
Psychopharmaceuticals: 50 years of stagnation?
While treatments for cancer and heart disease have advanced in leaps and bounds, psychiatry continues to use the drugs that first came on the market more than half a century ago
While treatments for cancer and heart disease have advanced in leaps and bounds, psychiatry continues to use the drugs that first came on the market more than half a century ago
Israel’s new total blockade of supplies threatens to increase the number of indirect victims of the war, who do not figure on the official list of more than 48,000 dead
Thousands of treated patients support the potential of phage therapy, but limited knowledge of this technique and its regulatory complexity hinder its expansion
With Israel stepping up its strikes, joy over the announcement is mixed with fear of joining the death statistics in the hours prior to the end of 15 months of conflict
The scientific journal ‘The Lancet’ estimates that in the first nine months of the Israeli invasion, there were 64,260 deaths from traumatic injuries, compared to the 37,877 fatalities recorded by the authorities in the Palestinian territory
The research highlights the advantages of psychostimulants over non-pharmacological therapies for a condition that receives more attention in childhood
A new study confirms the presence of alpha-synuclein in 20 cases of individuals with RBD, a condition characterized by vigorous motor behaviors and nightmares, which could serve as an early symptom of neurodegenerative diseases
Research suggests that the ecosystem of microbes in the gut may be a reservoir of resistant genes that jump from one bacteria to another
A hundred researchers specializing in health and climate change warn that oil companies are expanding their production plans, and ‘reinforcing global dependence’
A study published in ‘The Lancet’ warns that deaths from diseases that do not respond to antimicrobials will increase dramatically among the over-70 population
Scientific research shows higher temperatures decrease positive emotions such as joy or happiness and increase negative ones such as anger or stress
Most of these preventable deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, according to a series in ‘The Lancet’ in which scientists flag up the need for reducing inappropriate antibiotic use in humans by 20% and in animals by 30% in the next five years
People with high incomes have 32% lower risk of mortality after a brain attack, according to a new study, which also looked at the impact of education and country of birth
A study estimates that more than one billion people are affected and reveals that nutritional imbalances continue to rise. Childhood obesity has quadrupled over the course of three decades
The Barcelona-based researcher has recently validated a scale published by ‘The Lancet,’ to determine the risk of the healthy population developing chronic liver disease, a condition that usually doesn’t cause symptoms until it’s very advanced
A series of medical articles suggests the need for greater attention to socioeconomic issues to address the disease, which is associated with obesity, alcohol or tobacco use, and lack of physical activity
The drug would be useful for women with a history of cancer or who are reluctant to accept hormonal treatments
‘The Lancet’ has for the first time published a report on the relationship between health and climate change in the region
This form of the disease leads to severe skin ulcers that can spread to the lungs, eyes and intestines
A study of 93 European urban areas published in ‘The Lancet’ estimates that more vegetation could cut heat-related deaths by 33%
In recent years, studies have proven that weight loss can help those living with type 2 diabetes be less reliant on drugs such as insulin
A study estimates that 33 common pathogens were behind one in eight of all infection-related fatalities in 2019
Approved as a booster, the CanSino drug is another tool in the country’s ongoing battle against the coronavirus
A US study has revealed the percentage of the population with Alzheimer’s and similar diseases is declining in wealthy countries despite the absence of any effective treatment