September 19, 2024 by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe aorta, one of the “great arteries,” carries blood away from the heart to support circulation throughout the body. However, sometimes a tear in the lining of the aorta can occur, and while this is uncommon, it often requires immediate treatment. That’s...
September 18, 2024 by Kobe University Using a multi-step screening scheme that strikes a balance between the least burden on the pregnant women and high test sensitivity, the Kobe University obstetrician Tanimura Kenji and his graduate student Tomimoto Masako measured how many women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus would have been missed had they used...
Diana Swift September 13, 2024 At age 57, a senior scientific researcher in Santa Barbara, California, complained of chronic erectile dysfunction (ED) in what had been a sexually active marriage. “I just couldn’t get an erection, let alone sustain one. Apart from that, I maybe felt a bit tired but generally okay,” he said. Though...
By Usha Lee McFarling Sept. 9, 2024 Abusy medical student, Vanessa Apea wasn’t her usual energetic self. So she dragged herself to the doctor to get checked and have her blood drawn. A week later, she received a call telling her to return to the clinic; it was urgent. When she arrived, the doctor asked...
August 28, 2024 by Freda Kreier, Yale University Most important symptoms for differentiating between participants with and without internal tremors. Credit: The American Journal of Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.07.008Long COVID has a laundry list of symptoms—and a lesser-known but troubling one is the sensation of having internal tremors, often with no outward evidence that this...
August 21, 2024 by NYU Langone Health Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA research team led by the National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER Initiative and supported by its Clinical Science Core (CSC) at NYU Langone Health, has designed a new way to identify which school-age children and adolescents most likely have long COVID. Solely for the purpose...
September 12, 2024 by Brain Chemistry Labs Neurally-derived extracellular vesicles extracted from a standard blood sample contain microRNA sequences used to diagnose ALS. Credit: Paul Cox.A highly accurate diagnostic blood test has been developed for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects neurons in the brain and spinal cord. ALS leads to...
September 9, 2024 by David Nutt, Cornell University Sample overview. (A) Sample counts and distribution of hospital of origin for each disease group. “Other” indicates other hospitalized pediatric controls (B) Age distribution, (C) C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, (D) sex distribution, and (E) ICU status distribution for each sample group.RNA performs a number of biological duties,...
September 6, 2024 by Umea University Credit: Cedric Fauntleroy from PexelsIndividuals with periodontitis have altered concentrations of various proteins in their blood, according to a new study from Umeå University, Sweden. These findings pave the way for research into biomarkers for periodontitis and the underlying causes of the disease. Severe periodontitis affects about one in...
MultimediaRelease 6-Sep-2024 The Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS) has developed the world’s most sensitive technology for detecting cancer mutant genes in blood Peer-Reviewed PublicationNational Research Council of Science & Technology image: Representative diagram of 3D nanoplasmonics-based technology for detecting mutant genes in blood Credit: Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) Dr. Min-young Lee and Dr....
