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Study compares antidepressant side effects, finding changes in weight, heart rate and more vary widely
- Antidepressants, medications used to treat depression, anxiety and other health conditions, can cause a wide range of physiological side effects depending on which one you take, according to a new study. In the study, published Tuesday in the journal  The Lancet , researchers analyzed more than 58,000 participants to compare 30 antidepressants with a placebo for an average of eight weeks, finding "clinically ...

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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research
- mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published in the journal Nature . While developing mRNA vaccines for patients with brain tumors in 2016, our ...

Source: theconversation.com