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Antiviral method against herpes paves the way for combatting incurable viral infections
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Antiviral method against herpes paves the way for combatting incurable viral infections

by Lund University Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new method to treat human herpes viruses. The new broad-spectrum method targets physical properties in the genome of the virus rather than viral proteins, which have previously been targeted. The treatment consists of new molecules that penetrate the protein shell of the virus...

Study points to potential new approach to treating glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease
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Study points to potential new approach to treating glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease

by Bill Snyder, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma, the opposite optic nerve comes to the rescue by sharing its metabolic energy. In doing so, however, the undamaged optic nerve becomes...

New app helps doctors to check patients’ jugular venous pressure remotely
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New app helps doctors to check patients’ jugular venous pressure remotely

by UT Southwestern Medical Center A new report from cardiologists at UT Southwestern raises the hope that doctors will be able to visually check the jugular venous pressure of heart failure patients remotely, using the camera on a smartphone. The finding is especially timely as telemedicine expands during the pandemic. The jugular venous pressure assessment,...

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Marine alga from the Kiel Fjord discovered as a remedy against infections and skin cancer

GEOMAR research group successfully applies bioinformatics methods and machine learning in marine drug discovery HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL (GEOMAR) BALTIC SEA SEAWEED FUCUS VESICULOSUS AND ITS FUNGAL SYMBIONT WERE INVESTIGATED IN THIS STUDY. view more CREDIT: LARISSA BÜDENBENDER Healing with the help of marine organisms is no utopia. Already 12 life-saving drugs, e.g....

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Pulse pressure: A game changer in the fight against dementia

Promoting blood brain barrier health by reducing elevated pulse pressure in blood could be a promising new preventative solution and/or treatment for dementia. A recent paper published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, outlines a pulse-pressure-induced pathway of cognitive decline that sheds light on why previous treatments for dementia may have failed and proposes promising new directions...

Star-shaped brain cells may play a critical role in glaucoma
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Star-shaped brain cells may play a critical role in glaucoma

by NYU Langone Health After a brain injury, cells that normally nourish nerves may actually kill them instead, a new study in rodents finds. This “reactive” phenomenon may be the driving factor behind neurodegenerative diseases like glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness. Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the study examined what...

Computer algorithms find tumors’ molecular weak spots
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Computer algorithms find tumors’ molecular weak spots

By Roxanne KhamsiJun. 11, 2020 , 2:00 PM In 2016, doctors invited Eileen Kapotes to join a clinical trial for a drug that had never been used for her disease. Kapotes, a first grade teacher in her 50s, was fighting an aggressive breast cancer that had spread through her body. She had endured grueling treatments...

New light shone on inflammatory cell death regulator
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New light shone on inflammatory cell death regulator

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute alter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have used lattice light sheet microscopy to visualise cells dying by necroptosis, a form of inflammatory cell death. In this image, purple marks cells with undisrupted cell membranes; yellow shows disrupted cell membranes; blue shows that the cell membrane has broken and marks...

What to know about a broken smallest toe
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What to know about a broken smallest toe

A broken pinky toe is a fracture of the smallest toe. The term “broken toe” usually describes a traumatic fracture, which can occur due to a direct blow or impact, such as stubbing the toe or dropping something on it. The pinky toe is a commonly broken toe, and the fracture usually occurs at its...