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Therapy Dogs Can Ease Nurses', Doctors' Stress, Too

Drugs.com

18, 2024 -- Therapy dogs can help boost the spirits of health care workers in the same way they brighten the moods of hospital patients, a new study shows. WEDNESDAY, Sept. The furry, four-legged friends reduced emotional exhaustion and job stress.

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Scaling Phage Therapy

Codon

Tom Ireland writes about the companies and technologies that are reimagining phage therapy. Soon after its publication, scientists, journalists, and investors were revisiting ‘phage therapy’ as a promising alternative to our failing antibiotics. Read it on our website here. Illustration by David S. Fast forward to 2023.

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Autism, ADHD Linked to More Doctor, Hospital Visits by Age 1

The Pharma Data

19, 2020 — Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) have more doctor and hospital visits during infancy, according to a study published online Oct. MONDAY, Oct. 19 in Scientific Reports. Engelhard, M.D., and ophthalmology (aOR, 3.1).

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How AI is accelerating the future of precision medicine

Drug Target Review

This one size fits all approach to drug prescribing still pervades in mostly all therapy areas except oncology. Therefore, having biomarker information is useful for separating individuals and ensuring that you treat an individual as an individual and can tailor their therapy. Most drugs do not work in all people.

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Multi-ancestry study reveals genetic risk factors for two common pregnancy complications

Broad Institute

The scores could help doctors identify and treat at-risk individuals earlier in pregnancy with existing but underutilized strategies such as low-dose aspirin. They also developed polygenic risk scores, which distill a person’s likelihood of developing a condition down to a single number based on their genes.

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Is There a Better Therapy for Hospitalized Anorexia Patients?

The Pharma Data

20, 2020 — It may seem counterintuitive, but when someone with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa is hospitalized, treatment often begins by cutting calories. Now, new research suggests that those eating restrictions can be safely relaxed in the hospital. That led to shorter hospital stays, the study found. TUESDAY, Oct.

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Immuno-oncology innovations redefining cancer treatment in 2024

Drug Target Review

Cell-based therapies, such as tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, have also drawn significant attention following promising results in a melanoma trial. About the author Dr Espen Basmo Ellingsen University of Oslo Dr Ellingsen is a Medical Doctor and holds a PhD in cancer immunology from the University of Oslo.

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