“Living document” expected to be updated often as new clinical data accrue.
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Expert U.S. panel develops NIH treatment guidelines for COVID-19
EHC Program Update: Treatments for Chronic Pain Final Reports Now Available
Systematic Reviews Now Available
Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain
(Systematic Review, released on April 16, 2020)
The review assesses the effectiveness and harms of opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain, alternative opioid dosing strategies, and risk mitigation strategies.
Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain
(Systematic Review, released on April 16, 2020)
The review evaluates the benefits and harms of nonopioid drugs in randomized controlled trials of patients with specific types of chronic pain, considering the effects on pain, function, quality of life, and adverse events.
Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain
(Systematic Review, released on April 16, 2020)
The review assesses noninvasive nonpharmacological treatments for common chronic pain conditions.
Large-scale analysis links glucose metabolism proteins in the brain to Alzheimer’s disease biology
NIH-funded research reveals protein network changes that may be druggable targets, biomarkers.
Alzheimer’s trial screening data links high amyloid levels with early stage disease
First paper from NIH-funded “A4” study supports amyloid as target for prevention.
NIDA Director outlines potential risks to people who smoke and use drugs during COVID-19 pandemic
The piece raises several important concerns regarding COVID-19 for specific vulnerable populations.
[ Full article ]The National Library of Medicine expands access to coronavirus literature through PubMed Central
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health, is working on multiple fronts to aid in the COVID-19 response through new initiatives with the global publishing community and artificial intelligence researchers. NLM is expanding access to scientific papers on coronavirus for researchers, care providers, and the public, and for text-mining research. This work makes use of NLM’s PubMed Central® (PMC), a digital archive of peer-reviewed biomedical and life sciences literature. PMC currently provides access to nearly 6 million full-text journal articles.
CDC High Obesity Program
CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity launched a program called Programs to Reduce Obesity in High Obesity Areas, also referred to as HOP, and this collection highlights the program’s approach and describes both overarching and program-specific evaluation findings. Seven of the articles highlight the work of land-grant universities, and one describes HOP’s implementation approach, evaluation framework, and key findings.
New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces
SARS-CoV-2 stability similar to original SARS virus.
Blood test method may predict Alzheimer’s protein deposits in brain
NIH-funded study reports advance in blood-based detection of ptau181, a biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease.
Study finds irregular sleep patterns double the risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults
Variability in sleep duration and timing may represent new and independent heart disease risk factor.