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,...
by University of Auckland A body surface gastric mapping medical device and method reveals distinct disease subgroups in chronic nausea and vomiting syndromes. Credit: Gharibans et al., Sci. Transl. Med. 14, eabq3544 (2022) Non-invasive sensors laid on the skin’s surface to measure bioelectrical activity could offer a better alternative for patients suffering with poor gut health. Stefan...
Inspired by an ancient technology, engineers design a sensor that can measure pressure inside the digestive tract. As food moves through the digestive tract, contracting muscles along the tract keep things flowing smoothly. Loss of this motility can lead to acid reflux, failure of food to move out of the stomach, or constipation. Dysmotility disorders are...
by Hillary Smith, University of Kentucky Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been around for nearly half a century. In that time, they have built an international reputation for best-in-class research into a disease that kills more people every year than breast and prostate cancer combined—Alzheimer’s disease. There...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO IMAGE: STUDY LEAD AUTHOR DAN BROGAN (LEFT) AND COAUTHOR CALVIN LIN REVIEW RESULTS FROM A SENSR REACTION USING A LIGHT CYCLER QPCR MACHINE. CREDIT: MICHELLE FREDRICKS, UC SAN DIEGO Blending experts from molecular genetics, chemistry, and health sciences, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a...
A bioengineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington is developing a technique to diagnose tiny breast tumors that could reduce the anxiety, uncertainty, and high costs often faced by patients. Biopsy results show that about 80% of very small tumors are benign; 15% are low-grade, non-life-threatening cancers; and 5% are aggressive and invasive...
by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Immunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Wikipedia EPFL scientists are developing a completely new ‘brain stress test’ for evaluating the mental status of patients with Parkinson’s disease, the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease worldwide. It involves awakening...
