Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc. Jul 31 2023 Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Research Science (CSRS) and the University of Toronto have discovered a new way to attack fungal infections. The key is to block fungi from being able to make fatty acids, the major component of fats. Resistance to anti-fungal drugs is...
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Common diabetes drug helps seniors fight harmful ‘zombie’ cells: new study
By Marc LallanillaJuly 31, 2023 3:31 pm Updated A commonly prescribed drug for diabetes, metformin, has a new side hustle. Besides helping to manage blood sugar in Type 2 diabetes, metformin can also fight off a type of cell that builds up in the body over time and plays a role in the aging process. Senescent cells...
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Could a novel Alzheimer’s vaccine hold the key to prevent or treat the disease?
Share on PinterestCould a vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease be on the horizon? Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images Finding an Alzheimer’s disease treatment has proved challenging and controversial. A vaccine has been developed for a new target, a protein found in aging brain cells and blood vessels. Trialed in mice, it improves behavior and reduces levels of an...
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Scientists develop breath test that rapidly detects COVID-19 virus
by Jim Dryden July 31, 2023 CHAKRABARTY LAB Benjamin Sumlin, PhD, a senior scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, blows into a device designed by researchers at the university. The device — a breath test that uses a biosensor — could become a tool for use in doctors’ offices to quickly diagnose people infected...
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Association found between gut immune cells and eye damage from glaucoma
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Schematic illustrating how β7 CD4+ T cells enter the retina. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg1656 A team of medical scientists at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, working with a colleague from the Army Medical University and another from the Luzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, has found...
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Half the population predicted to develop a mental health disorder by 75
By Paul Mc Clure July 31, 2023 A large global study has found that half the population will be diagnosed with at least one mental health disorder by the time they’re 75Depositphotos A new global study has found that one in two people will be diagnosed with at least one mental health disorder by the...
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CV Benefit From Vitamin-D Caps Hinted in Huge D-Health Trial
Marilynn Larkin July 03, 2023 Adults aged 60 or older who took high monthly doses of vitamin D for 5 years failed to show a significant drop in risk for cardiovascular (CV) events in general but may have benefited for other CV outcomes in an analysis from a large prospective randomized trial. Risk reductions on vitamin D in the...
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Tropical plant native to China reveals antiobesity potential
by Osaka Metropolitan University Mallotus furetianus, a tropical plant of the Euphorbiaceae family, native to Hainan Island, China. Credit: Akiko Kojima, Osaka Metropolitan University Obesity, a major risk factor for various lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and hypertension has become widespread worldwide. A multi-institutional research group led by Associate Professor Akiko Kojima of the Graduate School of Human...
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Unveiling a new mechanism that accelerates aging of adipose tissues
by Pohang University of Science and Technology Metabolic phenotype affected by aging and adipocyte-specific Crtc2 knockout. Adipocyte-specific Crtc2 knockout mice (Crtc2 AKO) confirmed a suppression of impaired glucose tolerance (A) and an increase in fat mass (B) caused by aging. Moreover, Crtc2 AKO mice exhibited a significant reduction in fat accumulation in the liver and adipose...
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Exploring what happens in the brain under the influence of psychedelics, while meditating and during hypnosis
by Ingrid Fadelli, Medical Xpress Psilocybin, LSD, hypnosis, and meditation each induce distinct changes in rs-fcMRI. Paired t-tests were conducted to compare intervention vs. control for each ASC intervention method: (A) psilocybin (N=23), (B) LSD (N=25), (C) hypnosis (N=30), and (D) meditation (N=29). (A-D) Center shows the cluster pairs that survived connection thresholding (p<0.05 TFCE...