UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA Tsukuba, Japan—Aging is universal. Both osteoporosis and the bone fractures that occur as a result of osteoporosis become more likely with age. Current clinical guidelines do not recommend bed rest during treatment for osteoporotic vertebral fractures—spinal fractures that occur in bones that has been weakened by osteoporosis—because there has not been enough...
Month: <span>August 2022</span>
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Bone transplant could resolve aging jaw defects
TOHOKU UNIVERSITY IMAGE: NEW BONE TISSUE FORMED IN DEFECTS NOT ENTIRELY SURROUNDED BY BONE AND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND DENTAL IMPLANTS. CREDIT: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Tohoku University scientists in Japan have made a scaffold that supports the growth of new bone in large jaw defects in mice. Their findings, published in the journal PNAS Nexus, bring...
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41% of teenagers can’t tell the difference between true and fake online health messages
FRONTIERS A new study has found that teenagers have a hard time discerning between fake and true health messages. Only 48% of the participants trusted accurate health messages (without editorial elements) more than fake ones. Meanwhile, 41% considered fake and true neutral messages equally trustworthy and 11% considered true neutral health messages less trustworthy than...
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New therapeutic target identified for triple-negative breast cancer
by Ananya Sen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Adam Nelczyk, left, and Erik Nelson have discovered that the nuclear receptor TLX can potentially be used to treat triple-negative breast cancer. Credit: Julia Pollack Adam Nelczyk, left, and Erik Nelson have discovered that the nuclear receptor TLX can potentially be used to treat triple-negative breast cancer....
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Early onset of diabetes, hypertension can predict early glaucoma, ophthalmologists report
by UT Southwestern Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The earlier individuals develop type 2 diabetes or hypertension in life, the earlier they are likely to develop primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, researchers from UT Southwestern reported in a recent study. The findings, published in Clinical Ophthalmology, could lead to better screening...
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AI model may help epilepsy patients become seizure-free
by Monash University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by Monash University and believed to be a world first has demonstrated that an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model can potentially predict the best personalized, anti-seizure medication for patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy. The predictive model, once fully developed, would spare these patients the uncertainty of...
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New model brings researchers closer to growing natural bypasses for blocked hearts
by Howard Hughes Medical Institute In these maps of a newborn mouse’s coronary arteries (different types shown in different colors), natural bypasses appear at the junctions between differently colored arteries. Researchers aim to induce the growth of such vessels, called collateral arteries, to help patients with heart disease keep blood flowing when there are blockages...
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Genetic discovery could improve treatment of colorectal cancer
by Rémi Carlier, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne POU5F1B differs from OCT4. a Representative immunofluorescence–confocal microscopy of POU5F1B-HA overexpressing SW480 cells, with DAPI in blue, HA in pink, and the nuclear membrane marker lamin-B1 in green. Two fields out of eight are shown. b Immunohistochemistry for endogenous POU5F1B in adjacent normal colon and primary colon...
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Possible new cancer treatment target discovered
by University of Gothenburg Chandrasekhar Kanduri and Meena Kanduri, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Credit: Elin Lindström Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified a previously unknown mechanism controlling tumor growth in cultured cells and mice. This discovery may potentially enable future development of new drugs against a range...
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Sugar modifications the key to unlocking ovarian cancer secrets
by Griffith University Ovarian cancer research. Credit: Griffith University The ability to identify unique sugars that decorate ovarian cancer cells could help prevent the spread of cancer and improve treatment options for women. Research Scientist Dr. Arun Everest-Dass from Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics has been studying the metastatic cascade of ovarian cancer cells. This...