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FDA Highlights: Could anti-depressant citalopram affect development of Alzheimer’s?

Written by | 17 Jul 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) citalopram appears to impede development of amyloid beta, a plaque-forming peptide in the brain believed to be involved… read more.

FDA Highlights: Could anti-depressant citalopram affect development of Alzheimer's?

Written by | 17 Jul 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) citalopram appears to impede development of amyloid beta, a plaque-forming peptide in the brain believed to be involved… read more.

Strong link between depression and early death among elderly diabetics

Written by | 24 Jun 2014

People with diabetes have about double the risk of premature death as people of the same age without diabetes. Studies also have shown that they have about twice… read more.

Pancreatic cancer fatalities set to rise

Written by | 23 May 2014

World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – Italy – Death rates from pancreatic cancer are predicted to increase in men and women in 2014 and beyond, according to… read more.

World health matters – Australia: South Australia has higher rate of hypothermia deaths than Sweden

Written by | 28 Mar 2014

by Gary Finnegan: A startling new study from the University of Adelaide shows that the state of South Australia has a higher rate of deaths from extreme cold… read more.

Restless sleep cause pain in elderly?

Written by | 26 Feb 2014

Researchers in the U.K. report that non-restorative sleep is the strongest, independent predictor of widespread pain onset among adults over the age of 50.

Buprenorphine effective in all elderly age groups

Written by | 21 Feb 2014

A recent pharmacokinetic study with buprenorphine transdermal patches showed similar systemic exposures of buprenorphine in subjects aged 75 and 50–60 years. The current prospective, open-label study aimed to… read more.

Rejuvenate stem cell population enables muscle recovery

Written by | 20 Feb 2014

Researchers have pinpointed why normal aging is accompanied by a diminished ability to regain strength and mobility after muscle injury: Over time, stem cells within muscle tissues dedicated… read more.

Muscles from fishing line and sewing thread

Written by | 18 Feb 2014

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have created artificial muscles by twisting and coiling ordinary fishing line.  University of Texas researchers and their international collaborators have… read more.

Aspirin still over prescribed for stroke prevention in AF

Written by | 12 Feb 2014

Aspirin is still overprescribed for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) despite the potential for dangerous side effects, according to research published today.

Press Release: Emerging data from CLL10 presented at ASH suggests Levact® (bendamustine) and rituximab as new treatment option for fit elderly CLL patients

Written by | 7 Feb 2014

New interim analysis study findings presented for the first time today at the 55th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans suggest bendamustine and rituximab… read more.

Fit teenagers less likely to have heart attacks in later life

Written by | 21 Jan 2014

Researchers in Sweden have found an association between a person’s fitness as a teenager and their risk of heart attack in later life. In a study of nearly… read more.

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