*EnVivo drug acts on nicotine receptors. *Drug showed a benefit on top of current treatments. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 18 – An experimental Alzheimer’s drug that activates a specific nicotine receptor in the brain improved measures of thinking and memory ...
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Antibiotic Use Among Children Declined in Past Decade
Meanwhile, prescriptions for some drugs, including ADHD medications and contraceptives, increased. Efforts by health organizations to slow the spread of antibiotic resistance by reducing overuse of the drugs seem to be working, a new study says. Although systemic antibiotics are ...
Read More »Unprecedented Breakthrough in Medicine
Brazilian researchers say they have successfully tested a vaccine against schistosomiasis, a disease caused by parasitic worms that afflicts more than 200 million people worldwide. “This is an unprecedented breakthrough in medicine that involved 30 years of scientific work,” Dr ...
Read More »Diabetes and the Kidney – Treatment Strategies for Success
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects an estimated 10% to 13% adults in the United States and Europe.[1,2] Patients with CKD are at increased risk not only for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), but for cardiovascular disease and death. Type 2 diabetes is ...
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