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| Eyes provide peek at Alzheimer’s disease risk Posted: 23 Aug 2021 09:57 AM PDT Amyloid plaques found in the retinas of eyes may be an indicator of similar plaques in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and may provide a more visible biomarker for detecting disease risk. |
| Steep rise in cardiac arrests associated with opioid use Posted: 23 Aug 2021 09:57 AM PDT A nationwide US study has shown that the rate of opioid-related cardiac arrests has steeply risen and is now on par with the rate of cardiac arrest from other causes. Opioid use disorder, which includes dependence and addiction, affects more than two million people in the US, while opioid overdose is the leading cause of death for those aged 25 to 64 years. This study examined the trends and outcomes of opioid-related cardiac arrest in 2012 to 2018. The US Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) was used to study all hospitalisations for cardiac arrest in active or chronic opioid users compared to cardiac arrests in patients not using opioids. |
| Possible antidote for club drug GHB overdose Posted: 23 Aug 2021 09:57 AM PDT Diclofenac and other NSAIDs may limit the passage of narcolepsy medication and illicit party drug GHB to the brain, decreasing the potential for fatal overdose, researchers find. |
| Think leisure is a waste? That may not bode well for your mental health Posted: 23 Aug 2021 07:43 AM PDT Feeling like leisure is wasteful and unproductive may lead to less happiness and higher levels of stress and depression, new research suggests. |
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