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New research suggests that children with arthritis would benefit greatly from targeted treatments, as the cartilage in their joints breaks down through a different mechanism than the cartilage in adults with arthritis. By analyzing the makeup of cartilage in the fluid inside the joints of juvenile arthritis patients, researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute […]
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Researchers have discovered that a two-drug combination can delay treatment residence in patients with advanced melanoma. The kinase inhibitor drugs dabrafenib and tramentinib combined target different points in the same growth-factor pathway. This postponed the development of drug resistance in patients with BRAF-positive metastatic melanoma, the authors of the study claim. Melanoma is the most […]
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A recent study suggests that individuals over the age of 65 who have taken certain sleeping pills or anti-anxiety drugs may face a higher risk of developing dementia within 15 years than those who have never taken the pills. According to a 2010 study in the Canadian Pharmacists Journal, it is estimated that between 22 […]
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The lead author of a study funded by the Ontario Mental Health Foundation suggests that pregnancy could have a positive impact on women with bipolar disorder. With his team, Verinder Sharma, a scientist with the Lawson Health Research Institute, performed a full review of the existing literature in order to understand what was known about […]
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A new study conducted by DR. Orser and Dr. Wang in Toronto has suggested that using drugs to target the hippocampus that memory loss may be reversible. This was a joint study conducted between the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Hospital. This type of inflammation is linked to a number of disorders and can be […]
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