Archive: 15/12/2015

Interactions between attention-grabbing brain networks weak in ADHD, study says

Interactions between three brain networks that help people pay attention are weaker than normal in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dec 15, 2015

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Adolescents separated from their father are more likely to suffer from stress and transient depression symptoms

Family breakdown and the insecure financial situation that may result is more likely to cause worry, anxiety and depressive symptoms in adolescents who are separated from their father, says Professor Jennifer O'Loughlin of ...

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Newer cancer drug may help protect kidneys from damage caused by older drug

A class of drugs used increasingly to help fight cancer may have the additional benefit of protecting the kidneys when packaged with the powerful chemotherapy agent cisplatin.

Dec 15, 2015

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Industry-financed clinical trials on the rise, as number of NIH-funded trials falls

Since 2006, the number of industry-sponsored clinical trials studying the benefits and harms of medical treatments has risen dramatically, while the number of clinical trials funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...

Dec 15, 2015

Rapid 'dipstick' test tackles fatal sleeping sickness

Scientists have developed a quick and simple diagnosis method, similar to a dipstick pregnancy test, to fight a deadly sleeping sickness.

Dec 15, 2015

Sanofi aims for top spot in consumer health via asset swap

Sanofi said on Tuesday it hopes to take over the consumer health care unit of German peer Boehringer Ingelheim via an asset swap, making the French pharmaceutical giant the sector's world leader.

Dec 15, 2015

Valeant in new distribution deal with Walgreens

Valeant Pharmaceuticals regained some credibility with upset investors thanks to its announcement Tuesday of a new distribution deal with Walgreens and plans to line up more pharmacies to sell its products after a scandal ...

Dec 15, 2015

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Brain regions of PTSD patients show differences during fear responses

Regions of the brain function differently among people with post-traumatic stress disorder, causing them to generalize non-threatening events as if they were the original trauma, according to new research from Duke Medicine ...

Dec 15, 2015