by Jennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology A soft hydrogel fiber enables optogenetic pain inhibition during locomotion. Credit: Sabrina Urbina VillafrancaEngineers at MIT have developed soft and implantable fibers that can deliver light to major nerves through the body. When these nerves are genetically manipulated to respond to light, the fibers can send pulses of light...
by Liz Murphy, Massachusetts General Hospital Carcinogen-exposed cancer cells transform that nature of tumor-infiltrating macrophages from immunosuppressive (left) to immune activating agents (right), rendering the cancer immunogenic. Green color highlights macrophages and purple color is an immunosuppressive mark on macrophages. Credit: Dr. Mei Huang.While carcinogens are widely known to be perpetrators of cancer, a new study...
by University of South Australia Credit: CC0 Public DomainA 2,000-year-old practice by Chinese herbalists—examining the human tongue for signs of disease—is now being embraced by computer scientists using machine learning and artificial intelligence. Tongue diagnostic systems are fast gaining traction due to an increase in remote health monitoring worldwide, and a study by Iraqi and Australian...
by American Society of Hematology Micrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Patients with multiple myeloma treated with idecabtagene vicleucel, known as “ide-cel,” a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, had no difference in overall survival outcomes regardless of race and ethnicity, according to a study published in...
by American Society for Microbiology Credit: CC0 Public DomainAn estimated 40% of the global adult population have high blood pressure, or hypertension, which puts people at risk of cardiovascular disease and other dangerous health conditions. Recent studies suggest that probiotics may offer a protective effect, but researchers have a limited understanding of why shaping the gut...
by National University of Singapore A bandage pre-loaded with magnetic hydrogel is placed on the wound and an external device is used to accelerate the wound healing process. Credit: National University of SingaporeDiabetic patients whose natural wound-healing capabilities are compromised often develop chronic wounds that are slow to heal. Such non-healing wounds could cause serious infections...
by British Medical Journal Credit: CC0 Public DomainTwo widely used statins, rosuvastatin and atorvastatin, are equally effective at preventing heart attacks, strokes and death in people with coronary artery disease. But while rosuvastatin treatment is associated with lower cholesterol levels, it also carries a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than atorvastatin, finds a study...
Vibrant, is not a drug but a capsule that stimulates natural movements in the gut Its vibrations stimulate the colon to contract naturally to relieve constipation READ MORE: America suffering shortage of LAXATIVES due to surging demand By CAITLIN TILLEY, HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 11:48 EDT, 18 October 2023 | UPDATED: 11:56 EDT, 18 October 2023 An easy-to-swallow vibrating capsule that offers...
F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCEDISCLOSURES October 17, 2023 Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. Today I’m going to talk to you about a study at the cutting edge of modern medicine, one that uses an artificial intelligence model...
Sue Hughes October 16, 2023 The issue of earlier classification of medical conditions — known as “diagnosis creep” — is leading to many patients becoming eligible for treatments at earlier stages in their disease course, without those treatments having been validated in those particular groups. This concern has been highlighted recently in the atrial fibrillation (AF) field,...
