By Paul McClure A clinical trial will investigate the use of nose cartilage to regenerate knee joints severely worn by osteoarthritisDepositphotos Having already demonstrated that a small amount of cartilage taken from the nose can be used to repair injured knees, researchers will soon commence a clinical trial to investigate whether the technique can be used...
Shrabasti Bhattacharya TOPLINE:Eating more than three meals daily, eating earlier, and eating lunch as the largest meal are linked to lower body mass index (BMI) and reduced obesity risk. METHODOLOGY:According to recent research in the field of “chrononutrition,” which refers to the circadian pattern of eating behaviors, the timing of eating can affect an individual’s...
Courtney Southwick Exercising for upwards of 30 minutes most days may help relieve pain in patients who’ve been diagnosed with cancer, according to a study of exercise and pain outcomes from more than 60,000 people, including 10,000 with a history of cancer. Study participants who’d been diagnosed with cancer and surpassed 150 minutes of moderate...
by Ernie Mundell Of course grief can ravage your mind, but science shows it can also weaken your body, leaving you open to illness. “As humans, we are strongly motivated to seek out social bonds that are warm, dependable, friendly and supportive,” explained George Slavich. He directs the Laboratory for Stress Assessment and Research at...
by Weizmann Institute of Science Credit: EMBO Molecular Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-023-00020-yWeizmann Institute scientists have discovered two small molecules that can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, slowing and even reversing the effects of Huntington’s, which is incurable. The human brain is a well-guarded control center. Its system of blood vessels is surrounded by a densely...
by Nial Wheate and Jasmine Lee, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor women diagnosed with endometriosis it is often a long sentence of chronic pain and cramping that impacts their daily life. It is a condition that is both difficult to diagnose and treat, with many women needing either surgery or regular medication. A medicine called...
by University College London Credit: CC0 Public DomainSight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, and is potentially treatable by antimicrobials, finds a new study in mice co-led by a UCL and Moorfields researcher. The international study observed that in eyes with sight loss caused by a particular genetic mutation, known...
by Dr Chris McCarthy, The Conversation Credit: CC0 Public DomainOften a posture assigned to teenagers and disaffected youth, slouching is traditionally considered to be a “bad” posture—with some claiming it will damage your spine and cause pain. The term itself hails from medieval Norse meaning “lazy fellow”—and later the middle English word meaning “walking, sitting or...
by Julia Evangelou Strait, Washington University in St. Louis Shelly O’Laughlin, (right) director of clinical operations for the Genome Technology Access Center at McDonnell Genome Institute, prepares the GatewaySeq test with Lulu Sun, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of pathology and immunology. Credit: Matt Miller/School of MedicineA genetic test that identifies cancer mutations in solid tumors...
Megan Brooks The onset of psychosis in individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) may be predicted before it occurs using a machine learning tool that classifies MRI brain scans, an international consortium of researchers reported. Prior studies using brain MRI have revealed structural differences in the brain after the onset of psychosis. The new work...
