By Ben Coxworth June 08, 2022 A majority of test subjects reported a significant reduction in pain after receiving interventional cryoneurolysis treatmentDepositphotosVIEW 1 IMAGES Nerve damage can result in pain that lasts for years, or even a lifetime. There may be new hope, however, as scientists now report that exposing damaged nerves to a cold...
by Fatty Acid Research Institute Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research published today in Nutrients shows that people with a higher blood DHA level are 49% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease vs. those with lower levels, according to the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI). The study, led by Aleix Sala-Vila, Ph.D., suggested that providing extra dietary...
by National Institutes of Health Retinal images of a patient with a TIMP3 mutation causing atypical symptoms. While there is visible damage in the retina (dark circles), there is no CNV present. Credit: NEI Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI) have identified a new disease that affects the macula, a small part of the light-sensing...
by Iqbal Pittalwala, University of California – Riverside THS refers to the residues left behind by smoking. Credit: UCR/University Communications A University of California, Riverside, study has found that dermal exposure to nicotine concentrations found in thirdhand smoke, or THS, and electronic cigarette spills may damage the skin. THS, of which nicotine is a major component,...
by Scott Lafee and Chuck Finder, University of California – San Diego A colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Credit: NIAID An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh, report promising results from the largest case series yet of patients treated...
by Rachel Fritts, American Geophysical Union Researchers analyzed bone samples from patients with osteoarthritis (left) and osteoporosis (right) and discovered that people with the latter have higher concentrations of lead in their bones. Credit: Tom Darrah Among the world’s population over age 60, chronic illnesses like the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis have become more common. Trace...
by Stuart Wolpert, University of California, Los Angeles The gestalt cortex is located behind the ear, between the parts of the brain responsible for processing vision, sound and touch. Credit: Matthew Lieberman/UCLA Psychology Why are we so sure that the way we see people, situations and politics is accurate, and the way other people see them...
by Leibniz-HKI Machine Learning Model to predict potential NAFLD. Credit: Howell Leung/ Leibniz-HKI The human microbiome can provide information regarding the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This has been discovered by an international team led by the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute. The researchers developed a model that...
by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation Scientists find a new link between fructose and diabetes aggravated by dietary fat. Credit: Cell Metabolism Those who are habitually inclined to consume burgers, fries and soda may think twice about their dietary choices following scientists’ latest findings about high-fat, high-fructose diets. As reported in their recent publication in Cell Metabolism, a...
by University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Reduced tumor sizes by FDG-PET imaging reflected in the red signal next to yellow arrows, in 6 mice receiving ivosidenib (AG-120) compared to control mice without drug. Credit: University Hospitals A drug used to target IDH1 mutations in select cancers also appears to inhibit the wild-type form of the enzyme,...
