THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Corresponding Author: Yasmin Hurd, PhD, Director of The Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, and other coauthors. Bottom Line: Herion-addicted individuals have alterations in the expression a gene called FYN – a gene known to regulate the...
Month: <span>September 2020</span>
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A cure for herpes? There is progress to report
Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent infections. It takes a persistent scientist to stop a persistent virus. A decade ago, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center virologist Dr. Keith Jerome began exploring the idea that lifelong infections with herpes viruses might be cured by using the DNA-cutting tools of gene therapy. Initial research...
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Monitoring sleep positions for a healthy rest
MIT researchers have developed a wireless, private way to monitor a person’s sleep postures — whether snoozing on their back, stomach, or sides — using reflected radio signals from a small device mounted on a bedroom wall. The device, called BodyCompass, is the first home-ready, radio-frequency-based system to provide accurate sleep data without cameras or...
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Fighting breast cancer with nanotech, immunotherapy
A team of scientists led by a researcher at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is making strides to fight deadly metastatic breast cancer by combining nanotechnology with immunotherapy. Efstathios “Stathis” Karathanasis, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, is directing the novel technique—sending nanoparticles into the body to wake up “cold” tumors so...
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NAPPERS MAY HAVE HIGHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER RISK
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER The complex dynamics that make up the brain’s unique process of waste removal are synchronized with the master internal clock that regulates the sleep-wake cycle, according to a new study conducted in mice. The findings suggest that people who rely on sleeping during daytime hours are at greater risk for developing neurological...
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Stem cells engineered to evade immune system hold promise for ‘off-the-shelf’ grafts
Durham, NC – Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) hold promise in the field of regenerative medicine for how they give rise to every other cell type in the body and for their ability to propagate indefinitely. Their potential, however, is hampered by the body’s tendency to reject any “allogeneic” cells or tissue, which means that...
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Research team pinpoints brain circuitry underlying dissociative experiences
by Stanford University Medical Center It’s neither uncommon nor especially worrisome for people to lose themselves in a great book or a daydream. But it’s disconcerting when feeling transported becomes so intense as to seem that one is literally separated from one’s own mind or body. Between 2% and 10% of the population will experience the...
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Porous silicone paves the way for wearable biosensors that breathe
By Nick Lavars, September 15, 2020 Scientists have developed a new material that enables biosensors greater breathability, and say its potential isn’t limited to the wearables we use today Biosensors that can be worn on the skin promise some exciting possibilities, with the potential to non-invasively monitor everyday health, and even things like glucose or stress levels. Scientists at...
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Researchers discover new path to neuron regeneration after spinal cord injury
by Temple University Dynamic networks that specialize in the transmission of information generally consist of multiple components, including not only primary processors, like computers, for example, but also numerous support applications and services. The human nervous system is fundamentally very similar—neurons, like computers, process and transmit information, sending molecular signals through axons to other neurons, all...
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Study finds that high levels of a growth factor increases risk for several cancers
by University of Oxford Electron microscopic image of a single human lymphocyte. Credit: Dr. Triche National Cancer Institute A study of almost 400,000 British participants has identified a new link between raised levels of the growth factor IGF-1 and increased thyroid cancer risk and has confirmed associations with breast, prostate and colorectal cancer. This could lead...