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Prescription cold and cough medicines containing hydrocodone opioid were found more likely to cause serious side effects according to a new study from Penn State, which supports FDA restrictions on prescription hydrocodone and codeine containing cold and cough medicines, and suggests that opioids should not be prescribed for colds and coughs especially in pediatric populations, as published in the journal Clinical Toxicology.

Specific gut bacteria that play important roles in anti-seizure effects of a ketogenic diet have been identified by scientists at UCLA, in the first study to establish causal links between seizure susceptibility and gut microbiota, as published in the journal Cell.

A novel statistical algorithm capable of identifying potential disease in genes in a more cost effective and accurate manner has been developed by researchers at UNIST, as published in Nucleic Acids Research. The algorithm is considered to be a promising approach to identify diseased gene candidates as it works effectively with less genomic data providing results within a minute or two.

New discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine about aging effects in cells could lead to cures to diabetes, fatty liver disease, and other metabolic diseases, as well as help turn back the clock on aging.