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The glymphatic system is a recently discovered pathway in the brain that uses perivascular tunnels made by astroglial cells to clear soluble proteins and waste and to move nutrients and signaling molecules around the brain. It works mainly during sleep and is much less active when we are awake, so…
Spontaneous reports of vertigo or dizziness, as side-effect of certain drugs, received at our Pharmacovigilance Center, represented the 5% of all reports in 2012. Considering the high incidence of such an ADR for several drugs' classes, it can be speculated that under-reporting also affect vertigo and dizziness. Despite the fact…
Researchers ran a one-year study of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in about 500 adults whose depression had not improved with many previous treatments. People were randomly assigned to get real VNS or a sham (no real stimulation), and neither they nor the main study staff knew which they had. The…
