UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO IMAGE: JOHN BELLETTIERE, PH.D., M.P.H. SENIOR AUTHOR AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AT THE HERBERT WERTHEIM SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN LONGEVITY SCIENCE AT UC SAN DIEGO, AND COLLEAGUES WANTED TO KNOW WHETHER 10,000 STEPS A DAY IS NECESSARY FOR PEOPLE TO REDUCE THEIR RISK FOR DIABETES. CREDIT:...
BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING IMAGE: TAU INTERACTOME MAPS SYNAPTIC AND MITOCHONDRIAL PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH NEURODEGENERATION CREDIT: THE BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING Utilizing cutting-edge proteomics, researchers at the Buck Institute and elsewhere have mapped the “tau interactome” uncovering new findings about the role of tau in neurodegenerative disease. Publishing in Cell, scientists found that...
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE/UW MEDICINE IMAGE: STUDY PARTICIPANTS ALSO WERE ASKED TO REPETITIVELY RAISE THEIR TOE AGAINST RESISTANCE, WORKING THE TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE. CREDIT: DAVID MARCINEK, RADIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE An oral supplement intended to stimulate a natural body process appears to promote muscle endurance and mitochondrial health in humans....
by American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A growing body of evidence indicates that some people thought to have an allergic response to injectable penicillin, the standard treatment for rheumatic heart disease, may instead be experiencing a cardiac reaction to the medicine, according to a new American Heart Association presidential advisory published today in Journal...
by Society for the Study of Addiction Credit: CC0 Public Domain A systematic review published today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that cannabis use leads to acute cognitive impairments that may continue beyond the period of intoxication. This Canadian-led meta-review (review of reviews) merged the findings of 10 meta-analyses representing more than 43,000 participants. The...
by Wiley Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Higher coffee consumption is linked with a lower risk of endometrial cancer, a type of cancer that begins in the lining of uterus, according to an analysis of relevant studies published to date. Also, caffeinated coffee may provide better protection than decaffeinated coffee. The analysis, which appears in the Journal...
by British Medical Journal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Using metal K-wires (commonly known as ‘pins’) to hold broken wrist bones in place while they heal are no better than a traditional moulded plaster cast, finds a study published by The BMJ today. Wrist fractures are common, especially in older women. If the bone fragments have displaced (moved out of...
by Liz Ahlberg Touchstone, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Spinal cord astrocytes, the cells seen in this fluorescent microscope image, are involved in the progression of ALS. A new CRISPR-Cas13 system targeting mutant protein production in these cells improved outcomes for mice with ALS. Credit: Thomas Gaj and Colin Lim A single genetic mutation can...
by University of Cambridge Credit: CC0 Public Domain An artificial pancreas developed by a team of Cambridge researchers is helping protect very young children with type 1 diabetes at a particularly vulnerable time of their lives. A study published today found that it is both safe to use and more effective at managing their blood...
by Maria Cheng People wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of coronavirus walk along a street in downtown Barcelona, Spain, July 3, 2021. Some European countries such as Spain are making tentative plans for when they might start treating COVID-19 as an “endemic” disease, but the World Health Organization and other officials...
