AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of information. This information is under strict embargo and by taking it into possession, media representatives are committing...
Month: <span>September 2020</span>
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Shorter rest periods yield same results when measuring blood pressure
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, Sept. 10, 2020 — The rest time needed before an accurate blood pressure measurement may be shorter than previously believed, according to new research to be presented Sept. 10-13, 2020, at the virtual American Heart Association’s Hypertension 2020 Scientific Sessions. The meeting is a premier global exchange for clinical and basic...
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Coronavirus kills off BRAIN cells as it hijacks some to make copies of itself and starves others of oxygen, study finds
An international team of researchers studied coronavirus in lab grown brain ‘organoids’ and mouse brains They found clear evidence that the virus can take over brain cell machinery to make copies of itself Brain cells near the infected ones were oxygen-deprived and dying Studies suggest that anywhere from 30 to 84 percent of COVID-19 patients...
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How does chronic stress induce bone loss?
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES HEADQUARTERS Clinical studies have found that bone mineral density in patients with anxiety or depression is lower than in ordinary people. The brain, commander of the body, receives and processes external signals, and then sends instructions to peripheral bones. But how does anxiety induce a decline in bone mineral density? Researchers...
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How to deal with erectile dysfunction in a long-term relationship
Erectile dysfunction, or ED, is a common condition that can make sexual activity difficult. It may lead to a loss of intimacy in a marriage or long-term relationship, affecting the mental well-being of both partners. According to the American Urological Association, ED affects nearly 30 million males. It can cause feelings of low self-esteem, anxiety, or depression. In this...
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There’s no place like home: Cleaning toxic tobacco smoke residue in our homes
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY San Diego, CA – The COVID-19 pandemic has created a number of challenges, including that many are spending more time at home than ever before. This is a significant problem for those with neighbors who smoke. Smoking continues to be a problem in multi-unit housing, and while stay-at-home orders have helped...
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Everything you need to know about diverticulitis
Diverticulitis occurs when pouches begin to protrude outward from the wall of the colon, becoming infected and inflamed. However, these pouches can protrude without becoming infected. This is known as diverticulosis, and the pouches are called diverticula. Many individuals have a number of diverticula but feel no ill effects. However, when a pouch becomes infected,...
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Pet laser pointers have enough power to ‘blast away’ cells in the back of the eye
by Emily Caldwell, The Ohio State University High-resolution image of lesions A and E and 3 smaller areas of cone loss (lesions B, C and D) in the right eye. The bright white ‘dots’ are individual cone photoreceptors. Credit: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Laser pointers used to exercise pets may seem like safe and simple low-powered...
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Brain stimulation reduces dyslexia deficits
by Public Library of Science Restoring normal patterns of rhythmic neural activity through non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain alleviates sound-processing deficits and improves reading accuracy in adults with dyslexia, according to a study published September 8, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Silvia Marchesotti and Anne-Lise Giraud of the University of Geneva, and colleagues. Dyslexia...
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Cholesterol’s effects on cellular membranes
by Andrew Tie, Virginia Tech In this 2018 photo, Assistant Professor Rana Ashkar sits in her Roberson Hall office. Credit: Virginia Tech For more than a decade, scientists have accepted that cholesterol—a key component of cell membranes—did not uniformly affect membranes of different types. But a new study led by Assistant Professor Rana Ashkar of the...