Researchers unveiled novel insights into how body movements influence sensory perception, challenging long-held beliefs in neuroscience Peer-Reviewed Publication FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY UTILIZING OPTOGENETICS, RESEARCHERS AT FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY HAVE SELECTIVELY DEACTIVATED NEURAL PATHWAYS WITH LIGHT, REVEALING NEW INSIGHTS INTO HOW SENSORY AND MOTOR AREAS OF THE MOUSE BRAIN COMMUNICATE DURING MOVEMENT.CREDIT: TAKAYUKI YAMASHITA FROM FUJITA...
Year: <span>2024</span>
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New AI Tool Brings Precision Pathology for Cancer and Beyond Into Quicker, Sharper Focus
Penn Medicine researchers developed an artificial intelligence tool to quickly analyze gene activities in medical images and provide single-cell insight into diseases in tissues and tissue microenvironments. A medical robot – artistic interpretation. A new artificial intelligence tool that interprets medical images with unprecedented clarity does so in a way that could allow time-strapped clinicians...
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Little Bots That Could Put a Stop to Infectious Disease
Penn State researchers highlight the potential for microrobots in diagnosing and treating infectious diseases. A microscope catching blood cells – artistic interpretation. Biofilms—structured communities of microorganisms that create a protective matrix shielding them from external threats, including antibiotics—are responsible for about 80% of human infections and present a significant challenge in medical treatments, often resisting...
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You Can’t Prevent Glaucoma, But Here Are 6 Steps to Keep It From Damaging Your Vision
Written by Nishika Reddy, MD | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Key takeaways: Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, which leads to vision loss, starting with peripheral (side) vision loss.There’s no way to stop glaucoma from starting. But there are steps you can take to stop...
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Leukemia: Artificial intelligence provides support in diagnostics
by Kathrin Kottke, University of Münster Credit: Blood Advances (2023). DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011076Decisions on treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)—a highly aggressive form of leukemia—are based, among other things, on a series of certain genetic features of the disease; but at the time when a diagnosis is made, this information is not available. Evidence of...
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Is It Safe to Stop Taking Levothyroxine or Other Thyroid Medications?
Written by Austin Ulrich, PharmD, BCACP | Reviewed by Joshua Murdock, PharmD, BCBBS Key takeaways: Thyroid medications like levothyroxine (Synthroid) are used to treat low thyroid levels (hypothyroidism).If you have borderline hypothyroidism, you may be able to stop your thyroid medication after some time. But those with more obvious hypothyroidism often need thyroid medications long...
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A common marker of neurological diseases may play a role in healthy brains
by National Institutes of Health Localization of α-syn Ser129P and effects of phosphorylation on synaptic targeting. Credit: Neuron (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.11.020Researchers have discovered that a protein called phosphorylated α-synuclein, which is associated with several neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, is also involved in the normal processes of how neurons communicate with...
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Study finds tafenoquine is a cost-effective treatment option for malaria
by Menzies School of Health Research Map of incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) in each malaria-endemic municipality for Scenario 1 (tafenoquine for adults, primaquine adherence 66.7%), Scenario 2 (tafenoquine for all, primaquine adherence 66.7%), Scenario 3 (tafenoquine for adults, high primaquine adherence of 90%), and Scenario 4 (tafenoquine for adults, low primaquine adherence of 30%), compared to...
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Small changes in specific immune cell populations linked to autoimmune disorders
by Osaka University Credit: Cell Genomics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100473Much like ripples on the water can betray powerful currents below the surface, small changes in our bodies can sometimes be an indicator of a serious condition. Now, researchers from Japan say that cells in the blood may provide telltale signs of important immune dysfunction. In a study...
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Breakthrough as hugely promising weight-loss compound made in yeast
By Bronwyn Thompson Celastrol is produced in the root of the traditional medicinal plant Tripterygium wilfordiiNikolaj Hansen/University of CopenhagenA climbing vine known as the “Seven Steps of Death” holds within its toxic growth something scientists believe to be a powerful anti-obesity compound, celastrol. For the first time, this hotly touted compound has been produced simply and...