JUNE 25, 2024 by Murdoch University Plots for the relationship between baseline sleep duration category and the trajectory of brain Aβ burden, in cognitively unimpaired APOE ε4 allele non-carriers (left) and carriers (right). Plots for the relationship between baseline sleep duration category and the trajectory of brain Aβ burden, in cognitively unimpaired APOE ε4 allele...
JUNE 25, 2024 by Marcela Quintanilla Dieck, Massachusetts General Hospital Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Host & Microbe (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.05.022A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham, reveals that particular strains of gut bacteria are linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition that affects...
JUNE 24, 2024 by Tim Tedeschi, University of Cincinnati A 3D rendered confocal image shows a single TGF- β1 knockout microglia being activated while it is surrounded by normal microglia that do not have the gene deletion. Credit: Agnes (Yu) LuoA new study led by University of Cincinnati researchers sheds new light on the role...
JUNE 24, 2024 by Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Spectrograms to demonstrate the similarity between human and AI voices. Credit: FENS Forum / Christine SkjegstadPeople are not very good at distinguishing between human voices and voices generated by artificial intelligence (AI), but our brains do respond differently to human and AI voices, according to research...
JUNE 24, 2024 by University College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe risk of developing Parkinson’s is at least twice as high in people with anxiety compared to those without, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The research, published in the British Journal of General Practice, investigated whether there was a link between people over...
Cell & MicrobiologyHomeBiologyMolecular & Computational biology JUNE 24, 2024 by Jim Schnabel, Cornell University Model of how ER–PM contact gradients generate the observed gradient of pTyr signaling. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07527-5Interactions between two key structures within cells help establish the front-to-back “polarity” that is essential to cell migration, according to a new study by...
JUNE 24, 2024 by University of Pittsburgh Vision of the proposed research for developing a self-powered, millifluidic lab-on-a-chip device to determine blood conductivity. Credit: Advanced Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202403568Metabolic disorders, like diabetes and osteoporosis, are burgeoning throughout the world, especially in developing countries. The diagnosis for these disorders is typically a blood test, but because...
JUNE 24, 2024 by Chiba University Researchers identify G900-dependent mechanism of in vivo Th2 differentiation. Credit: Arifumi Iwata from Chiba UniversityAsthma patients experience respiratory distress due to allergens like house dust mites or pollen. However, the various triggers for asthma share a common pathway involving the release of proteins called type-2 cytokines by Type-2 helper...
JUNE 24, 2024 by University of California, San Francisco Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers compared patients who received care remotely to those who got ultrasounds and found no differences in outcomes. Medication abortion patients who receive pills by mail without first getting an ultrasound do just as well as those who are examined and given the...
Medscape Medical News > Conference News > ADA 2024 Alicia Ault June 22, 2024s ORLANDO, Fla. — The diabetes and weight loss drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes; Zepbound for obesity) was so effective at reducing sleep disruptions in patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that 40% to 50% no longer needed...
