FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO IMAGE: THE STUDY ALSO PROVED THAT A DRUG ORIGINALLY INDICATED TO TREAT ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE CAN INHIBIT THE MOLECULE’S ACTION AND PREVENT COMPLICATIONS CREDIT: CRID-USP A new strategy for preventing complications associated with sepsis is presented by researchers affiliated with the University of São Paulo (USP)...
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IMAGE: ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER, FACEBIT CLIPS ONTO ANY MASK WITH A SMALL MAGNET. CREDIT: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Northwestern University engineers have developed a new smart sensor platform for face masks that they are calling a “Fitbit for the face.” Dubbed “FaceBit,” the lightweight, quarter-sized sensor uses a tiny magnet to attach...
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Strains of bacteria that cause common food-poisoning symptoms often contain a toxin that can damage DNA in intestinal cells, potentially triggering colon cancer, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The discovery raises the possibility that some of the...
Geriatrics January 12, 2022 Question What is the association of a COVID-19 diagnosis and mobility and physical function among community-living middle-aged and older Canadians during the initial pandemic lockdown in 2020? Findings This cohort study of 24 114 participants found that community-living middle-aged and older adults with confirmed, probable, or suspected COVID-19 had nearly 2-fold higher odds of...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO New Year’s Day, Super Bowl Sunday and other days when more people consume more alcohol are also associated with more emergency room visits for atrial fibrillation, an often-deadly heart rhythm disorder, reported a new study led by UC San Francisco. The study, published January 12, 2022 in Nature Cardiovascular Research, is the first...
by University of Arizona Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The serotonin 2A (5-HT2A) receptor is widely distributed in the brain and plays a critical role in perception, cognition, and psychosis. It is also responsible for the psychedelic effects of drugs, such as psilocybin (hallucinogenic mushrooms) and LSD. Abnormal 5-HT2A receptor function is associated with psychiatric disorders,...
by University of Geneva Pancreatic beta cell under electronic microscopy. The white circles visible in the centre of the cell correspond to fat storage droplets. Credit: © UNIGE – laboratoire Maechler With nearly 10% of the world’s population affected, type 2 diabetes is a major public health issue. An excessively sedentary lifestyle and excessively caloric...
by Northwestern University The three main stages of the experiment of Whitmore et al. (2022). First, participants learned 80 face-name associations. Next, they slept while EEG was monitored to determine sleep stage, and 20 of the spoken names were presented softly over background music during slow-wave sleep. Finally, memory testing showed superior memory due to...
by Melissa Rohman, Northwestern University Immunostaining of protein constituents of the cell-cell adhesive junction in the desmosome in skin biopsies taken from a patient with SAM syndrome harboring a genetic mutation in Dsg1. The levels of Dsg1 and its associated partner protein plakoglobin (PG) are restored at cell borders following ustekinumab treatment. Credit: Northwestern University...
by Margie Danchin, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock As Omicron cases soar along Australia’s east coast, many people are faced with having to re-book their vaccination appointments. If you or your child test positive for COVID, you clearly can’t go to the vaccination or booster appointment you had this week. So, when can you go? There...
