September 26, 2024 by University of Birmingham The hippocampus is a region of the brain largely responsible for memory formation. Credit: Salk InstituteResearchers at the University of Birmingham have uncovered a surprising role of the hippocampus—linking this part of the brain to the control of skilled actions such as handwriting, typing, and playing music. The...
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Discovery of important blood pressure ‘switch’—how some cells remember to make renin
September 26, 2024 by University of Virginia Graphical Abstract. Credit: Hypertension (2024). DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.22886University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how certain cells have the amazing ability to transform their function to help our bodies control our blood pressure. These cells include smooth muscle cells, which line our arteries. Normally, smooth muscle cells...
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Tirzepatide Leads to Long-Term Glucose Control
Medscape Medical News > Conference News > EASD 2024 Nancy A. Melville September 25, 2024 MADRID — The majority of patients achieving high rates of glucose control and weight loss in the first year of tirzepatide treatment have sustained success in the second year; however, factors predicting a sustained response are less clear for weight...
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Unlocking the energy crisis in Parkinson’s: New findings offer hope for future treatment
News Release 26-Sep-2024 Scientists discover impaired energy recycling in Parkinson’s disease, opening the door for new therapies targeting purine recycling Peer-Reviewed PublicationFujita Health University Uric acid, inosine and hypoxanthine levels were found to be significantly lower in patients with Parkinson’s disease.Credit: Dr. Hirohisa Watanabe from Fujita Health University School of Medicine Parkinson’s disease (PD), the...
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A cure for psoriasis: Could a faulty iron hormone in the skin be the key?
News Release 26-Sep-2024 Scientists believe the hormone hepcidin, when produced in the skin, may be the root cause of psoriasis – a chronic and sometimes debilitating skin disease that affects 2-3% of the global population. Peer-Reviewed PublicationUniversity of Bath Scientists may have uncovered the root cause of psoriasis, a chronic and sometimes debilitating skin disease...
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New mutation linked to early-onset Parkinsonism
News Release 26-Sep-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationVlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie Synapse loss can be observed in aged mutant flies (top image) compared to controls (bottom image)Credit: COPYRIGHT: VIB Leuven, 26 September 2024 – A team of scientists led by Prof. Patrik Verstreken (VIB-KU Leuven) has identified a new genetic mutation that may cause a form of early-onset...
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New test improves diagnosis of allergies
Direct comparison of performance analyses between different diagnostic tests. Credit: Allergy (2024). DOI: 10.1111/all.16341 Researchers at the University of Bern and Bern University Hospital have developed a test to simplify the diagnosis of allergies. Its effectiveness has now been confirmed in clinical samples from children and adolescents suffering from a peanut allergy. The results could fundamentally improve...
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Bursts of exercise boost cognitive function, neuroscientists find
Meta-analysis of the effect of acute exercise on general cognitive task performance. Credit: Communications Psychology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44271-024-00124-2 Decades of exercise research data support the common view that steady workouts over the long haul produce not only physical benefits but also improved brain function. But what about single bursts of exercise? A team of scientists at UC...
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Providing patients with blood vessel calcification imaging results may improve cardiovascular risk control
Examples of the abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) imaging result letters provided to participants. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52172-1 In a first-ever trial, researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have provided abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) imaging results to attempt to elicit behavioral changes to improve diet, physical activity, and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in older men...
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Five simple questions can help spot exaggerated research claims over sex differences in the brain
Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47261-0 In the last 10 years, some 20,000 or so academic papers have been published on the neuroscience of sex and gender. Perhaps you have read the media coverage of such papers, suggesting there’s finally proof that stereotypical abilities such as men being good at reading maps or women excelling at nurturing...