by Karolinska Institutet Gastrointestinal System. Credit: Blausen.com staff (2014). “Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014”. WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010. ISSN 2002-4436. CC BY 3.0 Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with its two main disease entities Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is a chronic and relapsing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The highest prevalence of...
By Alistair Smout LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – People with mild COVID-19 who do not suffer any other traditional “long COVID” symptoms can still exhibit deteriorated attention and memory six to nine months after infection, a study by Britain’s Oxford University has found. Cognitive issues impacting concentration levels, along with forgetfulness and fatigue, are features...
by University of Montreal Credit: CC0 Public Domain Physical activity, nutrition and cognitively stimulating activities are all known to be good ways to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. And older adults at risk can access a variety of lifestyle services to that end, including diet regimes and exercises for their body and mind. Now an...
by Melissa Rohman, Northwestern University Muller’s lab recently demonstrated that calcium flux in endothelial cells is tightly coupled temporally and spatially with leukocyte transmigration. The arrows depict local elevation of [Ca2+]i (green) at endothelial junctions (blue) as neutrophils (red) transmigrate across a postcapillary venule in the mouse cremaster muscle in response to the inflammatory cytokine,...
by University of Alabama at Birmingham Credit: CC0 Public Domain The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine announces today the first peer-reviewed research outlining the successful transplant of genetically modified, clinical-grade pig kidneys into a brain-dead human individual, replacing the recipient’s native kidneys. These positive results demonstrate how xenotransplantation could...
by University of Arizona Kristian Doyle, center, with research faculty and students from the Doyle Lab. Credit: University of Arizona University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers discovered a potential treatment to reduce the risk of post-stroke dementia, which may be influenced by the immune response to dead brain tissue left in the wake of a...
by Baylor College of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Seeking to better understand the key role the female hormone estrogen plays in maintaining energy balance and weight control, a group led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine looked into estrogen interactions with specific brain regions that provide these anti-obesity benefits. The team reveals in...
by Alleynah Veatch Cofas, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fatigue due to extended periods of work and insufficient rest can impair job performance, situation awareness, and decision-making capabilities, even when it’s needed most. Specifically, in safety-critical environments, such as responding to wildfires, fatigue has been associated with a two-fold increase...
Countries have reported some five million COVID-19 deaths in two years, but global excess deaths are estimated at double or even quadruple that figure. Last year’s Day of the Dead marked a grim milestone. On 1 November, the global death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic passed 5 million, official data suggested. It has now reached...
Cholesterol is a fatty substance that plays an important role in certain areas of the body, including the skin and hair. Cholesterol is a waxy, fatty substance present in many animals, including humans. People can also use this substance in external treatments for areas such as the body and hair. Cholesterol treatments may help seal...
