US researchers spotted a ‘switch’ that causes cancer cells to self-destructThe team now hopes to develop a treatment that targets this part of the cellBy EMILY CRAIG DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 05:45 EDT, 25 October 2023 | UPDATED: 05:45 EDT, 25 October 2023 A kill ‘switch’ which triggers the death of cancer cells...
F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCEDISCLOSURES October 24, 2023 Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. As some of you may know, I do a fair amount of clinical research developing and evaluating artificial intelligence (AI) models, particularly machine learning...
Sue Hughes October 12, 2023 Two new studies of the potential neuroprotective agent nerinetide (NoNO Inc) for patients with acute ischemic stroke have shown conflicting but intriguing results. While the phase 3 ESCAPE-NEXT trial failed to show a benefit of nerinetide for stroke patients undergoing endovascular therapy, when the drug was given an average of 4 to...
Sylvain Beorchia, MD October 20, 2023 The enteric nervous system (ENS), which is regarded as our second brain, is the part of the autonomic nervous system that controls the digestive tract. Housed along the entire length of the digestive tract, it is made up of more than 100 million neurons. It plays a central role in controlling...
Written by Joanna Foley, RD, CLT | Reviewed by Samantha C. Shapiro, MD. for Good Rx Key takeaways: Because arthritis is an inflammatory condition, eating foods that promote inflammation may make symptoms worse.Some of the foods thought to be the worst for arthritis include fried foods, foods high in added sugar, and foods high in purine (a natural...
Deficiencies of nutrients like zinc could lead to sweet cravings after dinnerEating sweets activates the brain’s reward system, which can lead to cravingsREAD MORE: Study finds junk food physically rewires brain to crave moreBy EMILY JOSHU HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 11:53 EDT, 25 October 2023 | UPDATED: 11:57 EDT, 25 October 2023 It’s a...
By Paul McClure | October 24, 2023 Using magnetic stimulation on the brain of a man who had a stroke 12 years ago improved his movement and coordination, a case study has shown. Einstein et al./UCLA Health Researchers have used repetitive magnetic stimulation on the brain of a man who’d had a cerebellar stroke 12...
by Jeff Hansen, University of Alabama at Birmingham Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn 2012, University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher Anath Shalev, M.D., reported that a decades-old blood pressure medication called verapamil completely reversed diabetes in animal models. In 2018, the team had translated these findings into a randomized, controlled, clinical trial, demonstrating significantly improved beta...
By Michael Irving October 24, 2023 Scientists have found a new potential way to restore heart function after a heart attack, by reprogramming its energy metabolism Depositphotos Most tissues in the body can regenerate themselves after an injury, but unfortunately heart muscle cells aren’t one of them. Now, scientists at the Max Planck Institute have shown...
September 21, 20231:32 PM ET By Sydney Lupkin Ozempic, approved by the Food and Drug Administration for Type 2 diabetes, is racking up blockbuster sales because many people are taking it to lose weight. As more people try it, reports to the FDA about possible side effects are rising.Nearly three months into taking Ozempic for...
