After using Ozempic for a while, many people may reach a plateau with their weight loss progress. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesDrugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy eventually reach a weight loss plateau, beyond which further weight loss slows or stops.Like any other healthy weight loss method, the body eventually settles at an appropriate weight,...
Year: <span>2024</span>
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Newly discovered genetic mutation protects against Parkinson’s disease and offers hope for new therapies
by University of Southern California Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA previously unidentified genetic mutation in a small protein provides significant protection against Parkinson’s disease and offers a new direction for exploring potential treatments, according to a new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study. The variant, located in a mitochondrial microprotein dubbed SHLP2, was found to be...
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New reasons eating less fat should be one of your resolutions
High fat impairs immune, intestinal, and brain health Peer-Reviewed PublicationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – RIVERSIDE High fat food EVIDENCE MOUNTS THAT A LONG-TERM DIET HIGH IN FAT IS NOT HEALTHY.CREDIT: IDAFIUN A UC Riverside study to motivate your new year’s resolutions: it demonstrates that high-fat diets affect genes linked not only to obesity, colon cancer and...
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Bacteria load their syringes
Pathogenic bacteria use molecular “shuttle services” to fill their injection apparatus with the right product Peer-Reviewed Publication MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT SINGLE-PARTICLE TRACKING PHOTOACTIVATED LOCALIZATION MICROSCOPY (SPTPALM) IS A TECHNIQUE TO VISUALIZE THE MOVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL PROTEINS. WHILE SOME OF THE SHUTTLE COMPONENTS OF THE INJECTISOME ARE BOUND TO THE NEEDLES (WHITE, FIRMLY BOUND DOTS ON THE OUTSIDE...
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Targeted phototherapy
Venkataram Mysore 1, B M Shashikumar AbstractBackground: Targeted phototherapy is a new form of phototherapy which has many advantages and disadvantages over conventional phototherapy. This article reviews the different technologies and outlines recommendations based on current evidence. Methods: A literature search was performed on targeted phototherapy to collect data. Relevant literature published till March 2014 was obtained...
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A Study of 500,000 Medical Records Links Viruses to Alzheimer’s Again And Again
By FELICITY NELSON Amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease (Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images)A study of around 500,000 medical records suggested that severe viral infections like encephalitis and pneumonia increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Researchers found 22 connections between viral infections and neurodegenerative conditions in the study of around 450,000 people....
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Nanodrones harness natural-born killers to target and destroy cancer
By Paul McClure Researchers have harnessed the cancer-destroying abilities of the body’s natural killer cells Depositphotos Researchers have made a breakthrough in cancer treatment by harnessing the disease-destroying abilities of the body’s natural killer cells. Their novel nanodrones selectively target a tumor, enabling the killer cells to do what they do best: Suppress cancer growth. The...
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In a first, growth hormone’s effect on ‘anxiety neurons’ identified
By Paul McClure Researchers have identified the specific neurons responsible for controlling how growth hormone affects anxietyDepositphotos Researchers have identified the specific neurons responsible for controlling how growth hormone affects anxiety and the creation of fear memories, a hallmark of post-traumatic stress disorder. The discovery could lead to a new class of anti-anxiety drugs. Depression, anxiety,...
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Revolutionary gene therapy may offer new life for patients battling chronic sickle cell disease
by Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune Normal blood cells next to a sickle-blood cell, colored scanning electron microscope image. Credit: Wikipedia/Illustration from Anatomy & PhysiologyLyric Porter wanted her life back. Born with sickle cell disease, she had a fever at age 5 that scarred her lungs and required her to roll an oxygen tank to school....
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New clues to origins of lower back pain
by Dennis Thompson Some people might be prone to low back pain because of specific cells contained in their spinal disks, a new study suggests. The research could explain why only certain people develop back pain due to the degeneration of their spinal disks, which are jelly-filled spacers that act as shock absorbers between the...