Dementia is a devastating condition that is becoming increasingly problematic as size of the elderly population grows. Over the next 3 decades, cases are expected to triple. Unlike many other age-related diseases, dementia is still not well understood by physicians, and treatments are still largely ineffective. Aggressive research efforts therefore … [Read more...]
Dementia Risk: Does Diet Matter?
New Data on Gene Therapy in Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer. Each year, approximately 68,000 Americans are affected by the disease. Treatments for bladder cancer have lagged behind treatments for other forms of cancer, and for about 30 years, 5-year survival rates remained consistent, and physicians and patients were limited by few therapeutic options. Now, … [Read more...]
How Does Anxiety Manifest in People Living with Lupus?
Lupus is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects women of color and has eluded effective therapies for decades. Recently, there has been a push to incorporate the patient’s voice into the research and development process so that new therapies for the disease can address not only disease activity but also the symptoms that … [Read more...]
New Data on Whether Bronchodilators Can Help Tobacco-Exposed Patients
Bronchodilators have long been used in people with respiratory problems that require dilation of the bronchi and bronchioles to reduce respiratory airway resistance and increase the air flowing to the lungs. These bronchodilators can be short-acting, providing quick “rescue” relief or long-acting, helping to prevent symptoms and control the … [Read more...]
New Information on the Link Between Maternal Antidepressant Use and Birth Defects
The relationship between maternal antidepressant use and fetal health has long been of concern to both the women’s health and pediatrics communities. Research into how antidepressants affect a growing fetus has led to some actionable information on which antidepressants are safest and if and how certain women can stay on antidepressants while … [Read more...]