by Edith Cowan University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnexplained rapid weight loss in older people could be a sign of underlying disease and can be linked with increased risk of falls and fractures, as well as a poorer long-term prognosis. The understanding of factors that could contribute to rapid weight loss remains poor, with current treatments including...
by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) Graphical summary. Credit: Nature Cardiovascular Research (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-023-00412-wA research team based at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid and Aarhus University in Denmark has identified an important mechanism that can result in the regression, or shrinkage, of atherosclerotic plaques. The study identifies...
by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) Cancer stem cells, marked in red, disappear in the presence of the reference compound (Ru1). Credit: Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS)Many cancer therapies, in addition to producing numerous side effects, fail to achieve complete tumor remission, partly due to...
New study from Sylvester Cancer, collaborators shows anti-cancer compound goes beyond current BTK inhibitors Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE “THIS NEW COMPOUND NOT ONLY INHIBITS THE CELLULAR MOLECULE BTK, BUT GOES FURTHER BY TAKING AIM AT THE TARGET AND DESTROYING IT,” SAID Justin Taylor, M.D., SYLVESTER HEMATOLOGIST-RESEARCHER AND THE STUDY’S SENIOR...
US pays more for name-brand drugs, less for generics RAND CORPORATION Prescription drug prices in the U.S. are significantly higher than in other nations, with prices in the U.S. averaging 2.78 times those seen in 33 other nations, according to a new RAND report. The gap between prices in the U.S. and other countries is...
Ten thousand steps a day. It’s the magic number that’s said to optimize health and longevity. But did you know the 10,000-step goal is rooted more in marketing than in science? It started in 1965 in Tokyo, Japan, where a company released an early step counter, calling it manpo-kei — or “10,000 steps meter.” The...
Peer-Reviewed Publication MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC./GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS FOCUSES ON THE LATEST ADVANCES IN THE CLINICAL AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATION OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURY. EMPHASIS IS ON THE BASIC PATHOBIOLOGY OF INJURY TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND THE PAPERS AND REVIEWS EVALUATE PRECLINICAL AND CLINICAL TRIALS TARGETED AT IMPROVING THE EARLY MANAGEMENT AND...
Researchers say the genetically engineered stem cells also could pave the way for new regenerative medicine treatments for diseases such as Type 1 diabetes. Deepta Bhattacharya, who is on the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies advisory council, is a professor of immunobiology in the UArizona College of Medicine...
Language shapes our world. But when we speak, there is actually a secret conversation happening beyond our words. It’s happening not with our mouths—but with our hands. Prof. Susan Goldin-Meadow is a distinguished scholar of psychology at the University of Chicago. Her research into deaf children who were never taught sign language led her to...
By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D.Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. Low-level light therapy (LLLT) is a non-invasive technique that has been developed to promote tissue regeneration and repair.1 Interestingly, this therapy has displayed prominent effectiveness in hair growth and skin rejuvenation. Image Credit: Evgeniy Kalinovskiy/Shutterstock.com LLLT: an effective phototherapyLLLT is a phototherapeutic technique, also referred to...
