AARHUS UNIVERSITY Researchers from the Danish psychiatry research-project iPSYCH have contributed to identify 33 new genetic variants which, as it turns out, play a role in bipolar disorder. To achieve this, they have examined DNA profiles from 413,000 people. A number of scientific working groups are currently attempting to identify the genetic architecture underlying heritable and severe...
Month: <span>May 2021</span>
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University of Kentucky researchers discover fundamental roles of glucosamine in brain
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IMAGE: RAMON SUN AND MATT GENTRY COLLABORATED WITH OTHER RESEARCHERS TO DISCOVER AN ADDITIONAL TYPE OF SUGAR IN THE BRAIN. PHOTO BY PETE COMPARONI | UKPHOTO CREDIT: PHOTO BY PETE COMPARONI | UKPHOTO LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 26, 2021) – Using novel imaging methods for studying brain metabolism, University of Kentucky researchers have identified the...
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Implant precisely dispenses drugs when triggered by a shockwave
By Ben Coxworth May 25, 2021 The medication-dispensing mat (left) is made up of piezoelectric polymer nanofibers (right)Jin Nam/UCR Although there are implants that gradually release medication at specific sites within the body, it can be difficult to control their rate of release. An experimental new device, however, dispenses drugs when externally activated by a shockwave. First...
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In vivo drug discovery for β-cell proliferation in diabetes
by Karolinska Institutet Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a study published in Nature Metabolism, researchers at the department of Cell and Molecular Biology developed a novel technique to identify small molecules that can make insulin-producing β-cells divide. Olov Andersson and Jeremie Charbord explains: “Diabetes is characterized by the progressive loss of functional β-cells. One possible approach to curing diabetes...
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Researchers create cellular blueprint of healthy lungs
by Bill Hathaway, Yale University Credit: Michael S. Helfenbein The primary function of the lung is to facilitate transfer of oxygen to the blood stream. Crucial to this lifegiving task are endothelial cells, which line blood vessels permeating the lung and through which gas exchange occurs. Malfunction of these cells is implicated in a range of...
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Researchers develop new tools to battle cancer, advance genomics research
by University of Virginia Credit: CC0 Public Domain University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have developed important new resources that will aid the battle against cancer and advance cutting-edge genomics research. UVA’s Chongzhi Zang, Ph.D., and his colleagues and students have developed a new computational method to map the folding patterns of our chromosomes in three...
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Intermittent fasting may improve long-term memory
MAY 25, 2021 by John Anderer LONDON — Intermittent fasting (IF) is becoming a common practice among dieters trying to burn fat and lose weight, but a new study finds it may hold cognitive benefits as well. Researchers from Kings College London report IF helped improve the long term memory retention of a group of lab mice. Moreover,...
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Implantable piezoelectric polymer improves controlled release of drugs
A membrane made from threads of a polymer commonly used in vascular sutures can be loaded with therapeutic drugs and implanted in the body, where mechanical forces activate the polymer’s electric potential and slowly release the drugs. The novel system, developed by a group led by bioengineers at UC Riverside and published in ACS Applied Bio...
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People with familial longevity show better cognitive aging
If you come from a family where people routinely live well into old age, you will likely have a better cognitive function (the ability to clearly think, learn and remember) than peers from families where people die younger. Researchers affiliated with the Long Life Family Study (LLFS) recently broadened that finding in a paper published in Gerontology,...
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According to a new study, testosterone therapy may reduce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF ENDOCRINOLOGY Press release – Abstract 481: Effects of testosterone therapy on morphology and grade of NAFLD in obese men with functional hypogonadism and type 2 diabetes According to a new study, testosterone therapy may reduce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese men with functional hypogonadism and type-2 diabetes. Testosterone therapy may help...