by Bob Yirka, Science X Network, Medical Xpress Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has developed an artificial-intelligence-based application for categorizing the degree of pain in patients suffering from osteoarthritis in their knees. In their paper published in the journal Nature Medicine, the group describes using a...
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Moderna vaccine fully neutralizes new SARS-CoV-2 variants, study shows
By Sally Robertson, B.Sc. Jan 26 2021 Researchers in the United States have conducted a study showing that Moderna’s mRNA-1273 vaccine neutralizes all circulating variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) tested to date. The novel SARS-CoV-2 virus is the agent responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that has now caused...
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Race plays a role in children’s food allergies
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Black children have significantly higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than white children, confirming that race plays an important role in how children are affected by food allergies, researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found. Results of the study were published in the February issue of the Journal of Allergy...
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Exercise-based cardiac rehab added to stroke recovery improved strength, cardiac endurance
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2021 — Stroke survivors who completed a cardiac rehabilitation program focused on aerobic exercise, currently not prescribed to stroke survivors, significantly improved their ability to transition from sitting to standing, and how far they could walk during a six-minute walking test, according to new research published today in the Journal...
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How blood stem cells maintain their lifelong potential for self-renewal
GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER (DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM, DKFZ) A characteristic feature of all stem cells is their ability to self-renew. But how is this potential maintained throughout life? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine* (HI-STEM) have now discovered in mice that cells in...
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How fat loss accelerates facial aging
WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH January 27, 2021 – For many of us, as we get older the skin on our face begins to sag and we seem to lose volume around our eyes, cheeks and chin. Is gravity taking its toll in our later years or do we lose fat over the course of several years that...
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Why people overuse antibiotics
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY The overuse of antibiotics occurs due to the mistaken widespread belief that they are beneficial for a broad array of conditions and because many physicians are willing to prescribe antibiotics if patients ask for the medication, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the journal BioEssays, reviewed more than 200 peer-reviewed...
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A Conceptual Shift to (Finally) Seeing Aging as the Cause of Age-Related Disease
The mainstream of the scientific community has for decade after decade followed an entirely incorrect strategy in the matter of aging, and it was only comparatively recently that this state of affairs was changed for the better by the advocacy of groups like the SENS Research Foundation, Methuselah Foundation, and their allies, alongside advances in the science...
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‘Brain training’ may be an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder
LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE LONDON, ON – Neurofeedback, also called ‘brain training,’ consists of exercises where individuals regulate their own brain activity. In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, researchers have found that neurofeedback may be an effective treatment for individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Published in NeuroImage: Clinical, the clinical trial found...
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Opportunities to better detect, manage and treat patients with undiagnosed atrial fibrillation
by Boston University School of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a higher risk of complications including ischemic stroke, cognitive decline, heart failure, myocardial infarction and death. AF frequently is undetected until complications such as stroke or heart failure occur. While the public and clinicians have an intense interest in detecting AF earlier,...