Posted Yesterday Up to two decades before people develop the characteristic memory loss and confusion of Alzheimer’s disease, damaging clumps of protein start to build up in their brains. Now, a blood test to detect such early brain changes has moved one step closer to clinical use. Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that they...
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Is diabetes keeping you up at night?
New study confirms associations between type 2 diabetes and sleep problems in midlife women CLEVELAND, Ohio (August 14, 2019)–Hormone changes are known to alter insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism, as well as interfere with women’s sleep patterns. But little was known about the association between diabetes and sleep disturbances during the menopause transition until now,...
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Blinking eye-on-a-chip used for disease modeling and drug testing
by Lauren Salig, University of Pennsylvania People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and, if those conditions are severe enough, they may eventually develop dry eye disease (DED). DED is acommon disease with shockingly few FDA-approved drug options, partially because of the difficulties of modeling the complex pathophysiology in human eyes. Enter the blinking eye-on-a-chip: an...
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Shrinking brain tumours and opening the door for targeted cancer therapies
by University of Portsmouth A new drug, known as IP1867B, could be used for future treatments of brain tumours. Dr. Richard Hill led the research team at the Brain Tumour Research Centre at University of Portsmouth, working with the University of Algarve (Portugal), the University of Liverpool (UK) and Innovate Pharmaceuticals to examine IP1867B. The research team showed that IP1867B...
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Do neurocysticercosis-related seizures lead to epilepsy?
by The City University of New York Neurocysticercosis, an infection of the brain with pork tapeworm larvae, is highly endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Asia, and increasingly common in developed countries like the U.S. due to immigration. The larvae form cysts in the brain, which can cause a variety of neurological symptoms, seizures...
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Mankai duckweed plant found to offer health benefits
by American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Mankai, a new high-protein aquatic plant strain of duckweed, has significant potential as a superfood and provides glycemic control after carbohydrate consumption, a team of researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has determined. Hila Zelicha, a registered dietician (R.D.) and Ph.D. student in the BGU...
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Using Cryo-EM Tech, Scientists Discover New Anti-Addiction Option
Posted Today There is still a lot researchers don’t know about how the brain works and what characteristics about it make people more or less likely to develop problems like depression and substance abuse. But, they have learned something called the serotonin transport gene plays a key role in the latter question. Recently, scientists depended...
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Dietary choline associates with reduced risk of dementia
by University of Eastern Finland A new study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland is the first to observe that dietary intake of phosphatidylcholine is associated with a reduced risk of dementia. Phosphatidylcholine was also linked to enhanced cognitive performance. The main dietary sources of phosphatidylcholine were eggs and meat. The findings were...
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Could dementia and anemia be linked?
By Tim Newman Fact checked by Jasmin Collier A recent study has concluded that people with both higher-than-normal and lower-than-normal levels of hemoglobin have a higher risk of developing dementia as they age. Hemoglobin is a protein present in red blood cells. It is responsible for carrying life giving oxygen from the lungs to the...
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This designer clothing lets users turn on electronics while turning away bacteria
New rainproof, stainproof technology turns clothing into self-powered remotes PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new addition to your wardrobe may soon help you turn on the lights and music – while also keeping you fresh, dry, fashionable, clean and safe from the latest virus that’s going around. Purdue University researchers have developed a new fabric innovation that...