By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD,Sep 14 2020 The frequency of children carrying asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been suggested to be higher than among adults. It is also suggested that asymptomatic children enhance viral spread. A research letter by published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics in September 2020 explores the truth of...
By Michael Irving September 13, 2020 Researchers have shown how to grow gold inside cancer cells in order to kill them Gold isn’t just a pretty face – it’s shown promise in fighting cancer in many studies. Now researchers have found a way to grow gold nanoparticles directly inside cancer cells within 30 minutes, which...
Advances in science are helping researchers find new ways to identify diseases earlier. A new breakthrough indicates that free, circulating vitamin D levels in the bloodstream may be a good predictor of future health and disease risk in aging men. Low levels of vitamin D correlate with age-related health problems, including osteoporosis.Photo credit: Crevis/Adobe Stock...
A new study provides drug developers with clues about how to extend healthy lifespan without severely restricting calorie intake. Research is ongoing into a drug that can mimic the life extending effects of calorie restriction. Scientists have known for some time that restricting calorie intake in laboratory animals can extend their lifespan and reduce their risk...
by Monash University Nanobodies targeting of a tumour cell. Credit: Erica Tandori A research collaboration between Monash University and Lava Therapeutics details a novel immune-oncology approach for the potential treatment of cancer. Instrumental to the study was co-first author Dr. Roeland Lameris from Amsterdam UMC and colleagues from the University of Melbourne. Published in Nature Cancer, the...
by Dartmouth College Researchers used mobile sensing data to predict brain connectivity between the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (red) and right amygdala (green). The functional connectivity between these two regions is known to be associated with various aspects of mental health. Credit: Jeremy Huckins. Information on social activity, screen time and location from smartphones can predict connectivity...
by Monash University Credit: CC0 Public Domain A comprehensive international study, led by Monash University researchers, has definitively found that pregnancy can delay the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) by more than 3 years. MS is four times more prevalent in women and the finding—which used a global database of more than 70,000 MS patients, run by Monash...
by Babraham Institute Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Babraham Institute have used their understanding of cellular signaling to highlight a pitfall in an emerging treatment for cancer and inflammation. A new review just published in Biochemical Society Transactions summarizes the researchers’ current knowledge, which includes details of their research published in Nature Communicationsearlier this year....
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Botox injections to manage jaw and facial pain do not result in clinically significant changes in jaw bone when used short term and in low doses, according to researchers at NYU College of Dentistry. However, they found evidence of bone loss when higher doses were used. The researchers, whose findings are published...
MICHIGAN MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Medical experts have worked for decades to improve the chances that patients will get the scans, routine tests and medicines that can do them the most good – and avoid the ones that won’t help them at all. But in the push toward evidence-based medicine, a new study says,...
