by Elana Gotkine Nearly two-thirds of those with hepatitis A virus (HAV)-related deaths have at least one documented indication for HAV vaccine, and only 4% have evidence of vaccination, according to research published in the Oct. 20 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Megan G. Hofmeister, M.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues...
by Valerie Goodwin, University of Michigan Phenotypic characterization of neutrophils in 24-week-old Akita mice. (A) Representative extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) curves assessing glycolysis. (B) Glycolytic reserve is the difference between glycolytic capacity and baseline glycolysis; mean for n = 6, **P < 0.01 compared with WT mice by unpaired Student’s t test. (C) Representative oxygen consumption...
by Emily Caldwell, The Ohio State University Behavioral alterations in MAP6−/− and Kv3.1−/− mice. Adult (3–6 months old) WT B6 (black bars), MAP6−/− (red bars), and Kv3.1−/− (green bars) mice were used in a series of behavioral assays. Each group contained approximately half male and half female mice. a Example traces in the elevated plus maze...
by Kim Krieger, University of Connecticut a) Schematic illustration of the use of piezoelectric hydrogel for OA patients. The piezoelectric hydrogel contains piezoelectric short nanofibers of PLLA (NF-sPLLA) and a hydrogel matrix of collagen, which could be injected into knee joints by arthroscopy or X-ray guidance. The piezoelectric hydrogel is activated by an external US device...
by Theresa Larkin and Jessica Nealon, The Conversation Henry Gray’s anatomical illustration of the trigeminal nerve. Credit: Gray’s Anatomy/Wikimedia CommonsIf you have hay fever, you’ve probably been sneezing a lot lately. Sneezing is universal but also quite unique to each of us. It is a protective reflex action outside our conscious control, to remove irritants from...
by Jara Pérez Jiménez, Cara Frankenfeld, Léopold L Fezeu Kamedjie, Margaret Slavin and Valentina A. Andreeva, The Conversation Credit: CC0 Public DomainPerhaps the word “polyphenol” means little to you, but they certainly mean a lot to your health. Polyphenols are a family of chemical compounds present in foods of vegetable origin and seaweed that have been...
by Flinders University Glioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A new study shows that cerebrospinal fluid reduces current treatment efficacy in brain cancer and identifies new therapeutic opportunities. Cerebrospinal fluid, the clear colorless liquid that protects the brain, also may be a factor that makes brain cancers resistant to treatment, Australian researchers led by Associate Professor...
Fat found in butter, red meat and eggs ‘reduces risk of dementia by 18%’ Researchers say the findings could lead to ‘new preventive strategies’ for the killer disease Joe Davies Published: 16:00 ET, Oct 25 2023 Credit: Getty FATS found in butter, eggs and red meat could lower your risk of dementia, a study suggests. Older...
by André Julião, FAPESP The red blotches in this image of the nematode C. elegans are a pair of neurons with the UPRER pathway activated in response to the odorant molecule 1-undecene. Credit: Evandro de Souza & Max ThompsonAversion to an offending smell can be an indicator of the organism’s capacity to protect itself from harmful...
by University of California – San Diego Neurons, shown here in red and yellow, are some of the slowest cells to regenerate after injury. In this section of a mouse brain, yellow neurons are regenerating while red neurons are non-regenerating. Credit: UC San Diego Health SciencesNeurons, the main cells that make up our brain and spinal...
