By Shaun Wooller Health Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 17:00 EDT, 29 July 2024 | Updated: 20:00 EDT, 29 July 2024 Millions of people suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee could benefit from a drug already used to treat autoimmune conditions, a study suggests. Researchers found methotrexate relieved both the pain and stiffness associated...
July 29, 2024 by British Medical Journal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe inflammatory activity in the body caused by rheumatoid arthritis is linked to specific cognitive impairments, finds a small comparative study, published in the open access journal RMD Open. These are diminished visuospatial abilities, recall, abstract thinking, and the executive functions of working memory, concentration,...
July 30, 2024 by Cardiff University Primary and secondary metabolic outcome measures. a, Geometric ratio of intervention (ustekinumab) over control (placebo) over 52 weeks. b, Adjusted AUC C-peptide over 52 weeks by treatment group. c, HbA1c over 52 weeks by treatment group. d, Mean daily exogenous insulin use adjusted by body weight over 52 weeks by treatment group. e,...
By Lauren J. Young Researchers combined the drug harmine with a medication similar to Ozempic to boost the number and function of human insulin-producing cells transplanted into mice By Lauren Millions of people with type 1 or 2 diabetes worldwide rely on insulin injections or medications to keep their blood sugar in check. The disease...
July 29, 2024 by Ricardo Muniz, FAPESP C. difficile is a bacterium that causes intestinal infection, most frequently after the use of antibiotics. It is thought to affect almost half a million people in the United States every year. Credit: CDCA study reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows how the...
JULY 29TH, 2024POSTED BY YALE(Credit: Getty Images) TAGS COVID-19IMMUNE SYSTEMSUNIVERSITY YALE UNIVERSITY New research offers evidence that autoimmunity—in which the body’s immune system targets its own tissues—is a driver in some cases of Long COVID. Why COVID-19 sometimes leads to Long COVID still confounds doctors, but researchers have several hypotheses to explain its often-debilitating symptoms....
News Release 29-Jul-2024 Drosophila: a model for studying human diseases Peer-Reviewed PublicationUniversity of Barcelona image: From left to right, experts Florenci Serras, research leader, and José Esteban-Collado, first author of the article. Credit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA A study lead by the University of Barcelona opens new perspectives to better understand how the molecular mechanisms involved...
News Release 29-Jul-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationXia & He Publishing Inc. image: Upregulation of miR21 during APAP hepatotoxicity inhibits hepatocyte proliferation by downregulating the β-catenin signaling pathway. Additionally, miR21 overexpression affects liver repair by inducing changes in gene expression, leading to the downregulation of autophagy and haemostasis. APAP, acetaminophen. The liver, a vital organ involved in numerous...
July 29, 2024 by Wiley Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPast studies have suggested that taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may lower individuals’ risk of developing liver cancer. In a new study of non-statin cholesterol-lowering medications, one type was linked to lower risks of liver cancer. The findings are published by Wiley online in Cancer. Cholesterol absorption inhibitors,...
July 29, 2024 by University of California – San Diego A researcher holds an Optically Pumped Magnetometer. Researchers have used these non-invasive devices to record, for the first time, activity in human cervical nerves. Credit: Qualcomm Institute/UC San DiegoA research team led by UC San Diego has, for the first time, shown that a wearable,...
