by New York University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The survival rate of cancer patients can drop to ten percent or less during metastasis, the spread of cancerous cells to create secondary tumors. Therefore, it is crucial that cancer is detected and treated before metastasis occurs, or at least at its early stages. To spread the cancer,...
by Mayo Clinic Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a new paper published in Nature Communications, Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators report the protein-coding gene SERPINA5 may worsen tau protein tangles, which are characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease, and advance disease. By combining clinical expertise, brain tissue samples, pathology expertise and artificial intelligence, the team clarified and validated the relevance of...
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN APRIL 19, 2021 19:46 A rash from herpes zoster [Illustrative].(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)A new study published this month by researchers from Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Carmel Medical Center in Haifa found that the risk of developing herpes zoster (HZ) infection following a coronavirus vaccination in people with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD)...
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Apr 16 2021 With new variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerging, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is far from over. While the global vaccine rollout has moved at an impressive speed, the search for new safe, effective, and targeted therapies is still on. Now, a...
For a while now, heart disease researchers have known that a protein called GRK5 – expressed throughout the body, though most notably in the lungs, heart, and placenta – normally dwells in the outer membrane of heart cells and, upon exposure to stress, moves into the cell nucleus, switching on a host of genes that lead to cardiomyopathy (thickening...
By Nick Lavars April 18, 2021 Conditions like osteoarthritis are characterized by the deterioration of cartilage in joints, but a new technique involving a cryogel scaffold to assist implanted stem cells could offer a way to reverse the processstockdevil_666/Depositphotos With no real forms of treatment other than pain-relieving medications or a full joint replacement, osteoarthritis...
FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO Aging entails a loss of muscle mass and strength, which in some cases impairs mobility, hinders walking or performance of day-to-day tasks, and exposes the elderly to the risk of falls and hospitalizations. In clinical practice, handgrip measurement is the most widely used method to...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, April 19, 2021 — Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) was associated with blood pressure changes in both transgender men and women, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. Given the higher burden of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular conditions among transgender men and women, blood pressure screening and...
INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF THE POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IMAGE: NEURONS CREATE A UNIQUE NETWORK THAT IS DAMAGED WHEN AFFECTED BY ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. CREDIT: SOURCE: IPC PAS, GRZEGORZ KRZYZEWSKI Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a form of progressive dementia interfering with daily living. It is caused by the decline in the number of brain cells...
MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: STEM CELLS ON THE RETINAL SURFACE BY TWO WEEKS POST-TRANSPLANTATION. CREDIT: MOLECULAR THERAPY – METHODS AND CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT A joint research carried out by MIPT scientists and Harvard researchers have presented retinal cells that can integrate into the retina. This is the first successful attempt to transplant ganglion cells (retinal neurons that are...
