Lupus can cause a variety of symptoms. Some individuals may experience changes in their fingernails and toenails. This may involve discoloration, infections, and changes in nail shape. Lupus refers to a long-term autoimmune condition. It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue, which can result in several possible symptoms. Potential symptoms of lupus can include changes to skin and nails....
by York University Graphical abstract. Credit: iScience (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105811 A newly published study from York University sheds light on the biological underpinnings in sex differences in obesity-related disease, with researchers observing “striking” differences in the cells that build blood vessels in the fatty tissue of male versus female mice. Men are more likely than women to...
by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert, Northeastern University Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s a new year and like millions of Americans, you may be looking forward to crafting a “new you”—healthier, thinner, faster, with lots more muscle definition. But before you pledge to lose one-fifth of your body weight or run eight miles a day, Northeastern University...
Research suggests that walking more than 6,000 steps per day can significantly cut the risk of cardiovascular disease for older adults. Kristin Duvall/Stocksy A recent study finds that walking between 6,000 and 9,000 steps daily is linked to a dramatically lower risk of cardiovascular disease for older adults. Each additional 1,000 steps taken daily, especially...
by LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE This Dec. 21, 2022 image provided by Eisai in January 2023, shows vials and packaging for their medication Leqembi. On Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, U.S. health officials approved Leqembi, a new Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease. The Food and Drug Administration granted the approval Friday for patients in the early...
Emily Shiffer November 21, 2022 Pain is how our bodies tell us something’s wrong, alerting us to injury or infection and helping doctors make a diagnosis. But pain is not fun, so we often try to block it using medication. But a surprising new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers suggests that blocking acute pain may actually lead...
Natalie Rizzo, M.S., RD Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD January 07, 2023 CREDIT: POLINA TANKILEVITCH/PEXELS Cheese is high on many people’s list of favorite foods. But it’s also one of the foods that is suggested to “eat in moderation”, especially for those with heart disease. Cheese has beneficial nutrients, like protein and calcium, as...
by Lucie Aubourg and Chris Lefkow A caretaker helps an elderly resident suffering from Alzheimer’s in a home on the outskirts of Paris. The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The FDA approval...
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC IMAGE: FIGURE 3. INTERACTION BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL AGE AND HIV STATUS ON THE POSTERIOR CINGULATE THETA RESPONSE AND THE MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX ALPHA RESPONSE. CREDIT: 2022 SCHANTELL ET AL. “Thus, these findings are the first to identify the interaction between biological age and HIV status on neural oscillatory dynamics serving cognitive function, and...
by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Left: Maximum intensity projection of 68Ga-PSMA PET in a patient with newly diagnosed prostate cancer shows intense uptake in the primary prostate lesion and focal uptake in multiple lymph nodes consistent with metastatic disease. Right: Kaplan–Meier curves show that high uptake and presence of metastatic disease on PET are...
