Anticholinergic medications are used for many conditions but might also accelerate cognitive decline, especially in older persons with biological or genetic risk factors UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO A team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that a class of drugs used for a broad...
Month: <span>September 2020</span>
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MORE THAN 25% OF AMERICANS FACE DEPRESSION DURING COVID
More than a quarter of American adults are experiencing COVID-related symptoms of depression, researchers report. Though 8.5% of adults were experiencing depression symptoms before the pandemic, the rate climbed to 27.8% of adults by mid-April 2020. “Depression in the general population after prior large-scale traumatic events has been observed to, at most, double,” says Sandro...
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New weight-loss hope for those with highest obesity risk: Underserved, low-income patients
Patients in primary care clinic program lost 5 percent of body weight PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Low-income Louisiana patients enrolled in a tailored obesity intervention program lost much more weight than counterparts receiving usual care. Study results were published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine. This population, who...
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Genetic information can predict predisposition to rare and common blood diseases
Studies identify bulk of genetic variation that influences blood cell traits Two large-scale genetic studies have identified the bulk of genetic variation that influences medically-important characteristics of our blood cells. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and colleagues from 101 research institutions world-wide, have studied hundreds of thousands...
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IoT results-oriented exercise system for social distancing with field sensors, no gym needed
EXPERIMENTAL STRATEGY. MASUKI ET AL. COMPR PHYSIOL 10: 1207-1240, 2020. view more CREDIT: COPYRIGHT © 2020 AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY A common notion is to walk 10,000 steps a day to improve ones’ physical fitness, so pedometers have been a popular wearable health device from before the days of fitness trackers and smartphones. However, simply walking...
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Handgrip strength shown to identify people at high risk of type 2 diabetes
Findings demonstrate handgrip strength could be a cost-effective early screening tool A simple test such as the strength of your handgrip could be used as a quick, low-cost screening tool to help healthcare professionals identify patients at risk of type 2 diabetes. In new research, scientists at the universities of Bristol and Eastern Finland measured...
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Circadian rhythms help guide waste from brain
by University of Rochester Medical Center New research details how the complex set of molecular and fluid dynamics that comprise the glymphatic system—the brain’s unique process of waste removal—are synchronized with the master internal clock that regulates the sleep-wake cycle. These findings suggest that people who rely on sleeping during daytime hours are at greater...
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CRISPR Illustrated
BY ALISA ZAPP MACHALEK You’ve probably heard news stories and other talk about CRISPR. If you’re not a scientist—well, even if you are—it can seem a bit complex. Here’s a brief recap of what it’s all about. In 1987, scientists noticed weird, repeating sequences of DNA in bacteria. In 2002, the abbreviation CRISPR was coined...
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Across the cell membrane
This news or article is intended for readers with certain scientific or professional knowledge in the field. Some of the most essential processes on the planet involves water and energy entering and leaving cells. The cellular doormen responsible for this access are known as aquaporins and glucose transporters, two families of proteins that facilitate the...
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From virtual to reality! Virtual training improves physical and cognitive functions
THE VIRTUAL BODY AS EXPERIENCED BY THE USER view more CREDIT: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Researchers at the Smart-Aging Research Center (IDAC) at Tohoku University have developed an innovative training protocol that, utilizing immersive virtual reality (IVR), leads to real physical and cognitive benefits. We all know that physical exercise is crucial for overall well-being and helps...