by University of California, Los Angeles Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists are still trying to understand why many breast cancer survivors experience troubling cognitive problems for years after treatment. Inflammation is one possible culprit. A new long-term study of older breast cancer survivors published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncologyand co-led by UCLA researchers adds important...
by Roberto Inchingolo, Human Brain Project Equipment used in the study. Credit: Arianna Polverino, University Parthenope, Naples A study by Human Brain Project (HBP) researchers has identified a new marker for predicting the clinical outcome of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) through magnetoencephalography. This marker can be measured in the brain during its resting...
by Cell Press Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Both time-restricted eating (TRE) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) have been shown to improve cardiometabolic health in people who are overweight and at risk of serious disease. Now a randomized, controlled trial has tested whether combining these two approaches is more effective than either of them on their...
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Obesity afflicts approximately 42 percent of the U.S. adult population and contributes to the onset of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and other conditions. While popular healthy diet mantras advise against midnight snacking, few studies have comprehensively investigated the simultaneous effects of late eating on the...
by Zach Sweger, Pennsylvania State University Study population. Credit: PLOS ONE (2022). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272593 Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is associated with sleep and behavior problems consistent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Acetaminophen is a common drug used to treat a variety of issues, including fever,...
by Matthew Oates, Purdue University New smart soft contact lens technology developed by a multidisciplinary team of engineers and health care researchers at Purdue University and Indiana University School of Optometry looks to gather important intraocular pressure measurements for 24-hour cycles as a way to detect glaucoma. Credit: Purdue University photo/Rebecca McElhoe The vision of...
by University of Pittsburgh Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The kidneys are often the unsung heroes in maintaining healthy blood pressure, filtering 180 liters of fluid and a pound of salt every day to keep levels in check. But new research by University of Pittsburgh geneticists and nephrologists shows that, surprisingly, a cellular channel outside the...
by Deb Balzer Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain According to drugmakers Eisai and Biogen, a Phase 3 clinical study on a potential new Alzheimer’s disease drug shows promise. The study findings show that the drug, lecanemab, reduced clinical decline of people with Alzheimer’s disease by 27% compared with a placebo after 18 months of treatment. “This...
by Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum Human fMRI confirms the dlPFC, not OFC or MD, receives the driving sensory input. A. Strategy switching (Switching>Staying) entailed significant activity in right dlPFC, right OFC and right MD; here projected on axial, coronal and sagittal MRI brain slices. Brain activations displayed at p < 0.001 (uncorrected, red) and p < 0.05 (whole...
by ResearchSEA The liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs, beige) surround a blood vessel containing a cancer cell (green). The cancer cell is able to induce the formation of intracellular gaps (iGaps, red), through inducing MMP9. Credit: Matsubara, Osaka Metropolitan University Metastasis—when cancer spreads to form new tumors—causes approximately 90% of cancer-related deaths. Because metastatic cancer...
