Dementia may be an underlying cause of nearly three times more deaths in the U.S. than official records show, according to a new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study. Published in the journal JAMA Neurology, the study estimates that 13.6% of deaths are attributable to dementia, 2.7 times more than the 5.0% of...
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University of Minnesota research team studies neutralizing monoclonal antibodies as possible treatment for COVID-19
Posted Today The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Operation Warp Speed have chosen a University of Minnesota School of Public Health research team to begin a global clinical trial of synthetic versions of natural human antibodies — called neutralizing monoclonal antibodies — as a treatment for COVID-19. The collaborative study, named ACTIV-3, will investigate...
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A tailor-made molecule that ties nerve connections
Synthetic compound could serve as prototype for a novel class of drugs to treat neurological damage DZNE – GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Researchers from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), UK and Japan have developed a neurologically acting protein and tested it in laboratory studies. In mice, the experimental compound ameliorated symptoms of...
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Blocking nerve signals to the pancreas halts type 1 diabetes onset in mice
New LJI discovery could help explain patterns of cell death in many autoimmune diseases LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY LA JOLLA–Your pancreas is a little sweet potato-shaped organ that sits snug behind your stomach. The pancreas is studded with islets, the cell clusters that house insulin-producing beta cells. In people with type 1 diabetes, the...
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Synthetic coating for the GI tract could deliver drugs or aid in digestion
MIT engineers devise a temporary film that may help treat diabetes, infections, and other conditions MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE JUNWEI LI, LEAD AUTHOR OF THE STUDY, HOLDS AN EXAMPLE OF A CAPSULE CONTAINING THEIR ENZYME. CREDIT: IMAGE BY MELANIE GONICK/MIT By making use of enzymes found in the digestive tract, MIT engineers have...
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Novel alkaline hydrogel advances skin wound care
Scientists, including an undergraduate student, develop a novel method to produce an alkaline hydrogel that could be applied to healing wounds better TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE A NEW METHOD THAT REQUIRES NO SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND CAN BE PERFORMED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE TO PRODUCE AN ALKALINE HYDROGEL IN FIVE MINUTES, ALLOWING ITS EASY IMPLEMENTATION IN ANY...
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Vaccine against grass pollen allergy as potential treatment for chronic hepatitis B
by Johannes Angerer, Medical University of Vienna Chronic hepatitis B infections represent a global health problem that could hitherto only be treated by chemotherapy. A team of researchers led by Rudolf Valenta from MedUni Vienna’s Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology has now demonstrated that a protein contained in the BM32 vaccine against grass pollen...
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Evidence lags behind excitement over blood plasma as a coronavirus treatment
Researchers call for more rigorous clinical trials as rumours abound that US regulators are considering widening access to the potential therapy. Plasma is a yellow liquid left behind after cells are removed from donated blood. It contains antibodies and immune-regulating proteins that could help treat disease.Credit: Guillermo Legaria/Getty US President Donald Trump has called on...
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Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Antibiotics use, particularly antibiotics with a greater spectrum of microbial coverage, may be associated with an increased risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its subtypes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. That is according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Harvard Medical School in the U.S., published in the...
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What to know about shockwave therapy for ED
There are several ways to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). Shockwave therapy could serve as a long-term treatment for underlying physical causes of ED. Aside from penile implants and lifestyle changes, techniques that include medication and injections represent on-demand treatment options. Shockwave therapy could be an alternative. Inadequate blood supply to the penis is a common...