by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIf you haven’t had the flu in a few years, there’s a reason. As Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, shares, all the more reason to ensure you and your family are vaccinated this year. The Centers for Disease Control...
Month: <span>October 2023</span>
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Live streaming platform ‘Twitch’ poses risks for minors who may be manipulated, preyed upon, says new research
by American Academy of Pediatrics Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA popular live streaming platform, Twitch, poses risks to minors who can interact with adult strangers and donate money to streamers without the supervision of a parent or guardian, according to research presented during the 2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center....
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Major Study Claims to Identify The Root Cause of Obesity: Fructose
20 October 2023 ByMICHELLE STARR bondarillia/iStock/Getty Images Plus)Fructose, a new paper proposes, is the pernicious little demon driving so many human metabolisms towards obesity. Although it’s not the biggest source of caloric intake, it does trigger the urge to eat fattier foods, at higher quantities, resulting in overindulgence in food. A major analysis, led by...
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New human cell-based 3D model reveals insights into how immune cells contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Key Takeaways – Researchers developed a new 3D model of Alzheimer’s Disease that allows them to study the role of immune cells in the disease– They found that infiltration of immune cells significantly increases in brains with AD pathology and contributes to neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation– The team also identified potential strategies to...
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Study provides new insights for medication to treat atopic dermatitis
by National Jewish Health Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with atopic dermatitis, the most common inflammatory skin disease in the general population, often have vascular changes that lead to a loss of proteins in their skin and symptoms like oozing, bleeding, infection and redness. In a recent study, researchers at National Jewish Health tested a medication...
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Common hormone could hold key to treating endometrial cancer
by Medical Research Council Credit: iScience (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106590New research from QIMR Berghofer has found that the hormone testosterone may play an important role in the development of endometrial cancer. The discovery raises exciting new possibilities for screening, preventing and fighting this increasingly prevalent disease. Endometrial cancer is the fourth most common cancer in Australian...
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Oximeters often overestimate COVID patients’ oxygen levels, delaying care: Study
by Mary Van Beusekom, Johns Hopkins University Cumulative Incidence of Treatment During the First 48 Hours of Hospitalization. Comparison of patients with COVID-19 admitted after July 1, 2020, with first arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) measurement below 94% who had recognized or unrecognized need for COVID-19 therapy (concurrent pulse oximeter saturation [SpO2] at 94% or 94%...
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Patients with short atrial arrhythmias do not benefit from anticoagulation, finds clinical trial
by Angelika Leute, Kompetenznetz Vorhofflimmern e.V. (AFNET) Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAtrial high-rate episodes (AHRE) are short and rare atrial arrhythmias that resemble atrial fibrillation detected by implanted pacemakers, defibrillators, and loop recorders that enable long-term monitoring of heart rhythm. AHRE are found in 10–30% of patients with implanted devices. AHRE episodes resemble atrial fibrillation. Therefore,...
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Once again, Novo’s semaglutide shows cardiovascular benefit, weight loss — this time in adults with heart failure
Katherine Lewin | News Reporter Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 Wegovy has shown cardiovascular benefit again, this time in the Phase III STEP HFpEF trial, on top of the expected weight loss, the company announced at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress today. Against placebo, 2.4 mg of Wegovy (semaglutide) showed “large” reductions in heart failure-related...
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Researchers reveal universal mechanisms of DNA and RNA deformations
by City University of Hong Kong Common deformation pathways in RNA and DNA identified in the study. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2218425120DNA and RNA, the two main types of nucleic acid and the building blocks of life, are susceptible to environmental stimuli, which can cause them to deform, bend...