Caitlin Owens Oriana Gonzalez Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Researchers have at last found a drug that can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, according to clinical trial data presented last night. But regulators now have to weigh its relatively modest efficacy against safety risks. What we’re watching: The FDA will soon decide whether to approve Eisai’s experimental...
Eve Bender November 28, 2022 Consumption of flavonols may preserve memory and cognition over time, new research suggests. Three specific components of flavonols in particular — kaempferol, myricetin, and quercetin — were associated with slower global cognitive decline. Dr Thomas Holland “It is never too early, or too late, to start making healthy lifestyle changes, especially when it comes...
Joseph Golder November 19, 2022 Picture shows a reconstruction of the patient’s nose from biomaterial that was implanted in her forearm. The nose was able to be transplanted in the nasal region successfully with a creation of a connection between blood vessels. (Toulouse University Hospital/Newsflash) Experts in France have grown a woman a new 3D-printed nose on...
By Neha Mathur Nov 24 2022 Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent study published in PLOS Medicine, researchers determined the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the primary coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination series. They determined VE against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfection, COVID-19-related hospitalization, and mortality. In this way, the researchers assessed...
The study is unusual because it followed a group of more than 250 children for five years during which most of them acquired their first cell phones. Instead of comparing phone-using kids with those who don’t have phones at a single point in time, the scientists tracked the participants’ well-being as they transitioned to phone...
For children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), timely intervention is key. But diagnoses typically rely on questionnaires and observations of a child’s behavior, which are subjective and can lead to delays in treatment. Yale researchers aim to establish a more objective measure of ADHD, and in a new study, they report an important step in that direction....
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CREDIT: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Professor Rho Hyun Seong and researcher Jinwoo Na of Seoul National University’s School of Life Sciences/Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics released the online edition of ‘Science Advances’ (Sister magazine of ‘Science’) on NOV 25 after identifying genes that can 1) suppress the exhaustion process of CD8 T...
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS Researchers conducted a study examining the differences in smoking treatment between Spanish- and English-preferring primary care patients linked with evidence-based tobacco treatment using Ask-Advise-Connect (AAC). Researchers compared enrollment, engagement and smoking cessation outcomes. Patients who received treatment in Spanish (vs. English) were twice as likely to be abstinent at six...
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS IMAGE: REASONS FOR NO COLONOSCOPY AFTER AN UNFAVORABLE SCREENING RESULT IN DUTCH COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING: A NATION-WISE QUESTIONNAIRE CREDIT: THE ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE While screening by Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) can detect colorectal cancers early, successful treatment depends on the patient undergoing follow-up colonoscopy after an unfavorable test result....
by University of Copenhagen The cover illustration shows vacuolar-type adenosine triphosphatases (V-ATPases, large blue structures) on a synaptic vesicle from a nerve cell in the mammalian brain. Image: C. Kutzner, H. Grubmüller and R. Jahn/Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences. Credit: C. Kutzner, H. Grubmüller and R. Jahn/Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences. In a...
