Cart is empty Research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine finds that among patients 65 and older, a diagnosis of anxiety was significantly associated with an increased risk of dementia diagnosis, and benzodiazepine exposure was associated with a 28% increased risk of dementia. However, when benzodiazepines were prescribed to patients with an anxiety disorder, there was no significant association between these medications and incident dementia.
Q&A: Postpartum depression drug heralds new hope for moms, says physician
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday its approval of the new drug zuranolone for postpartum depression. The once-daily pill, meant for short-term use, may help those who struggle with the serious, sometimes life-threatening condition.
Mutapa predicts tough football season
By MICHAEL MIYOBA
NAPSA Stars Football Club Head Coach, Perry Mutapa has predicted that the 2023/2024 FAZ Super League season scheduled to kick off on August 19 will be tough.
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Is Florida failing its children? More babies are born early, at low weight and high risk of death
Little Liberty Belle Garcia arrived in the world at a Hollywood hospital in August weighing only 1 pound 5 ounces. A month later, Cheyenne Tomblin was born at a Boca Raton hospital weighing 12 ounces, about the size of a can of soda.
FASHION ON THE MOVE
By MICHAEL MIYOBA
CHIPOLOPOLO striker Fashion Sakala is likely to join the long list of players across Europe who are being snapped up by clubs in Saudi Arabia.
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New study highlights rapid adoption of clinical research results into chemotherapy prescribing patterns
New research in JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network evaluates how an important analysis on local-regionally advanced colon cancer adjuvant chemotherapy impacted prescribing patterns.
In Wisconsin, women’s health care is constricted by an 1849 law. These doctors are aghast
The three women sitting around a table at a busy lunch spot share a grim camaraderie. It’s been more than a year since an 1849 law came back into force to criminalize abortion in Wisconsin. Now these two OB-GYNs and a certified midwife find their medical training, skill, and acumen constrained by state politics.
For Black teens, school belonging can be a matter of life and death
Academic performance has long been linked to how supported students feel at school. Now, a Rutgers study suggests this sentiment is also essential to preventing suicides.
AGO2 in T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL)
A new editorial paper titled “AGO2 in T-prolymphocytic leukemia: its canonical and noncanonical deregulation and function” has been published in Oncotarget.
Human antibody that targets carfentanil, fentanyl and related opioids reverses overdose effects in preclinical study
An antibody in single-chain fragment variable (scFv) format that binds to the powerful opioid carfentanil was shown to reverse signs of carfentanil overdose in preclinical tests conducted by scientists at Scripps Research.