One Class of Antidiabetic Linked With Lower Kidney Stone Risk
One class of glucose-lowering agent may help lower the risk of kidney stones in adults with type 2 diabetes, a cohort study suggested. Adults who newly started on an SGLT2 inhibitor had a 31% lower risk of nephrolithiasis compared with those starting on a GLP-1 receptor agonist (HR 0.69, 95% CI 0.67-0.72), found Julie M. […]
Peer educators play key role in new recipe development and testing
Cooking and recipe demonstrations encourage healthy eating and adoption of unfamiliar foods by class participants. The research brief shared in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, demonstrates that valuable input by peer educators can be obtained through a hybrid home-use testing method. The process of recipe development involves sensory evaluation about […]
Youngest children in class with ADHD as likely to keep diagnosis in adulthood as older pupils, find scientists
Children who are the youngest in their class to be identified with ADHD are just as likely to keep the diagnosis as older pupils in their year group, scientists have found. Experts from the University of Southampton and Paris Nanterre University, working with researchers worldwide, made the discovery after examining data from thousands of patients […]
Could Semaglutide Help Curb Addictive Behaviors?
Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and other drugs in its class are widely known for their role in managing type 2 diabetes and suppressing appetite. They may also prove helpful one day in curbing certain addictive behaviors like alcohol use and smoking. Preclinical research has shown promising results, and endocrinologists and patients have described, anecdotally, reduced cravings […]
Fluphenazine: Schizophrenia Uses, Warnings, Side Effects, Dosage
Generic Name: fluphenazine Brand Names: Modecate, Modecate Concentrate, Moditen, Prolixin, RhoFluphenazine Drug Class: Antipsychotics, 1st Generation; Antipsychotics, Phenothiazine What is fluphenazine, and what is it used for? Fluphenazine is a first generation antipsychotic medication used for symptomatic management of psychotic disorders in patients with chronic schizophrenia who require prolonged therapy. First generation antipsychotics are less commonly prescribed […]
Klonopin (clonazepam) vs. Valium (diazepam): Uses, Side Effects
Klonopin vs. Valium: What’s the difference? Klonopin (clonazepam) and Valium (diazepam) are benzodiazepine class anti-anxiety medications used to treat anxiety, and to treat and/or prevent certain types of seizures. Klonopin is also used to treat panic disorder and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Valium is also used to treat agitation, tremors, delirium, seizures, and hallucinations resulting from alcohol […]
Are Skin Lesion Analyzers Ready for Prime Time?
While the FDA is proposing to reclassify two class III computer-aided melanoma detection devices as class II devices, most members of its General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel suggested that such a move would be premature during the Medical Devices Advisory Committee meeting on Friday. According to the FDA, reclassification of the MelaFind and Nevisense […]
Researchers show effectiveness of migraine drug in weight loss: Over the course of a month, mice taking triptan migraine drugs ate less and lost more weight than other animals
Triptans, a commonly prescribed class of migraine drugs, may also be useful in treating obesity, a new study by scientists at UT Southwestern suggests. In studies on obese mice, a daily dose of a triptan led animals to eat less food and lose weight over the course of a month, the team reported in the […]
Researchers show effectiveness of migraine drug in weight loss: Over the course of a month, mice taking triptan migraine drugs ate less and lost more weight than other animals
Triptans, a commonly prescribed class of migraine drugs, may also be useful in treating obesity, a new study by scientists at UT Southwestern suggests. In studies on obese mice, a daily dose of a triptan led animals to eat less food and lose weight over the course of a month, the team reported in the […]
Bacteria for blastoff: Using microbes to make supercharged new rocket fuel: Scientists have developed a new class of energy-dense biofuels based on one of nature’s most unique molecules
Biofuel scientists used an oddball molecule made by bacteria to develop a new class of sustainable biofuels powerful enough to launch rockets. The candidate molecules have greater projected energy density than any petroleum product, including the leading aviation and rocket fuels, JetA and RP-1. Converting petroleum into fuels involves crude chemistry first invented by humans […]