RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA IMAGE: CT-GUIDED PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY (PRF) WITH TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION. A 62-YEAR-OLD WOMAN UNDERWENT PRF FOLLOWED BY TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION FOR SCIATICA DUE TO LEFT CONTAINED INTRAFORAMINAL DISK HERNIATION AT THE L4-5 LEVEL. CREDIT: RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA OAK BROOK, Ill. – Researchers found that a minimally invasive...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Mar 28 2023 Scientists have identified an autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in the LYN gene, an important regulator of immune responses in health and disease. Named Lyn kinase-associated vasculopathy and liver fibrosis (LAVLI), the identification sheds light on how genes linked to certain illnesses can potentially be targets for treatment by repurposing...
by American Chemical Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine getting the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without going under the knife—a new class of compounds could do just that. In lab animals, these potential treatments reduce weight dramatically and lower blood glucose. The injectable compounds also avoid the side effects of nausea and vomiting that are...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Mar 27 2023 Increasing use of genetic testing means people may discover they have a gene variant associated with some types of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A new scientific statement, published today in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, aims to help individuals and health care professionals...
Pauline Anderson March 27, 2023 The sleep aid melatonin is associated with a reduced risk of self-harm in adolescents with psychiatric disorders, new research suggests. However, at least one expert has some concerns about the strength of the evidence. The results suggest improving sleep hygiene in this population may reduce self-injury, study investigator Sarah E. Bergen, PhD, associate professor,...
By MANSUR SHAHEEN DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM UPDATED: 10:12 EDT, 28 March 2023 A chemical found in cannabis could be the most effective way to prevent an opioid overdose, scientists believe. Scientists at Indiana University have identified 15 chemicals derived from cannabidiol (CBD) — one of the primary compounds in cannabis — that can reverse the deadly impact...
Megan Brooks December 20, 2022 Aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly found in diet drinks and food, may raise the risk for anxiety, early research suggests. In a new preclinical study, investigators observed that mice that drank water containing aspartame exhibited pronounced anxiety-like behaviors in a variety of maze tests. This behavior occurred at aspartame doses equivalent to less than...
by Earlham Institute Two distinct clusters apparent in the global landscape of adult gut resistome profiles. a NMDS projection of Bray–Curtis dissimilarities among the log-transformed ARG family profiles (cpg) in adult gut metagenomes (contours estimate sample densities). Samples were colored by cluster assignment (PAM, Bray-Curtis clustering, k=2). b Average silhouette width of PAM Bray-Curtis clusters as...
by Tel Aviv University Hybrid micro-robot simulation. Credit: Tel Aviv University Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a hybrid micro-robot, the size of a single biological cell (about 10 microns across), that can be controlled and navigated using two different mechanisms—electric and magnetic. The micro-robot is able to navigate between different cells in a biological sample,...
MARCH 27TH, 2023 CONN HASTINGSMEDICINE, NANOMEDICINE, NEWS, ONCOLOGY, SURGERY Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a nanotechnological solution for lymphedema, a failure of the lymphatic system that results in uncomfortable and irreversible fluid retention. Previous research efforts have focused on trying to grow new lymphatic vessels, but these researchers have taken a different approach, and instead engineered...
