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...only wish was that my design would help people and alleviate suffering," Ghosh said. "I'm so grateful it has turned into a drug and been approved by the FDA so quickly." The molecule Ghosh created is expected to be available to physicians this year, he said. "I think that this drug will have a sizeable imp...Mayo Clinic links allergies to Parkinson's disease
..." he says. "Treat the allergy symptoms you have to alleviate them at the time. At this point, we have no good evidence that this treatment will protect you from possibly developing Parkinson's disease later." Dr. Bower and colleagues hope, however, that the clues in this study may give scientists a strong h...Study suggests anesthetic agent may have rapid antidepressant effects
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...istine from 32 doses to just eight doses, we could alleviate a lot of the neurotoxicity associated with the higher dose of vincristine without reducing survival", explains Dr Gajjar. Dr Gajjar predicts that these findings could be the start of some exciting advances in neuro-oncology. "Our research focused o...JAMA study provides clues to cause of sudden cardiac death in teens
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... an innovative, Web-based intervention designed to alleviate depression in caregivers and stroke survivors through peer and professional support. "The intervention is unique because we are among the first to provide a family care-giving intervention that is explicitly designed to improve the psychological we...Serotonin receptor: A rheostat in brain for emotion that may be linked to depression
...e basic biological mechanism by which they help to alleviate symptoms is poorly understood. Now, new University of Pittsburgh research suggests these drugs work by acting on a specific serotonin receptor called the 5-HT1A autoreceptor, which the study's investigators found plays a key role in regulating the re...