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Antidepressants Mostly Ineffective, 'Lackluster' for Chronic Pain
In a new analysis of 26 systematic reviews, most comparisons had inconclusive evidence of the effectiveness of antidepressants compared with placebo in treating pain. Medscape...
17 minutes ago - Medscape
Rats Know a Good Beat When They Hear It
Rats recognize musical beats and can bop to the rhythm of music in a manner similar to humans. Quick Take
2 hours ago - Medscape
Fear of public places linked to poor quality of life in adults with epilepsy
Agoraphobic symptoms were common and associated with poor quality of life in adults with epilepsy, while generalized anxiety symptoms were not, according to a study published...
17 hours ago - Healio
Healthy lifestyle, behavior slows memory decline
Adherence to a healthy lifestyle paired with positive individual behavior reduces the rate of memory decline, according to a study published in BMJ. In addition, researchers...
20 hours ago - Healio
'Depression Circuit' Identified in MS Patients
The common coexistence of depression and multiple sclerosis may be explained in part by the involvement of a particular brain circuit, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News
2 days ago - Medscape - 3 articles
Poor Sleep Quality as a Teen May Up MS Risk in Adulthood
Poor sleep quality or sleeping less than 7 hours a night during adolescence is linked to a 40% to 50% increase in risk for multiple sclerosis as an adult, new research...
2 days ago - Medscape - 3 articles
Similar Brain Atrophy in Obesity and Alzheimer's Disease
Gray matter thinning in patients with obesity correlates with that in patients with Alzheimer's disease. It mainly affects the right temporo-parietal cortex and left prefrontal...
2 days ago - Medscape - 2 articles
The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Epilepsy Treatment
Andrew N. Wilner, MD, and Joseph I. Sirven, MD, discuss the impact of social determinants of health on epilepsy. Medscape Neurology
2 days ago - Medscape
Does Evidence Support Pharmacologic Treatment for Dementia?
Although patients and their family members long for effective treatments for dementia, high-quality evidence on the benefits of the drugs already available is lacking. Medscape...
2 days ago - Medscape
Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination Clinical Use to Recommend Therapist Assessment of Functional Hand Asymmetries
Purpose: To determine whether asymmetry scores derived from the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination can provide cutoff scores for recommending in-depth assessment of...
2 days ago - Pediatric Physical Therapy
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First Oral Treatment for CKD Anemia OK'd for Patients on Dialysis
The FDA approved the first oral agent for chronic kidney disease -related anemia for adults on dialysis, the agency announced late on Wednesday. Daprodustat is a once-daily...
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Major adverse pregnancy outcomes confer long-term ischemic heart disease...
Women who had any of five major adverse pregnancy outcomes had elevated risk for ischemic heart disease for as long as 46 years after delivery, researchers reported in The...
Obesity Worsens Clinical Outcomes of Right Ventricular Dysfunction
Among patients who had right heart catheterization, obesity was consistently associated with right ventricle dysfunction and increased risks of death and heart failure...