By Nick Lavars June 06, 2022 Scientists have shown how declining acidity levels in lysosomes can cause neuronal damage associated with Alzheimer’s Depositphotos Much research into Alzheimer’s focuses on the buildup of brain plaques as a primary cause, but the case is far from closed, particularly in the eyes of a research team at New...
FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO Many research groups are trying to find non-pharmacological solutions to help control resistant hypertension, and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) could be an option, according to a study recently reported in an article published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. Resistant or refractory hypertension is high blood pressure that...
NYU LANGONE HEALTH / NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE A new study provides a better understanding of how the pandemic virus causes depression, anxiety, and the loss of concentration known as “brain fog” in patients that develop long COVID. In most individuals, the virus, SARS-CoV-2, is successfully cleared by the immune system, but some struggle...
by University of Arizona Graphical abstract. Credit: Gastroenterology (2022). DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.04.031 Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are hoping to catch stomach cancer before it develops in at-risk patients. In a paper published in Gastroenterology, researchers identified a genetic variation that could help identify when patients with Helicobacter pylori are more likely to develop stomach cancer....
by Oregon Health & Science University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Evidence behind the effectiveness of cannabis-related products to treat chronic pain is surprisingly thin, according to a new systematic evidence review by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University. The federally funded review, which will be updated on an ongoing basis, was published today in...
by University of California, Los Angeles Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study in mice finds that a gene therapy developed by a UCLA researcher appears to correct a rare creatine deficiency disorder that commonly results in intellectual disabilities, problems with speech, involuntary movements and recurrent seizures. The treatment potentially could represent an improvement upon...
by Buck Institute for Research on Aging Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the Buck Institute have demonstrated for the first time a link between diet, circadian rhythms, eye health and lifespan in Drosophila. Publishing in the June 7, 2022 issue of Nature Communications, they additionally and unexpectedly found that processes in the fly eye are...
by Anne Sliper Midling, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Every single day, one in six people on the planet has a headache. Half of them experience pain severe enough to be considered migraines. Headaches can be painful and disabling. Some people get headaches due to stress. Other headaches result from overusing medications...
by Medical University of Vienna European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology combined symptom medication score (CSMS) and daily symptom score (dSS) over (A) the peak, (B) the entire birch pollen season, and (C) the entire grass pollen season, 2019. A mixed-effect model using uncorrected Fisher least significant difference test with a single pooled variance...
by Hazel Flight, The Conversation People with ADHD may tend to only eat a specific food or meal before eventually growing tired of it. Credit: Drazen Zigic/ Shutterstock People with ADHD know how much the condition can affect all aspects of their life—from how well they do in school to their relationships. But many people...
