TWIN is a wearable robot for individuals with reduced or absent motor abilities, enabling them to stand up, maintain an upright position, walk, and sit.Business Announcement ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA – IIT TWIN IS THE NAME OF THE NEW ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON FOR LOWER LIMBS, DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY REHAB TECHNOLOGIES IIT – INAIL, THE JOINT...
by Lori Solomon Nearly one in five who attempt suicide do so without meeting criteria for an antecedent psychiatric disorder, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in JAMA Psychiatry. Maria A. Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues used data from 1,948 U.S. adults with lifetime suicide attempts...
by La Trobe University a, b Deletion of BECLIN1, but not ATG7, by addition of 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-HT) led to significantly smaller intestinal organoids. a, c There was also a significant reduction in the number of “buds” per organoid formed, indicative of reduced stem cell-containing crypt formation. Credit: Communications Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-05890-7La Trobe University researchers have...
by Elana Gotkine The percentage of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections decreased during the pandemic, but has increased since September 2023, according to research published in the Feb. 22 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Chris Edens, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues used data from...
Nancy A. Melville TOPLINE:Selenium supplementation is associated with improvements in key thyroid measures in patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis who are not treated with thyroid hormone replacement therapy, research from a new meta-analysis showed. METHODOLOGY:For the systematic review and meta-analysis, 35 randomized controlled trials were identified that included evaluation of selenium supplementation’s effects on thyroid function.The...
by University of Cambridge Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the antiviral protein IFN-γ, which is associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression. New research shows that in long COVID patients, IFN-y production persists until symptoms improve, highlighting a potential biomarker and a target for therapies. A University of Cambridge-led study identifies the protein...
by University of Chicago Credit: University of ChicagoSometimes our bodies need a boost. Millions of Americans rely on pacemakers—small devices that regulate the electrical impulses of the heart in order to keep it beating smoothly. But to reduce complications, researchers would like to make these devices even smaller and less intrusive. A team of researchers with...
by Keila DePape, McGill University a, The mouse model of BCG vaccination and IAV infection. b,c, Morbidity and mortality of mice infected with the lethal dose of PR8 (120 PFUs; n = 9–10). d, Viral load at various timepoints after infection with a sublethal dose of IAV-PR8 (50 PFUs; n = 4–8). e, Confocal microscopy of lung section infected with...
by Bill Hathaway, Yale University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn overly robust immune response to usually harmless germs has been linked to colitis, a potentially severe inflammation of the colon that afflicts millions of people worldwide. A new Yale-led study not only reveals that the presence of one class of fatty acids is the hidden villain that...
by Institute of Cancer Research Mechanism of action of 2-OHOA. (1) 2-OHOA regulates the cell membrane composition by both direct incorporation into the lipid bilayer and regulation of important lipid metabolism enzymes. (2) Among other structural effects on the lipid bilayer, these changes in lipid composition regulate the raft-to-nonraft lipid balance, which causes translocation of numerous...
