By Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Reviewed by Dr. Jennifer Logan, MD, MPH Vertigo is a sensation of spinning or dizziness often caused by a mismatch of the brain’s visual, vestibular, and sensory information systems. Apart from dizziness, there are issues with balance, motion sickness, nausea and vomiting, headache, and feeling of fullness in the ear. Vertigocan also be a...
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Shingles vaccine safely prevents outbreaks among stem cell transplant patients
The study could offer hope to others with severely compromised immune systems DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER DURHAM, N.C. – A newer form of shingles vaccine reduced outbreaks of the painful rash among patients who were transplanted with their own stem cells, according to a study led by a Duke Health researcher and published today in...
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A human liver cell atlas
Scientists discover previously unknown subtypes of liver cells in health and disease MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS The liver is one of the largest and most versatile organs of the human body. It turns sugars, proteins, and fats from our food into substances useful for the body and releases them to the cells. In addition to its role in human metabolism,...
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Are doctors treating more thyroid cancer patients than necessary?
New research may help change treatment practices for patients diagnosed with low risk thyroid cancer THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHILADELPHIA — Nearly a million Americans live with thyroid cancer and doctors will diagnose more than 50,000 new cases this year. Fortunately, the survival rate for this kind of cancer is one of the best. Five years after diagnosis, more than...
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New antibody treatment provides little relief for high-frequency migraine patients
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY An early assessment reveals that a newly approved drug to treat migraines does not seem effective among patients who suffer from high-frequency migraines. The findings will be presented this week during the 61st annual scientific meeting of the American Headache Society in Philadelphia. Clinicians at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, conducted...
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Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers identify health conditions likely to be misdiagnosed
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE For a patient, a diagnostic error can mean the difference between life and death. While estimates vary, likely more than 100,000 Americans die or are permanently disabled each year due to medical diagnoses that initially miss conditions or are wrong or delayed. Now a research team, led by a Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and...
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Galcanezumab can cut frequency of cluster headache attacks
Peter J. Goadsby, M.D., Ph.D., from King’s College London, and colleagues enrolled patients who had at least one attack every other day, a total of at least four attacks, or no more than eight attacks per day during a baseline assessment. Recruitment was halted before the planned sample size of 162 patients was reached because too few volunteers...
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Many patients with depression do not need a psychiatrist
(HealthDay)—Primary care doctors can detect and treat most cases of depression, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. Manish K. Jha, M.D., from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and colleagues retrospectively assessed the first 25,000 patients(aged ≥12 years) screened with the two-item Patient Health Questionnaire as part of the ongoing,...
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How a unique gene mutation may drive autism
Published Today | By Maria Cohut | Fact checked by Paula Field Which factors drive autism? This is a question to which researchers still have no answer. Now, a new study conducted in mice and assessing data from humans suggests that a unique genetic mutation may play a key role in early brain development, contributing to...
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Is fungal or animal protein better for building muscle?
By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Paula Field As more and more people are turning away from meat in favor of plant-based and meat replacement products, scientists are asking more questions about how protein sources differ from one another. New research looks at whether animal or fungus-derived protein is better for building muscle mass. Traditionally, some people...