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Heart-on-a-chip mimics drug response seen in humans

06.08.2019 Health Problems

Researchers from TARA Biosystems, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today published data demonstrating that TARA’s engineered heart-on-a-chip system replicated drug responses found in adult humans. The findings, published in the journal Toxicological Sciences, show TARA’s 3-D-cardiac tissue platform can predict how human hearts will respond to a wide range of drugs, something that has been a challenge in pre-clinical models until […]

No evidence of legacy effect seen for intensive glucose lowering

06.06.2019 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—There seems to be no evidence of a legacy effect or mortality benefit for intensive glucose control among military veterans with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the June 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Peter D. Reaven, M.D., from the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System, and colleagues report 15-year follow-up for intensive […]

These Inclusive Children's Books Will Make Your Kid Feel Seen

01.05.2019 Kids Health

Nothing makes me happier than shopping for new books, whether buying them for myself or for others. I especially enjoy shopping for children’s books and take great pleasure in finding the perfect story for a special kid. But in today’s not-quite-caught-up publishing world, this can get challenging. Although there are increasingly more options out there, it can still be difficult […]

Remission of schizophrenia seen with amisulpride, clozapine

05.09.2018 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—Remission can be achieved for most cases of schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder with amisulpride and clozapine, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in the The Lancet Psychiatry. René S. Kahn, M.D., from Brain Center Rudolf Magnus in Utrecht, Netherlands, and colleagues recruited 481 participants from 27 centers in 14 European countries and Israel. Patients aged 18 to 40 […]

Doctors warn that breast cancer is still seen as a white woman’s disease

21.05.2018 Health Problems

Clinicians and researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the Homerton Hospital are encouraging black women to visit their GP if they notice any changes in their breasts. The call comes following the publication of a Queen Mary research paper which shows that among black women, breast cancer is often still perceived as “a disease of whiteness”. The study, […]