-
Mashup Score: 0Drugs prescribed off-label may do more harm than good - 47 minute(s) ago
A new study from King’s College London shows that off-label prescriptions of a common antidepressant doesn’t help breathlessness in patients with respiratory disease – and may cause side…
Source: www.kcl.ac.ukCategories: General Medicine News, Hem/OncsTweet
-
Mashup Score: 4Octopus suckers fix dentures in research first - 2 day(s) ago
Scientists are harnessing the power of nature by mimicking octopus suckers to help dentures stick to the mouth.
Source: www.kcl.ac.ukCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
-
Mashup Score: 16Study provides new insights into the biology behind major depressive disorder and its impact on the immune system - 2 month(s) ago
A new study, conducted in a shared effort between UK and Italian researchers offers novel insights about the biological mechanisms behind major depressive disorder (MDD), and especially on the role of the immune system.
Source: www.kcl.ac.ukCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
-
Mashup Score: 2Experimental mRNA cancer vaccine shows potential for advanced stage cancer patients - 2 month(s) ago
Interim data from the Phase I dose escalation part of the mRNA cancer immunotherapy (mRNA-4359), show promise in patients with advanced solid cancers.
Source: www.kcl.ac.ukCategories: General Medicine News, CardiologistsTweet
-
Mashup Score: 10Research study reveals patchy and inconsistent end of life care - 3 month(s) ago
Findings include that one in five dying people had no contact with their GP in the last three months of life and half of respondents (49%) in study were also unhappy with at least one aspect of the care the person who died received.
Source: www.kcl.ac.ukCategories: General Medicine News, Hem/OncsTweet
-
Mashup Score: 20Childhood maltreatment is associated with greater cognitive difficulties than previously thought - 4 month(s) ago
New research suggests that the cognitive difficulties associated with childhood maltreatment, and particularly neglect, have been grossly underestimated in previous studies.
Source: www.kcl.ac.ukCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
-
Mashup Score: 7AI brain images realistic enough for medical research - 4 month(s) ago
An AI model developed by King’s scientists, in close collaboration with University College London, has produced three-dimensional, synthetic images of the human brain that are realistic and accurate enough to use in medical research.
Source: www.kcl.ac.ukCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
-
Mashup Score: 4
Feeding children peanuts regularly from infancy to age five reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by 71%, even after many years when the children ate or avoided peanut as desired.
Source: www.kcl.ac.ukCategories: General Medicine News, Allergy-ImmunologyTweet
-
Mashup Score: 8Responsiveness to ADHD treatment may be determined by neuroanatomy - 7 month(s) ago
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that that the effectiveness of ADHD medication may be associated with an individual’s neuroanatomy.
Source: www.kcl.ac.ukCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
-
Mashup Score: 3BMJ letter renews call for safety warnings on Call the Midwife - 9 month(s) ago
A joint letter written by a King’s academic and other researchers has renewed a call for the popular BBC programme Call the Midwife to add safety warnings on its episodes which depict inaccurate birthing practices, particularly those which show early umbilical cord clamping that can harm babies, especially if they are premature.
Source: www.kcl.ac.ukCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
Drugs prescribed off-label may do more harm than good, says @ij_higginson et al study https://t.co/YJwkq9WcUE