FILE – This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, orange, emerging from the surface of cells, green, cultured in the lab. (NIAID-RML via AP) Noushin Ziafati CTVNews.ca Writer-Producer Follow | Contact Published July 30, 2023 8:02 a.m. MST Share Newly discovered antibodies...
By Brooke Steinberg uly 31, 2023 8:57 am Updated Zuranolone is now being evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration, and a decision is expected on Aug. 5.Feinstein Institutes MORE ON: POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION I regret having a baby — I’d rather watch Netflix Mom suffering from ‘postpartum psychosis’ charged with killing baby son Husband of...
Reviewers’ NotesReviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc.Jul 31 2023 A novel vaccine that targets inflamed brain cells associated with Alzheimer’s disease may hold the key to potentially preventing or modifying the course of the disease, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions 2023. The meeting is in Boston, July...
HEALTH 31 July 2023 By DAVID NIELD As scientists continue to look for clues as to how dementia can be prevented and cured, they’ve found that the bodybuilding supplement beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate (or HMB) protects against cognitive decline in mice. Researchers from Rush University and the Simmaron Research Institute in the US found that the muscle-building supplement helped keep learning...
HEALTH31 July 2023 By DAVID NIELD Killer T cells surround a cancer cell. (NIH Image Gallery/Flickr/Public Domain) One of the challenges in treating cancer is stopping it from metastasizing, and a new study reveals one of the fundamental mechanisms through which this happens. Now we know about this mechanism, perhaps we can stop it. Key to this newly...
The new device, which can be incorporated into a bra, could allow more frequent monitoring of patients at high risk for breast cancer. Watch VideoAnne Trafton | MIT News OfficePublication Date: July 28, 2023 Caption:In hopes of improving the breast cancer survival rate, MIT researchers designed a wearable ultrasound device that could allow patients to...
Ultrasound research specialist and 2023 MIT Excellence Award winner Nicole Henning adapts ultrasound technology for more sensitive, less invasive imaging for disease modeling. Nicole Henning did not foresee becoming an expert in ultrasound imaging. Before joining Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT as an ultrasound research specialist at the Preclinical Imaging and Testing (P&IT) Core...
JULY 19TH, 2023 CONN HASTINGS NEUROLOGY, REHAB Researchers at Florida Atlantic University have developed a soft robotic glove that can assist stroke patients to relearn how to perform dexterous tasks with their hands. The glove contains soft actuators that helps patients to move their fingers as they perform tasks, and sensors that help to create tactile...
JULY 24TH, 2023 CONN HASTINGS DIAGNOSTICS, MEDICINE, SURGERY Researchers at the National University of Singapore have created a wound sensor patch that measures various wound biomarkers that can indicate would healing. Chronic wounds are an ongoing problem for many patients, and developing new ways to monitor and treat these painful lesions would be very useful. This battery-free...
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY IMAGE: LESIONS (IN GREEN) AKIN TO BASAL CELL CARCINOMA THAT WERE INDUCED BY SOX9 IN THE EPIDERMIS. ABNORMAL DIFFERENTIATION IS SHOWN IN RED, AND BLUE MARKS CELL NUCLEI. CREDIT: ROBIN CHEMERS NEUSTEIN LABORATORY OF MAMMALIAN CELL BIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY Early on, every stem cell faces a fateful choice. During...
