A simple methodology for capturing proteins implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions has been developed by researchers at the University of Bradford and University of Dundee. The new methodology involves easily trapping proteins that bear a specific modification that can provide potential markers for conditions. The specific modification is based on...
New discovery in MND and dementia could pave the way to novel treatments
New discovery in motor neurone disease and dementia could pave the way to novel treatments A new discovery by scientists at the University of Sheffield could help slow down the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as motor neurone disease (MND), dementia and neurological decline associated with ageing. Researchers have identified that tuning up the activity...
Seeking Online Medical Advice? Google’s Top Results Aren’t Always On Target
A man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google search results about health can be influential, but sometimes they can be unreliable or wrong. JEFF CHIU / AP My wife is pregnant, and I’m terrified. I don’t even have a baby yet, but I have an untold number of questions and...
Scientists replay movie encoded in DNA
“Molecular Recorder” would reveal secrets of brain development. For the first time, a primitive movie has been encoded in — and then played back from — DNA in living cells. Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health say it is a major step toward a “molecular recorder” that may someday make it possible to...
HHS reports ‘largest healthcare fraud takedown in history’
Dive Brief: HHS Office of Inspector General on Thursday reported it charged 400 defendants for false billing schemes totaling $1.3 billion this month in what it called the “largest healthcare fraud takedown in history.” Nearly 300 health professionals were served exclusion notices for conduct related to opioid diversion and abuse, including 162 nurses and 57 doctors. In...
New Discovery Brings Us One Step Closer to Growing Replacement Organs
IN BRIEF Australian scientists have found that a protein called Meox1 plays a vital role in stem cell growth in the human body. Understanding the mechanism behind this growth will eventually allow us to grow organs in the lab and save thousands of lives. THE MEOX1 MIRACLE Scientists at Monash University in Australia have found...
Artificial Intelligence ushers in the era of superhuman doctors
Non-human intelligence will soon be a standard part of your medical care – if it isn’t already. Can you trust it? THE doctor’s eyes flit from your face to her notes. “How long would you say that’s been going on?” You think back: a few weeks, maybe longer? She marks it down. “Is it worse...
This Mom Used VR to Open Up New Worlds for Her Son
Despite the limitations of his body, now he can use VR to see the world. Tim Bartow is a filmmaker and writer hailing from Kansas City, Missouri. As one of only 100 Americans affected by the extremely rare genetic disorder Lesch Nyhan, which results in celebral palsy, Tim uses a wheelchair. Though Tim has no cognitive impairments, people often assume that...
Tattoos: Does ink travel through your body?
What happens when tattoo ink is injected into your skin? Most of it remains firmly lodged there, but some pigments travel to lymph nodes or even destinations in your body that are farther afield. All the while, you are left sporting a new tattoo. From elaborate designs and sports team badges to the names of...
Researchers investigate possible link between carnitine deficiency and autism
Researchers are always looking for new clues to the causes of autism, with special emphasis on prevention or treatment. At Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Arthur Beaudet has been following clinical and genetic clues in patients with autism spectrum disorder and experimental results in animal models that have led him to propose that the lack...