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Chronic alcohol use can cause painful nerve damage known as alcoholic neuropathy, and people with alcohol use disorder experience allodynia — hypersensitivity to pain — during alcohol withdrawal. A newly developed mouse model of withdrawal-related allodynia and alcohol-induced neuropathic pain…

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A University of Queensland researcher says current Australian laws were failing to prevent young people using nicotine vaping products (NVPs). Professor Coral Gartner from UQ’s School of Public Health says many people were unwilling to comply with regulations around nicotine…

SEATTLE — Use of a new kind of assay — sequential beta-hydroxybutyrate testing — with a cut-off for ruling out insulinoma in patients with hypoglycemia may allow for a shortening of the gold-standard 72-hour fasting time, therefore yielding significant hospital cost savings, new data…

As a number of Pandemic-era Back-to-School seasons have come and gone, concerns over the mental, social, and physical development of kids continue to be on parents’ minds. It’s a time of year that’s exciting as it is nerve-wracking for kids…

Whether it’s a glass of G&T or a pint of beer, alcohol can have a negative impact on a person’s health. Non-alcoholic drinks like fruit juices and plant-based milk may seem healthier choices. But, a new study, published in the…

University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed a universal receptor system that allows T cells to recognize any cell surface target, enabling highly customizable CAR T cell and other immunotherapies for treating cancer and other diseases. The discovery could extend into…

Dr Amir lists diabetes symptoms The “catastrophic” effect of diabetes means more than 7,000 people die needlessly with the disease every year, damning analysis shows. Deaths of those with the chronic condition were up 13 percent last year on pre-pandemic…

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have linked specific variants or mutations of the gene myocardin-related transcription factor B (MRTFB) with a novel neurodevelopmental disorder. The team reports in the journal Genetics in Medicine that they were able to find…

The Little Mermaid premiere was a family affair for star Melissa McCarthy, who brought her husband Ben Falcone and daughter Vivian. The 16-year-old looked beautiful standing next to her mom in the rare public appearance. Related story Gisele Bündchen Proved…