by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Drinking several cups of coffee every day may be linked to a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the online journal BMJ Open. Each additional daily cup of the brew was associated with a reduction in relative risk...
by Frontiers Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain You are likely familiar with the serious consequences of anorexia for those who experience it, but you might not be aware that the disorder may not be purely psychological. A recent review from researchers at the University of Oxford in the open-access journal Frontiers in Psychiatryexamines the evidence that gut microbes could play...
by Steve Crang, University of Michigan Precision health is an approach to wellness that takes into account variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person. And thanks to advancements in technology, it’s here today. Credit: University of Michigan Precision health is an approach to wellness that takes into account variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle...
by Erin Flynn, Western Michigan University Dr. Ricky Stull. Credit: Western Michigan University Quitting smoking tops many New Year’s resolution lists, but a nicotine addiction is hard to curb. “People try to go cold turkey all the time. The problem is that there are withdrawal symptoms,” says Dr. Ricky Stull, assistant professor of chemistry at Western Michigan...
by University of Exeter PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: public domain Typically characterized as poisonous, corrosive and smelling of rotten eggs, hydrogen sulfide’s reputation may soon get a facelift. In experiments in mice, researchers have shown the foul-smelling gas may help protect aging brain cells against Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery of the biochemical...
by Natasha Meredith, University of Surrey Credit: University of Surrey The diverse impact of the genetic makeup in men and women on levels of fasting blood insulin has been identified for the first time in the largest international study of its kind. Publishing their findings in the journal Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Surrey, VIB-KU Leuven, University...
by University of Washington Fatma Inanici applies small patches that will deliver electrical currents to the injured area on a participant’s neck. Note: This photo was taken in 2018. Credit: Marcus Donner/Center for Neurotechnology Almost 18,000 Americans experience traumatic spinal cord injuries every year. Many of these people are unable to use their hands and arms...
by Ben Adams | Jan 11, 2021 7:55am The amyloid theory continues to grasp at life as Eli Lilly has unveiled new phase 2 data from donanemab that show it can help Alzheimer’s disease patients by clearing these plaques out of the brain. Lilly’s donanemab (once known as LY3002813), works an active immunotherapy designed to stimulate the patient’s...
by Forsyth Institute Dr. Carla Alvarez, a postdoctoral researcher at Forsyth and lead author of the paper. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Forsyth Institute In diseases characterized by bone loss -such as periodontitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis- there is a lot that scientists still don’t understand. What is the role of the immune response in the process? What happens...
by Umea University Illustration from cryo-electron microscope image of the enteric adenovirus HAdV-F41. Credit: Karim Rafie Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have for the first time at the atomic level succeeded in mapping what a virus looks like that causes diarrhea and annually kills about 50,000 children in the world. The discovery may in the long...
