Changes in brain receptors linked to seizures and anxiety during the menstrual cycle
...during PMDD, according to the researchers who also filed a patent for the potential new therapies. The next step will be to determine the precise mechanisms behind these changes, Mody said. "We have to find the molecular identities of the players responsible for changing the number of these receptors on th...Technique may speed drug production, reduce costs and waste
...y used in manufacturing." A provisional patent was filed by U of T's Innovations Foundation in March. The research was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada....OHSU develops instant, computerized notification system to communicate patients' end-of-life wishes
..., OHSU patients also have their advance directives filed electronically with their medical records. This service is valuable for healthy adults who suffer from sudden illness or traumatic injury -- in these cases, initially, all emergency medical treatments are provided. If patients are unable to make thei...