by NPS MedicineWise Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Finding the right type of contraception is important. Oral contraception—also known as the pill—is the most popular and widely used method. In the June edition of Australian Prescriber, Dr. Eveline Mu and Professor Jayashri Kulkarni from the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre in Melbourne write how contraceptive pills may...
by Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Researchers at the Beckman Institute developed an algorithm to rapidly measure and reconstruct whole-brain vasculature and blood flow. Their work could enhance future research into the mechanisms underlying conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Standing: Pengfei Song (left); Dan Llano. Seated: Qi You. Credit: Beckman Institute for Advanced Science...
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Participant flow through the study. Credit: PLOS ONE (2022). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269101 A team of researchers from the University of Waikato, Auckland University of Technology and the University of Auckland, all in New Zealand, has found that women tend to experience more long-term negative impacts from mild concussions than men. In their paper...
by Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Treatment with a histone deacetylase inhibitor induces production of interferon by immune cells, which causes differentiation of leukaemia cells into normal blood cells and ultimately their death (differentiated cells are marked with an arrow). Credit: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Research led by Peter Mac and published in Cancer Discovery has found a...
Doug Brunk May 26, 2022 SAN DIEGO – During her third year in the combined Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital dermatology residency program in 2011, Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD, attended a lecture presented by R. Rox Anderson, MD, director of the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at MGH. He described the concept of selective cryolipolysis – the method of removing...
by Weizmann Institute of Science How ketamine works: A schematic representation of ketamine’s newly discovered and previously known mechanisms of action. Ketamine molecules directly inhibit a receptor for the neurotransmitter glutamate (top left), generating a cascade of biochemical reactions that increases the expression of potassium channels (KCNQ) in neurons belonging to the glutamate network in...
by Impact Journals Schematic showing the function(s) of cell adhesion molecules, cytokines, and chemokines. Credit: Aging-US.com A new research paper has been published in Aging (Aging-US), titled “Effect of Humanin G (HNG) on inflammation in age-related macular degeneration (AMD).” Inflammatory processes drive the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) disease—a leading cause of vision loss in the United...
by Frontiers The ‘expanding hole’ is an illusion new to science, strong enough to prompt the human eye pupils to dilate in anticipation of entering a dark space. Credit: Laeng, Nabil, and Kitaoka Have a look at this image. Do you perceive that the central black hole is expanding, as if you’re moving into a...
By ADRIAN MONTI FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 17:49 EDT, 23 May 2022 | UPDATED: 18:01 EDT, 23 May 2022 When 19-year-old Harry Goad went to see his GP last October, he hoped it would be a simple case of obtaining a prescription, perhaps, or getting some reassurance. He had booked the appointment following a week of having a persistent...
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a procedure that uses an electromagnetic coil close to the skull to deliver magnetic pulses into the brain. These pulses can alter nerve cell activity in areas of the brain involved in mood regulation, which may help treat anxiety. It is typical to experience occasional anxiety, but if someone feels frequently...
