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Evaluating the potential for psilocybin as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder [Minireview]

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychiatric condition that develops following exposure to a traumatic event. In most patients, currently available pharmacological and psychological treatments are insufficient to alleviate the array of symptoms associated with the disorder.

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Achieving a Systolic Blood Pressure Below 130 mmHg Reduces the Incidence of Cardiovascular Events in Hypertensive Patients with Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy [Cardiovascular]

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However, to the best of our knowledge, the actual effects of BP reduction to the {less than or equal to}130/80mmHg target on the incidence of cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients with a diagnosis of LVH based on echocardiographic-criteria (Echo-LVH) have never been determined.

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Long-lasting Control of LDL-Cholesterol Induces a Forty Percent Reduction in the Incidence of Cardiovascular Events: New Insights from a 7-year Study [Cardiovascular]

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Recent studies have yielded controversial results on the long-term effects of statin treatment on the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events. The incidence of first CV events was 6.0% Taken together, our data demonstrate that a 7-year stable control of LDL-C induces a forty percent reduction in the incidence of CV events.

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Efficacy of Fluoxetine and (R,S) Ketamine in Attenuating Conditioned Fear Behaviors in Male Mice [Behavioral Pharmacology]

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is caused by exposure to a traumatic or stressful event. Current pharmacological treatments for PTSD are insufficient, with fewer than 30% of patients reporting symptom remission. Treatments began 4 hours after FC. The OFT was conducted one day before the last FC re-exposure.

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Bempedoic acid for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in statin-intolerant patients

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that treatment with bempedoic acid in high-risk primary prevention patients unable to tolerate recommended doses of statins has the potential to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events. Authors: Steven E. Nissen, M.D., of the Cleveland Clinic, is the corresponding author.

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FDA Approves Duvystat, New Oral Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

PLOS: DNA Science

FDA classifies it as a “nonsteroidal treatment” – not a gene therapy, but it affects gene expression. A gene-based treatment would have to alter many cells to exert a noticeable effect. In 2023, two gene-based treatments became available. Muscle makes up about 40 percent of body weight. million DNA bases.

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A recent update on huprine and its hybrids as a potential multifunctional agent for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Some researchers proposed that the symptoms involved in AD (loss of memory, cognitive impairment, and amnesia) are the main event linked to the cholinergic neurotransmitter (acetylcholine). This review focuses on the last 10 year's literature search on huprine and its analogues for the treatment of AD.

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