by CU Anschutz Medical Campus Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Could oxidative stress, a condition known to cause inflammation and cellular breakdown, impact the trajectory of Down syndrome cell development? Researchers at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences recently published findings that examine the early stages of neurodevelopment. What they found...
by Iowa State University A study participant sits in James Lang’s lab at Iowa State during a microvascular test. Credit: Photo courtesy of James Lang/Iowa State University The majority of heart attacks and strokes in the world are ischemic, meaning a clot or buildup of plaque in an artery prevents oxygen-rich blood from reaching cells...
By Patricia A. Sheiner MD June 02, 2022 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Prophylactic use of a green tea constituent significantly reduced the incidence and severity of radiation-induced dermatitis (RID) in breast cancer patients in a randomized trial, researchers say. The incidence of grade 2 or worse RID was significantly lower in patients treated with the green...
by Impact Journals LLC Comparisons of gut microbiome between responders and non-responders from the combined dataset. Credit: Liang et al, Oncotarget (2022). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28252 A new research paper was published in Oncotarget on July 19, 2022, titled “Predicting cancer immunotherapy response from gut microbiomes using machine learning models.” Cancer immunotherapy has significantly improved patient survival. Yet half of patients do not...
Pauline Anderson July 14, 2022 Iron accumulation in the brain as a result of alcohol consumption may explain why even moderate drinking is linked to compromised cognitive function. Results of a large observational study suggest brain iron accumulation is a “plausible pathway” through which alcohol negatively affects cognition, study Anya Topiwala, MD, PhD, senior clinical...
by University of North Carolina School of Medicine Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Have you ever wondered why one person can smoke cigarettes for a year and easily quit, while another person will become addicted for life? Why can’t some people help themselves from abusing alcohol and others can take it or leave it? One reason...
by Bill Hathaway, Yale University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Yale scientists have developed a novel omicron-specific mRNA vaccine that offers superior immune protection against two viral subvariants than standard mRNA vaccines. The new vaccine, called Omnivax, increased neutralizing antibody response against the BA.1 and BA.2.12.1 omicron subvariants in pre-immunized mice 19-fold and eight-fold, respectively, compared...
A team of researchers from US biotech company Verve Therapeutics have injected a gene-editing serum into a live patient’s liver with the goal of lowering their cholesterol, a watershed moment in the history of gene editing that could potentially save millions from cardiovascular disease and heart attacks, MIT Technology Review reports. The clinical trial kicked off with a patient...
JULY 18TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS MATERIALS, REHAB Engineers at the University of California Los Angeles created artificial muscles that are stronger and more flexible than the real thing. The new material is an example of a dielectric elastomer, which is an electroactive polymer that can change its shape or size when stimulated using electricity. The researchers...
JULY 19TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS MATERIALS, MEDICINE, REHAB Engineers at MIT have developed smart textiles that can detect and recognize body movements. The garments fit snugly, and contain a network of pressure sensors that can detect movement, and in conjunction with machine learning approaches, the technology can learn to recognize specific movements in wearers. The fabric...
