Additionally, the researchers have found out how these associative memory neurons are controlled. Has the scent of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies ever taken you back to afternoons at your parents’ house? Has an old song ever brought back memories of a first date? The ability to remember relationships between unrelated items (an odor and...
Month: <span>September 2021</span>
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New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas
by Johannes Angerer, Medical University of Vienna Credit: DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021013239 A new imaging technique for the detection of MALT lymphomas, malignant tumors of the lymphatic system, could probably save patients numerous gastroscopies. A study group of MedUni Wien achieved a high imaging accuracy by way of PET/MR and by using a PET Tracer directed against...
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NKF and ASN release new way to diagnose kidney diseases
NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION IMAGE: THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION (NKF) AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY (ASN) TASK FORCE ON REASSESSING THE INCLUSION OF RACE IN DIAGNOSING KIDNEY DISEASES HAS RELEASED ITS FINAL REPORT, WHICH OUTLINES A NEW RACE-FREE APPROACH TO DIAGNOSE KIDNEY DISEASE. IN THE REPORT JOINTLY PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES...
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Methamphetamine-involved overdose deaths nearly tripled between 2015 to 2019
Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019 among people ages 18-64 in the United States, according to a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The number of people who reported using methamphetamine during this time did not increase as steeply, but the...
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Artificial intelligence tool improves accuracy of breast cancer imaging
by NYU Langone Health Credit: CC0 Public Domain A computer program trained to see patterns among thousands of breast ultrasound images can aid physicians in accurately diagnosing breast cancer, a new study shows. When tested separately on 44,755 already completed ultrasound exams, the artificial intelligence (AI) tool improved radiologists’ ability to correctly identify the disease by...
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Photobiomodulation for Alzheimer’s disease with modulated 1070-nm light
by Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS a. The 1070-nm light irradiation apparatus and the transmittances of 1070-nm light. b. typical swimming path of mice during Morrie Water Maze. c. Perivascular microglia in the cortex of APP/PS1 mice (scale bar, 50 μm). Credit: by Lechan Tao, Qi Liu, Fuli...
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A 3D printed vaccine patch offers vaccination without a shot
by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Scientists at Stanford University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill use 3D printer to create vaccine patch. Credit: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Scientists at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that...
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Novel small molecule potently attenuates neuroinflammation in brain and glial cells
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM IMAGE: PETER KING CREDIT: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Neuroinflammation can worsen outcomes in stroke, traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, as well as accelerate neurodegenerative diseases like ALS, Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. This suggests that limiting neuroinflammation may represent a promising new approach to treat neurological diseases and neuropathic pain that...
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Radiation therapy reprograms heart muscle cells to younger state
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that radiation therapy can reprogram heart muscle cells to what appears to be a younger state, fixing electrical problems that cause a life-threatening arrhythmia without the need for a long-used, invasive procedure. In that invasive procedure — catheter ablation —...
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Improving the Diagnosis of Heart Disease in Women
Dr. Samit Shah has seen it too often. Women come to a hospital Emergency Department or doctor’s office complaining of chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, lightheadedness, jaw pain, or other symptoms considered concerning for a heart problem. The women might undergo standard testing to see if they have a critical cholesterol blockage in their...