But a new study shows how large doses of it can interfere with some vital medical tests. Biotin, or vitamin B7, is an essential nutrient. And there is no issue with the lower doses found in multivitamins, said study author Danni Li, an associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at the University of Minnesota....
People low on selenium are at risk of paracetamol overdose, even when they follow dosage recommendations, according to research involving the University of Bath in the UK. UNIVERSITY OF BATH A lack of the mineral selenium in the diet puts people at risk of paracetamol overdose, even when the painkiller is taken at levels claimed...
Developing a better understanding of KBTBD2 could have implications for Type 2 diabetes, UTSW researchers say UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER THE ILLUSTRATION SHOWS THE IDENTIFICATION OF KBTBD2 AS A KEY GENE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF WHOLE-BODY INSULIN SENSITIVITY THROUGH ITS ROLE IN FAT. LOSS OF KBTBD2 LEADS TO THE ACCUMULATION… view more CREDIT: UT SOUTHWESTERN...
by Johannes Angerer, Medical University of Vienna The chronic viral inflammation of the liver that occurs in hepatitis C results in the formation of inflexible scar tissue in the form of fibrosis/cirrhosis of the liver. This impedes the flow of blood through the organ, with resulting hypertension in the portal vein. In the majority of...
A new study has found an association between low average levels of vitamin D and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries. The research, led by Dr Lee Smith of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and Mr Petre Cristian Ilie, lead urologist of Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust,...
Technology that lets humans communicate with machines adapts well to role as medical detective JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE Natural language processing, the technology that lets computers read, decipher, understand and make sense of human language, is the driving force behind internet search engines, email filters, digital assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri, and language-to-language...
Posted Today Every tissue in the human body has an immune cell in it called a macrophage. Macrophages play important roles in the immune system’s initial response to bacteria, viruses and wounds. But beyond that, each tissue macrophage also has specialized functions, tuned to the needs of that particular tissue. For example, macrophages in the brain, called microglia, help support normal brain development....
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 22, 2019) – An enzyme induced by stress to help reduce production of damaging free radicals is also used by liver cancer to regulate two major cell proliferation pathways that enable the cancer to thrive, scientists report. They’ve also found that when they block the enzyme Nqo1, it dramatically reduces the proliferation of liver cancer cells, a hallmark of cancer’s...
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Five years ago, David C. Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, both a Penn Medicine researcher and patient, tried an experimental treatment on himself based on his laboratory research findings in the hopes of saving his own life. He has been in remission ever since. Now his...
Scientists discover previously unknown subtypes of liver cells in health and disease MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS The liver is one of the largest and most versatile organs of the human body. It turns sugars, proteins, and fats from our food into substances useful for the body and releases them to the cells. In addition to its role in human metabolism,...
