but can be relieved by surgery.

Patients with ADHD have an increased risk of developing STIs later in life compared with the non-ADHD comparisons.