UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG IMAGE: ARTHUR FISCHBACH AND THOMAS NYSTRÖM, SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG. CREDIT: PHOTO BY UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG. Protein aggregates accumulate during aging and are linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or Huntington’s disease. A new study by the Nyström lab at Gothenburg University, in collaboration with the Max Planck...
by Elana Gotkine For women with overactive bladder (OAB), percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) is associated with improvement of symptoms, according to a study published online May 16 in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Connor McPhail, from FBW Gynaecology Plus in Adelaide, Australia, and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort study to examine the long-term efficacy of PTNS treatment...
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: CC0 Public Domain Loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease in patients with diabetes than diet, exercise, smoking and depression, according to research published June 29 in the European Heart Journal,. “The quality of social contact appears to be more important for heart health in people with diabetes than the number of engagements,” said study...
by Justin Jackson, Medical Xpress Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pennsylvania, have looked into the efficacy of short-course vs. standard-course therapy for children with urinary tract infections....
by Justin Jackson, Medical Xpress Relationship between gene expression profile and autism odds ratio (OR). a, Correlation between autism OR and gene expression in distinct brain regions and developmental periods for 130 genes for which at least one variant was identified among individuals with autism. Cortical regions were grouped as follows: posterior inferior parietal cortex,...
By Michael Franco June 29, 2023 The link between warmer climates and vision loss was strongest for those between 65 and 79 years of age Depositphotos Most of the impacts of a warming planet are fairly obvious. But here’s a strange one: researchers have found that older adults living in climates with higher average temperatures suffer a...
Published: June 28, 2023 9.09am EDT Authors Trevor RobbinsProfessor of Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Barbara Jacquelyn SahakianProfessor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge Marjan BiriaResearch Fellow of Mental Health Neuroscience, UCL MRI brain scan. SpeedKingz/Shutterstock People often jokingly say they’ve “got a bit of OCD” (obsessive-compulsive disorder) if they are overly organised or tidy. But OCD is...
By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia Jun 28 2023 Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers assess neuropsychological deficits among individuals with persistent symptoms of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Study: Neuropsychological deficits in patients with persistent COVID-19 symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Image Credit: Creative...
Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc. Jun 28 2023 Scientists identify the first genetic marker for MS severity, opening the door to preventing long-term disability. A study of more than 22,000 people with multiple sclerosis has discovered the first genetic variant associated with faster disease progression that can rob patients of their mobility and independence over...
In the condition, clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, certain blood stem cells acquire mutations that strengthen their ability to survive and multiply. As a result, the mutant cells dominate, and just a few cells can give rise to much or even all of the body’s blood and immune cells. In most cases of...
