Frontotemporal dementia symptoms include 'changes in personality' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dementia is already a global emergency, but with no cure in the offing, […]

A life-changing cystic fibrosis medication is claimed to be causing anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts in some patients. Wonder-drug Kaftrio was made available to cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in the UK in June 2020 and has been hailed as the closest thing to a ‘cure’ we currently have for people with CF. It is expected to prolong the lives […]

New £800-a-dose Covid drug that could save the lives of the 500,000 vulnerable Britons who don’t respond to the jab The AstraZeneca developed Evusheld was approved by UK regulators in March  The Department of Health and Social Care refuses to cover the £800-dose cost  New calls have been made to roll out the drug as Covid infections rise again  A […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Channing Tatum has been very open about his fatherhood journey, from the parenting fears to the beautiful moments he cherishes. But in a brand new interview with Fatherly, Tatum is sharing what it’s like to be the father of […]

TikTok influencers are spruiking Ozempic.Credit:Instagram Social media influencers are “bypassing” strict advertising codes with viral videos promoting the use of a vital prescription drug as a weight-loss treatment, causing shortages for people with diabetes. Pharmacy Guild of Australia NSW president David Heffernan said it was frustrating when videos glamorising prescription-only drugs on social media lead to panic buying. “It’s illegal […]

Roman Kemp opens up about his mental health to Boots UK We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info In the past the Capital FM breakfast host and […]

One of the most devastating aspects of stroke and traumatic brain injury is that the neurons we lose are never replaced. This means that depending on the injury site, patients may suffer long-term impairments of crucial motor or cognitive functions, such as language and memory. But the brain does have the ability to produce new neurons. It contains reserves of […]

A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has rejected the atypical antipsychotic pimavanserin (Nuplazid, Acadia Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease psychosis (ADP). In a 9-3 vote the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee (PDAC) found that the drug’s manufacturer failed to offer convincing evidence of its efficacy in patients with ADP. Today’s rejection was the second rejection in […]

Think Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan of the TV program M*A*S*H or Abby Lockhart of ER. Nurses of the modern era are often portrayed in television and movies as sexy and young. Still, stereotyping nurses on the basis of their appearance can land you in hot water, as a television talk show host recently learned when those in the profession took […]

To cure rare genetic diseases, from cystic fibrosis to Niemann-Pick, scientists at Scripps Research have turned to a computational approach usually used to pinpoint the best spot for an oil well. By using the method to analyze the spatial relationships between different variants of a protein — instead of the relationships between test wells across a landscape — the researchers […]