September 11, 2024 by Adam Taylor, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost of us will be all too familiar with that dopey, groggy feeling of being tired after a restless night. Some social media users have taken tiredness to the extreme, however, by taking part in what they call a “no-sleep challenge.” One 19-year-old Youtuber,...
SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2024POSTED BY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE. (Credit: Getty Images) TAGS : GUT BACTERIA SLEEPUNIVERSITY : NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE Researchers have found that a naturally occurring supplement can improve sleep quality in older adults, particularly in individuals with poor sleep patterns, and manage their gut microbiome composition. Ensuring good sleep quality is an...
News Release 11-Sep-2024 Researchers from Monash University and Osaka University examine the benefits of using regulatory T cells as a universal regenerative medicine approach Peer-Reviewed PublicationImmunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) – Osaka University Osaka, Japan – Investigators are constantly aiming to identify new therapeutic approaches for regenerative medicine. Recent strategies have focused on harnessing the...
News Release 11-Sep-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationVlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie A study by the team of Prof. Kodi Ravichandran (VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) and colleagues found that pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death traditionally thought to be purely inflammatory, also plays a crucial role in promoting healing and tissue repair. This research, published in Nature,...
News Release 11-Sep-2024 Research suggests problems at junction between air and food passages may ‘overwhelm’ the Vagus nerve Peer-Reviewed PublicationUniversity of Southampton Research suggests problems at junction between air and food passages may ‘overwhelm’ the Vagus nervePatients with throat problems were less able to regulate their blood pressure in a new study led by the...
News Release 11-Sep-2024 Bonn researchers clarify the function of specialized nerve cells in memory formation Peer-Reviewed PublicationUniversitatsklinikum Bonn Certain nerve cells in the brain become active whenever they are confronted with different images or the name of a specific person or the identity of an object. They are highly selective and do not react to...
News Release 11-Sep-2024 JAMA Network Open Peer-Reviewed PublicationJAMA Network About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, more than 50% of adults with uncontrolled hypertension in the U.S. were unaware of their hypertension and were untreated, and 70.8% of those who were treated had hypertension that remained uncontrolled. These findings have serious implications for the nation’s...
September 10, 2024 by Elsevier Credit: Pixabay from PexelsA study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, found that a high percentage of youth will experience periods of remission and recovery of suicide attempts during and after treatment with dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Rates of remission and recovery were...
September 10, 2024 by Tokyo Medical and Dental University Through a comprehensive genetic analysis of patients with PKD but no family history of the disease, researchers found that a mutation in the IFT140 gene was significantly prevalent. Compared to patients with mutations in more commonly affected genes, PKD in people with an IFT140 mutation usually...
September 10, 2024 by Engineering Journal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by scientists from institutions across China and the United States has uncovered promising insights into how vitamin D supplementation can significantly impact cardiometabolic health. The study, now published in Engineering, has implications for tailored therapeutic strategies targeting cardiovascular diseases and...
