This open access paper is an example of one of the less well known connections between processes of aging. Loss of efficiency of the cellular maintenance processes of autophagy is a characteristic of cells in old tissues. Here, researchers note that this dysfunction in the hematopoietic cells responsible for creating blood and immune cells also...
by University of Michigan Synthetic microparticles more intricate than some of the most complicated ones found in nature have been produced by a University of Michigan-led international team. They also investigated how that intricacy arises and devised a way to measure it. The findings pave the way for more stable fluid-and-particle mixes, such as paints,...
by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute A new QIMR Berghofer study has added weight to the potential benefits of using ultrasound treatment to deliver disease-targeting drugs to Alzheimer’s patients. The study is the first to examine the technique on brain cells derived from human patients with Alzheimer’s disease, building on previous research on mice and...
by Caroline Perry, Harvard University A new startup, i2O Therapeutics, has launched to commercialize innovations developed at Harvard University that may one day enable patients and clinicians to give up syringes in favor of pills. Using ionic liquid technologies developed in the lab of Harvard bioengineer Samir Mitragotri, biologic therapies that would normally need to...
Why develop new drugs to combat the replication of the coronavirus if existing approved substances could do the same thing? Repurposing drugs in this fashion could offer a faster remedy against pathogens that have as yet received little research. A team of researchers led by Thomas F Meyer at the Max Planck Institute for Infection...
CAROLINE BROOKS-MICHIGAN STATE “To date, we have no evidence that owners can “catch” the virus from cats or dogs because we have no evidence that naturally infected cats and dogs shed the virus,” says Annette O’Connor. (Credit: Penny Bentley/Flickr) Because COVID-19 is a new virus, it’s critical for humans to take extra precautions around animals...
A torus palatinus is a bony growth that develops on the roof of the mouth. These growths come in many different shapes, and they may be very small or quite large. A torus palatinus is not cancerous or harmful. However, because serious medical conditions can cause similar growths, it is important to have a doctor...
Tori Marsh, MPH Tori Marsh, MPH, is on the Research team at GoodRx and is the resident expert on drug pricing and savings. Key takeaways: Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, which are both being tested as possible treatments for COVID-19, are officially experiencing shortages. Multiple other drugs that are essential in treating bacterial infections and placing patients...
by American Heart Association Middle age may not be too late for women to substantially reduce their stroke risk by not smoking, exercising, maintaining a healthy weight and making healthy food choices, according to new research published today in Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association. In...
by Julie Parry, Yale University For those who suffer from chronic pulmonary diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or interstitial lung diseases (ILD), the news around the COVID-19 pandemic can be scary. But don’t fret. Experts at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) have guidance on how to protect against the virus. To...
