Testosterone injections can trigger drastic long-term weight loss in obese men, a German study has found. Men with an average weight of 18 stone (114kg) saw their weight drop by 4st and 3lbs (27kg) over a decade while having the jabs every three months as part of a study. Their body mass index (BMI) went...
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY New research published today in The Journal of Physiology shows that nitrate improves function in the diaphragm, the muscle involved in coughing and breathing, by improving power. The study done in old mice, if replicated in humans, could provide a strategy for helping elderly people clear the lungs more effectively and avoid...
by Kayla Wiles, Purdue University Doug Brubaker, a Purdue assistant professor of biomedical engineering, uses computational and experimental approaches to study host-microbiome interactions in cancers and inflammatory diseases. Credit: Purdue University /John Underwood About 50% of people who take the drug infliximab for inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease, end up becoming resistant or...
by Tom Abate, Stanford University A current neural implant that uses wires to transmit information and receive power. Credit: Sergey Stavisky Stanford researchers have been working for years to advance a technology that could one day help people with paralysis regain use of their limbs, and enable amputees to use their thoughts to control prostheses...
Studies challenge misconception that carbs are bad for diabetes PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE WASHINGTON–Plant-based diets rich in whole carbohydrates can improve insulin sensitivity and other health markers in individuals with type 1 diabetes, according to two case studies published by researchers from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in the Journal of Diabetes &...
New findings on subjectively perceived memory problems DZNE – GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES A research team led by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) concludes that personal perception can be an important indicator for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. In a new study involving 449 older adults, published in Neurology®, the medical...
ew study reveals how the brain organizes information about odors HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL The premiere of the movie Scent of Mystery in 1960 marked a singular event in the annals of cinema: the first, and last, motion picture debut “in glorious Smell-O-Vision.” Hoping to wow moviegoers with a dynamic olfactory experience alongside the familiar spectacles...
Innovative wireless split-ring resonator concentrates microwaves into a hot-spot for ultrasound emission SPIE–INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICS AND PHOTONICS THERMOACOUSTIC IMAGING OF ULTRASOUND WAVE GENERATION FROM THE SPLIT RING RESONATOR, FROM LAN ET AL. 2020, FIGURE 3 (DOI 10.1117/1.AP.2.3.036006) view more CREDIT: SPIE Ultrasound imaging is one of the workhorses in a modern hospital. It hits...
by Max Planck Society During the pandemic lockdown, as couples have been forced to spend days and weeks in one another’s company, some have found their love renewed while others are on their way to divorce court. Oxytocin, a peptide produced in the brain, is complicated in that way: A neuromodulator, it may bring hearts...
by Massachusetts General Hospital A potential blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases seems even more promising thanks to new research from a Massachusetts General Hospital-led study. According to this team’s work, neurofilament light chain (NfL) has great potential as a biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and could be also useful for...
