by Tel Aviv University Brain metastases are among the deadliest tumor metastases, with a median survival period of less than one year, and the incidence of brain metastasis is rising. A new Tel Aviv University study finds that melanoma brain metastasis occurs when tumor cells “hijack” an inflammatory pathway in the brain. Blocking this pathway...
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Stick-On Wearable Sweat Sensors to Monitor Exercise, Disease
MEDGADGET EDITORS DIAGNOSTICS, MEDICINE, MILITARY MEDICINE, SPORTS MEDICINE The sweat excreted by our skin contains a number of metabolites and biomarkers that may be useful in managing disease, tracking athletic performance, and helping to identify health problems. Moreover, the amount of sweat that we produce can in itself be an important measure, but current sweat...
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Can Supplements Improve Eye Health and Vision?
Posted Today You’ve probably heard someone say, “Eat your carrots, they’re good for your eyes.” You may have also seen advertisements for nutritional supplements for eye health. What minerals and vitamins benefit your eyes most? A few nutrients can help maintain eye function, protect against harmful light and reduce the development of age-related degenerative diseases of the eye. But more research is needed to...
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Rejuvenating brain stem cells may hold key to future MS treatments
By Catharine Paddock PhD Fact checked by Paula Field Scientists have found a way to make older brain stem cells in rats more youthful. The discovery could lead to improved treatments for aging-related diseases that degrade the brain and nervous system. The research concerns oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs), which are a type of stem cell,...
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Novel combination of drugs may overcome drug-resistant cancer cells
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Cancer cells can adapt and develop resistance to chemotherapy drugs, making it difficult to eradicate tumors. A new study led by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital suggests that a combination of three drugs, including a new class of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase inhibitors, could overcome cross-therapy resistance. The results of the...
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Study supports link between pollution and neuropsychiatric disorders
by University of Chicago Medical Center A new study led by University of Chicago researchers suggests a significant link between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in the prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on analysis of large population data sets from both the United States and Denmark, the study, published in PLoS Biology, found...
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Certain dietary supplements tied to dysphagia, choking in seniors
(HealthDay)—Most reports of swallowing problems caused by dietary supplements involve seniors taking multivitamins or calcium supplements, according to a research letter published online Aug. 20 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Cecile Punzalan, M.D., from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in College Park, Maryland, and colleagues used data from the FDA Center for Food...
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E-cigarettes change blood vessels after just one use, study says
By Michael Nedelman, CNN (CNN)A new study is the latest to show changes in cardiovascular function after vaping e-liquids, though in this case, those liquids didn’t even contain nicotine. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Radiology, concluded that vaping temporarily impacts blood vessel function in healthy people. Using MRI scans, it found, for example,...
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Ketamine may not be an actual antidepressant, but may decrease the burden of symptoms
by Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics A new study indicates that the antidepressant effects of ketamine may not be such, according to a paper published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. The study investigates the hypothesis that depressed individual receiving ketamine infusions, associate feelings of lightness and floating which are a typical occurrence in the use of...
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Israel seeks to beat PTSD with ‘ecstasy’ therapy
by Jonah Mandel Nachum Pachenick says he lived a nightmare for nearly two decades after being sexually abused and developing post-traumatic stress disorder—until MDMA therapy came to his rescue. “It’s a life full of stress, pressure, nerves, anxiety, fatigue,” the 46-year-old Israeli said from his home in Sde Boaz, a wildcat settlement in the occupied...