Adlarity
Corium, Inc. Announces FDA Filing Acceptance of New Drug Application for Adlarity (donepezil transdermal system) for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease MENLO PARK, Calif., January 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) –…
Annual reported measles incidence dropped from 2000 to 2018
The annual reported measles incidence decreased from 2000 to 2018, but the number of cases increased from 2016 to 2018, according to research published in the Dec. 6 issue of…
Mouse study shows nerve signaling pathway critical to healing fractures
Sticks and stones may break one’s bones, but healing them requires the production of a protein signal that stimulates the generation, growth and spread of vital nerve cells, or neurons,…
Root of childhood kidney cancer discovered
A fundamental change in our understanding of the childhood kidney cancer Wilms’ tumour is on the horizon, after the discovery of its earliest genetic root by scientists at the Wellcome…
Bullying won’t be curbed until we figure out what fuels it
In October 2019, a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old were charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Devan Bracci-Selvey, who died in his mother’s arms outside his southern Ontario…
Depression affects one-third of lung cancer patients
About one-third of patients newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer have moderate to severe symptoms of depression, a new study suggests. For many of these patients—particularly…
First donation after circulatory death heart transplant performed in the U.S.
A team of doctors at Duke University has carried out the first donation after circulatory (or cardiac) death (DCD) heart transplant in the U.S. Members of the surgical team have…
Study highlights protein variability in neurodegenerative diseases
A new University of Toronto study sheds light on how protein strains vary in the brains of those affected by progressive neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s, suggesting the need for patient-specific…
Men prone to negative emotions are less physically active during leisure time
Fundamental and early-appearing dispositions of feeling and reacting, also known as temperament, are reflected in the amount of physical activity in midlife. High perceptual and associative sensitivity is associated with…
Study finds common cold virus can infect the placenta
Researchers have shown that a common cold virus can infect cells derived from human placentas, suggesting that it may be possible for the infection to pass from expectant mothers to…