by Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and gestational diabetes (GDM) are two of the most common pregnancy complications and put pregnant people at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease later in life. Now, in a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual...
Month: <span>February 2024</span>
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Newly discovered mechanism explains heightened risk for suicidal behavior among some contraceptive users
by Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience Infographic—What explains the increased likelihood of suicide in some contraceptive pill users? Credit: Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceThe use of oral contraception containing a synthetic form of progesterone (progestogen) may lead to an increased risk of suicidal behavior for women with depression and suicidal ideations. Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience...
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Exploring how anabolic steroid use can increase heart disease risk
by University of Birmingham A, lead II ECG recordings from an unaffected individual (control) and a non-definite and definite ARVC patient. Individual cardiac cycles over a duration of 10 s (gray traces) are overlaid by detected R waves and averaged (black trace). The PR interval (blue), P wave duration (orange) and P wave area (green) are...
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Drug used for cocaine addiction may pave way for new treatment of advanced colon cancer
by University of Ottawa Multi-omic characterization of VXN cancer-selective effect on cell functions. Credit: Nature Cancer (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43018-024-00727-yA new, cutting-edge study from the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) has found vanoxerine, a drug initially developed for the treatment of cocaine addiction, could impede advanced colorectal cancer stem cells by essentially re-wiring critical gene networks. This new...
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Gene’s role in attaining and maintaining muscle mass revealed in new study
by Win Reynolds, Northwestern University Model for BCL6-mediated control of skeletal muscle proteostasis. BCL6-mediated transcriptional regulation controls the expression of atrogenic regulators to establish and maintain skeletal muscle mass. BCL6 directly represses Eif4ebp1 and possibly Mstn, while it directly activates Igf1 and Ar. Loss of Bcl6 in muscle acutely reduces cap-dependent translation and anabolic signaling, resulting...
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Isometric exercise: Using body weight to lower blood pressure
by Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen you think about exercise, sweating through a cycling class, adding up miles from a brisk walk or pumping iron in the weight room may come to mind. But there’s a different form of exercise that uses something besides movement to give you a workout. It’s isometric exercise,...
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Study shows sense of smell is impacted by vaping
by University of Otago Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSensory changes may be an unexpected side effect of vaping, new University of Otago research shows. The study, carried out in collaboration with the National Institute for Health Innovation and published in the journal Appetite, assessed the potential effects of vaping on the sense of taste and smell among...
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Major new study uncovers protein that eradicates cancer and boosts the body’s immunity
New anti-cancer therapies could simultaneously deplete tumors of energy and boost the body’s immune response against them. (CREDIT: Creative Commons) Tumor cells are notorious for their adaptability and resilience in the face of treatment, often reshaping their energy metabolism to fuel their rapid growth and invasion. This metabolic shift not only sustains cancer cells but...
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Stem cell study offers clue to South Asians’ increased risk of cardiovascular disease
By Elaine Chen More than a dozen of stem cells in a blood vessel — health coverage from STATAgrowing body of data show that South Asians are at greater risk of developing heart disease than white people, and they tend to get complications at younger ages, but it’s not been fully clear what explains this...
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Study could pave the way to non-invasive techniques to detect skin cancer
by Aston University Image of the hand of a 52-year-old. Credit: Journal of Biomedical Optics (2023). DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.29.5.052912A study conducted by Aston University researchers has demonstrated that the appearance of aging skin looks noticeably different compared to younger skin, when examined under polarized laser light. The scientists believe that their new finding could pave the way...