By Paul McClure Researchers have added an active Rac2 protein to macrophages, causing them to cannibalize other immune cells Depositphotos Following a trail of evidence that started with a study of fruit flies nearly 25 years ago, researchers have found adding a hyperactive form of the protein Rac2 to macrophages, immune cells that eat pathogens, causes...
Year: <span>2024</span>
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Can you really be allergic to alcohol?
by Samuel J. White and Philippe B. Wilson, The Conversation Credit: Darlene Alderson from Pexels Some people get allergy-like symptoms when drinking alcohol, but can you really be allergic to alcohol? Alcohol allergies are rare, with documented cases primarily involving a rash. However, what often perplexes people are the symptoms that mimic allergies, such as wheezing,...
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio can distinguish cystitis from OAB
by Elana Gotkine Serum neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can help differentiate interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) from overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study published online Nov. 8 in BMC Urology. Hanwei Ke, from Peking University People’s Hospital in Beijing, and colleagues conducted a retrospective analysis involving 70 women diagnosed with IC/BPS, 20 diagnosed with OAB,...
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Researchers identify why cancer immunotherapy can cause colitis
Studies in mice reveal the mechanism that induces this severe side effect and point to a solution that kills the cancer without causing gastrointestinal issues AuthorNicole Fawcett Jacob Dwyer, Michigan MedicineResearchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have identified a mechanism that causes severe gastrointestinal problems with immune-based cancer treatment. They also...
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Major Study Identifies 15 Factors Linked to Early Dementia Risk
ByDAVID NIELDFading brain (Naeblys/iStock/Getty Images Plus)While dementia is much more common in older adults, hundreds of thousands of people are diagnosed with young-onset dementia (YOD) each year – and an extensive new study sheds some considerable new light on why. Most previous research in this area has looked at genetics passed down through generations, but...
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Many diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes may actually have a different form of the disease
Bram Sable-Smith | KFF Health News When Phyllisa Deroze was told she had diabetes in a Fayetteville, North Carolina, emergency department years ago, she was handed pamphlets with information on two types of the disease. One had pictures of children on it, she recalled, while the other had pictures of seniors. Deroze, a 31-year-old English...
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What happens when magnesium is low in the body?
TIMESOFINDIA.COM 01/12If your diet has less than 300 mg of magnesium, you are likely to experience the following symptoms Magnesium is a vital mineral that plays a crucial role in numerous physiological functions within the body. While adult men require 400-420 mg of Magnesium daily, women need 310-320 mg of this essential mineral daily. Women...
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Artificial Sweeteners Alter the Duodenal Microbiome
Marilynn Larkin TOPLINE:Consuming nonsugar sweeteners (NSS) leads to significant changes in both stool and duodenal microbial diversity and composition and levels of circulating inflammatory markers. METHODOLOGY:Researchers analyzed samples from the REIMAGINE (Revealing the Entire Intestinal Microbiota and its Associations with the Genetic, Immunologic, and Neuroendocrine Ecosystem) study to assess the potential effects of NSS consumption...
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In the Gut’s ‘Second Brain,’ Key Agents of Health Emerge
Sitting alongside the neurons in your enteric nervous system are underappreciated glial cells, which play key roles in digestion and disease that scientists are only just starting to understand Your gut has a mind of its own. A “second brain” of nervous system cells, including glia (stained green in this cross section of a mouse...
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Q&A: News about violence affects children’s mental and emotional health: How to discuss bad news with your children
by Robin Gurwitch, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainViolent photos and videos—whether from conflicts abroad or shootings near home—are commonplace, even ubiquitous, on television and social media today. The impact on children can be debilitating. SciLine interviewed Dr. Robin Gurwitch, a psychologist and professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University Medical...