by Steinar Brandslet, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Nanoencapsulation increases the time that the drug (green) is in the peritoneal cavity (pink), compared to when the drug is injected freely. Credit: Astrid Hyldbakk, BioRender Researchers have found that nanotechnology can increase chemotherapy’s effectiveness. The new research could be good news for people who develop peritoneal cancer in the...
by King’s College London Credit: CC0 Public Domain Metabolic (bariatric) surgery is more effective than medications and lifestyle interventions for the treatment of advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. A new paper, published today in The Lancet by King’s College London and the Catholic University of Rome, is the first to compare three active treatments of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and to...
by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Skeletal muscle fibers. Credit: Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library / Public domain Statins are the most commonly used medication in lowering blood cholesterol, prescribed to tens of millions in the Western world. Statins act through inhibition of the enzyme HMG CoA reductase. Nearly 20% of statin users develop...
By ARIELLA MARSDEN – Yesterday 9:00 PM For the first time, scientists have been able to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms through hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). It is a form of treatment in which the patient inhales 100% oxygen in chambers of pressures exceeding one atmosphere absolute, a term often used in SCUBA diving,...
STANFORD MEDICINE There may be good news for the nearly 1 million people battling ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel condition with no real cure: Statins, a commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering drug, seem to be an effective, if unexpected, treatment for the condition, according to a new Stanford Medicine study. Currently, the only lines of defense against...
by University of Oxford Professor Daniel Freeman. Credit: University of Oxford Professor Daniel Freeman, the clinical psychologist, explains how delusions may be unfounded but they cause real distress and misery for sufferers—who feel constantly unsafe. He set himself the challenge of finding an effective treatment, a decade later he and colleagues have unveiled Feeling Safe, which...
by Boston University School of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There are several million people worldwide with various fat malabsorption syndromes including those who have undergone gastric bypass surgery and those with obesity. These patients often have a difficult time absorbing vitamin D and both groups of patients are at an increased risk for vitamin D...
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 15, 2020) – Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered that fructose stimulates the release of vasopressin, a hormone linked to obesity and diabetes. They also found that water can suppress the hormone and alleviate these conditions in mice. “The clinical significance of this...
Hair loss seems like a minor problem to many. You got bald, so what? Some people prefer this look. However, for many men going bald is a terrible experience and they would pay good money to avoid it. Now scientists at the University of Helsinki have identified a mechanism that is likely to prevent hair...
