US approves new drug for prevention of migraines

Migraine sufferers on Thursday got some relief from US regulators who approved the first of a new class of drugs for migraine prevention. The United States Food and Drug Administration said it endorsed Aimovig for prevention of migraine in adults, through monthly self-injections. Aimovig is the first in a new class of drugs that work by blocking the activity of […]

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New study provides rationale for use of a multi-target anticancer drug in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

The multi-target small molecule anticancer drug nintedanib shows promising effectiveness in stopping the growth of human malignant pleural mesothelioma, a fatal thoracic tumor, in preclinical models, according to a new study published jointly by researchers in Austria, Germany and Hungary. Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a particularly aggressive tumor that occurs in the lining that covers the lungs. It typically results […]

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Study shows details of brain networks in autism

A CAMH study analyzing more than 1,000 brain scans reveals surprising new insights into brain networks in people with autism, after applying a new personalized approach to brain mapping. Autism is a complex, lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder that affects more than one in 100 people—so understanding these brain networks has potential to show how autism develops over time, and to identify […]

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Doctors in California Are Prescribing Food as Medicine, and It's Keeping Patients out of Hospitals

You are probably aware that healthy eating can prevent a lot of illnesses, but it turns out that receiving proper nutrition can actually make the chronically sick healthier too. That’s why some Medicaid patients suffering from chronic or life-threatening illnesses are now being prescribed food in addition to medicine. It’s part of an effort to increase health and reduce health […]

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Research offers insights into impact of chronic pain

Drawing on her personal and academic background, Dr. Godfrey’s research has revealed that chronic pain does not impair how people pay attention to threatening information or their ability to focus when distractions are present. Dr. Godfrey conducted several studies based on the assumption that chronic pain would impair the way people pay attention to information that is relevant to pain. […]

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How the power of mathematics can help assess lung function

Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new computational way of analysing X-ray images of lungs, which could herald a breakthrough in the diagnosis and assessment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other lung diseases. A multi-disciplinary team of mathematicians, clinicians, and image specialists from three University of Southampton faculties has devised a method for numerically describing […]

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New research puts distinct memories of similar events in their place

Neuroscientists have found new evidence on how distinct memories of similar events are represented in the brain. Its findings, which appear in the journal Neuron, correct a previous misconception of how such memories are stored in the hippocampus—a part of the brain crucial for memory and understanding space. “Previous research suggested that brain cells were ‘re-mapped’ in making distinctions between […]

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