by North Carolina State University New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounced differences possible between healthy individuals. The finding has implications for understanding the role that the digestive tract’s anatomy can play in affecting human health, as well as providing potential insights into medical diagnoses and...
by University of Michigan Key findings from the National Poll on Healthy Aging about the use of prescription medications by people age 50 to 80, and their attitudes and experiences toward deprescribing at least one prescription medicine they’ve been taking for a year or more. Credit: Emily Smith – University of Michigan As the movement toward...
by Blake Dillon, McMaster University Jianping Xu is a professor of biology at McMaster University and a member of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research. Credit: McMaster University Climate change is driving many fungi to adapt to the Earth’s warmer temperatures, which could mean more disease-causing fungi will learn to live in and...
by Uppsala University Testicular germ cell tumor-specific mortality in patients with and without prior psychiatric disorders. Cumulative incidence function using non-testicular cancer mortality as competing event for cause-specific testicular cancer mortality in patients with (a) non-seminoma and (b) seminoma with and without history of psychiatric diagnosis. Credit: British Journal of Cancer (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41416-023-02260-8 A new study by researchers at...
by Contributing Editor April 21, 2023 From Pixabay Los Angeles County has identified the first local cases of a newly emerging strain of COVID-19, the public health director said, although the numbers remain generally low and current vaccines are believed to be effective in preventing severe illness from it. Commonly referred to as Arcturus, the...
M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS April 18, 2023 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved omidubicel-onlv (Omisirge) for reducing infections and hastening neutrophil recovery for blood cancer patients aged 12 years and older who are undergoing allogeneic umbilical cord blood stem cell transplants. Omidubicel is made from umbilical cord donor stem cells that are processed with nicotinamide,...
Heidi Splete April 07, 2023 Use of an oronasal mask for delivery of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) was associated with increased upper airway collapsibility and the need for greater therapeutic pressure compared to nasal masks, as indicated by data from 14 individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Previous research has linked oronasal mask use to lower adherence, higher residual apnea...
How neurons consume and metabolize glucose could hold the key to new treatments for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images Researchers investigated the glucose uptake and glucose metabolism in neurons. They found that neurons metabolize glucose themselves and that glucose metabolism is crucial for proper neuronal function. Further studies are needed to see whether...
By Ben Coxworth April 27, 2023 The experimental FLuid-wicking capsule for Active Stimulation and Hormone modulation – or FLASH – ingestible device MIT Even though a variety of conditions may cause people to lose their appetite, it’s important for those folks to keep eating in order to recover. A new “electroceutical” ingestible capsule could help, by making...
By Michael Franco April 27, 2023 The new technique allows a very precise level of surgery that doesn’t damage surrounding tissue Created by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) research team using Midjourney When it comes to fighting the deadly brain cancer known as glioblastoma, options are very much limited. This led a Canadian research team to...
