Cells that provide structural support to the intestine’s interior lining also have special defenses against toxins DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL The master regulators of gut stem cells, called intestinal myofibroblasts, have pumps that protect them, and thus the gut, from the toxic effects of a wide range of compounds, including the anticancer drug tamoxifen, according to...
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Clock drawing cognitive test should be done routinely in patients with high blood pressure
Munich, Germany – UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 27 Aug 2018: A clock drawing test for detecting cognitive dysfunction should be conducted routinely in patients with high blood pressure, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018. IMAGE: CLOCKS CREDIT: EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Patients with high blood pressure who have impaired cognitive function are at...
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New medications for diabetes management have additional heart benefits, study finds
TORONTO, August 27, 2018 – A drug used to manage diabetes may reduce heart disease and death in people with diabetes regardless of their cholesterol levels and whether they are on a statin therapy, suggests a new analysis of the LEADER trial. IMAGE: A DRUG USED TO MANAGE DIABETES MAY REDUCE HEART DISEASE AND DEATH IN...
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New test uncovers metabolic vulnerabilities in kidney cancer
DALLAS – Aug. 28, 2018 – In order to halt the growth of cancer cells, you have to know what feeds them. Researchers at the nationally recognized Kidney Cancer Program at UT Southwestern’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a novel approach using glucose that may open up new opportunities for therapeutic intervention. IMAGE: DR. RALPH DEBERARDINIS AND HIS LAB MANAGER, JESSICA SUDDERTH,...
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UVA developing ‘two-headed arrow’ to kill ovarian cancer
Innovative approach may also destroy breast, prostate and other solid cancers UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM A University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher is developing a two-fisted, antibody-based approach to destroy deadly ovarian cancer — an approach he believes could also be modified to kill breast, prostate and other solid tumors. IMAGE: THIS IS AN ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION OF THE ‘TWO–HEADED‘ ARROW UVA IS DEVELOPING TO DESTROY OVARIAN CANCER. The dual-pronged...
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Heteractis magnifica sea anemones can help fight the Alzheimer’s disease
They contain neuroprotective peptides that slow down the inflammation process and the deterioration of neurons causing the development of Alzheimer’s Heteractis magnifica sea anemones contain neuroprotective peptides that slow down the inflammation process and the deterioration of neurons causing the development of Alzheimer’s. There is currently no treatment for this disease. IMAGE: A MAGNIFICENT SEA ANEMONE RIDING THE CURRENT AT MADIVARU MANTA POINT. The Kunitz-type...
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Study provides an early recipe for rewiring spinal cords
NIH-funded preclinical results suggest returning nerve cells to a younger state could aid in repair NIH/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE For many years, researchers have thought that the scar that forms after a spinal cord injury actively prevents damaged neurons from regrowing. In a study of rodents, scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health showed they...
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Discovery of long-lived macrophages in the intestine
New prospects in the fight against neurodegenerative conditions KU LEUVEN Macrophages are specialized immune cells that destroy bacteria and other harmful organisms. KU Leuven scientists, Belgium, have come to the surprising conclusion that some macrophages in the intestines of mice can survive for quite some time. Most importantly, these long-lived macrophages are vital for the...
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Study by blood doctors a breakthrough for hemophiliacs
A Wits University hematologist is the lead author in research set to revolutionize the treatment of hemophilia, a genetic blood disorder UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND Patients with haemophilia bleed spontaneously or following trauma. The most common sites of bleeding are into joints, but bleeds can also happen into any tissue in the body including the muscles, brain,...
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How your brain experiences time
Researchers have discovered a network of cells that appears to play a crucial role in putting experience into a temporal context NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: THE ILLUSTRATION SHOWS THE EPISODIC TIME FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF A 4-HOUR-LONG SKI TRIP UP AND DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAIN, INCLUDING EVENTS THAT ALTER THE SKIER’S PERCEPTION OF TIME. ...