by Queen Mary, University of London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn innovative treatment significantly increases the survival of people with malignant mesothelioma, a rare but rapidly fatal type of cancer with few effective treatment options, according to results from a clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London. The findings have been published in JAMA Oncology....
In a world that never sleeps, cutting back on slumber has almost become a badge of honor. But what if the price of those extra waking hours is more than just a caffeine dependency and an occasional yawn? A new study published in the Journal of Sleep Research suggests that sleep deprivation could be robbing...
Richard Mark Kirkner Dry eye and glaucoma may be the two most confounding conditions ophthalmologists face. Late last year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved three new treatments for dry eye disease (DED) and one new procedure for glaucoma, which means ophthalmologists will soon have the opportunity to incorporate these therapies into their...
by University of California – Berkeley An illustration of a brain cell in a person with Alzheimer’s disease, showing the accumulation and clumping of tau proteins (blue squiggles) in the cytoplasm of a brain cell. Protein clumps, also known as aggregates, are thought to lead to cell death and dementia. New research suggests that such clumps...
by Andrew Myers, Stanford University The VTS Glove on a patient’s hand. The team engineered and fabricated over 20 devices for this study in-house in Stanford labs. Credit: Andrew BrodheadAfter a stroke, survivors often experience uncontrollable spasms that can twist their arms and hands into perpetual fists. The only treatments are expensive, frequently painful injections of...
This hand-held biosensor makes breast cancer screening fast, affordable, and accuratePeer-Reviewed Publication AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD USED IN THE SALIVA-BASED BIOSENSOR, WHICH CAN DETECT BREAST CANCER BIOMARKERS FROM EXTREMELY SMALL SALIVA SAMPLES IN ABOUT FIVE SECONDS, COSTS ABOUT $5. THE DESIGN USES WIDELY AVAILABLE COMPONENTS SUCH AS COMMON GLUCOSE TESTING STRIPS...
Sarah Amandolare “New antibiotics discovered using AI!” That’s how headlines read in December 2023, when MIT researchers announced a new class of antibiotics that could wipe out the drug-resistant superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in mice. Powered by deep learning, the study was a significant breakthrough. Few new antibiotics have come out since the 1960s,...
by Jules Bernstein, University of California – Riverside This image illustrates the very beginning stages of an influenza (flu) infection in the respiratory tract. Credit: CDCScientists have long thought of the fluid-filled sac around our lungs merely as a cushion from external damage. Turns out, it also houses potent virus-eating cells that rush into the lungs...
by Elana Gotkine Maternal tobacco use during pregnancy (MTDP) is associated with child neurocognitive deficits at ages nine to 12 years, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in JAMA Network Open. Troy B. Puga, from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, and colleagues examined whether MTDP is associated with child neurocognitive...
by University of Michigan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor middle-aged women plagued by migraines, or hot flashes and night sweats, another worry may linger in the backs of their minds: whether these experiences have set them up for a heart attack, a stroke or another cardiovascular crisis. After all, past research suggesting such a link during and...
