UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA IMAGE: DAVID GOZAL, MD, THE MARIE M. AND HARRY L. SMITH ENDOWED CHAIR OF CHILD HEALTH AT THE MU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic sleep condition affecting more than one billion people worldwide. Evidence suggests OSA can alter the gut microbiome (GM) and may promote OSA-associated co-morbidities,...
CLEVELAND CLINIC CLEVELAND: A Cleveland Clinic study shows that 5 to 10 percent of surgically induced weight loss is associated with improved life expectancy and cardiovascular health. In comparison, about 20 percent weight loss is necessary to observe similar benefits with a non-surgical treatment. The findings also show that metabolic surgery may contribute health benefits...
by Washington University School of Medicine The molecular structure of an antibody bound to a protein from influenza B virus is shown above. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified two antibodies that protect mice against lethal infections of influenza B virus. Credit: Yanan Dai...
by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Building upon years of research, a new study from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has demonstrated how a specific assessment of the eye could someday help properly diagnosis and monitor concussions. The findings were published today in JAMA Ophthalmology. In the first study of its kind, the research team demonstrated that quantitative pupillary light reflex...
by University of South Australia A world-first study has found that severely overweight people are less likely to be able to re-wire their brains and find new neural pathways, a discovery that has significant implications for people recovering from a stroke or brain injury. In a new paper published in Brain Sciences, researchers from UniSA and Deakin University show...
by Mark Derewicz, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine The dentate gyrus houses neural stem cells in a thin zone near the blue-labeled granule cells. Cholecystokinin interneurons (red) extend elaborate processes and release neuropeptide onto astrocytes (green) to induce neurogenesis in brain of adult mouse. Credit: University of North Carolina at Chapel...
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE – INRS IMAGE: PETER TIJSSEN IS A PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT INRS WHO SPECIALIZES IN MOLECULAR VIROLOGY. Researchers at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), in collaboration with American scientists, have uncovered a new parvovirus strategy for reaching the cell nucleus which is their site of replication. This new...
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY IMAGE: FLINDERS UNIVERSITY CARING FUTURES INSTITUTE RESEARCHER DAMIAN ADAMS Adults conceived through sperm donation reported higher frequencies of allergies, type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions in a world-first study that examined the long term health outcomes of donor-conceived people. The study was conducted by Flinders University’s Caring Futures Institute, led by researcher...
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IMAGE: PERSONALIZED ALCOHOL TREATMENT Considering a patient’s genetics could inform clinicians which medications would be most effective in controlling cravings and treating alcohol use disorder. Twenty million Americans currently struggle with an alcohol use disorder. Of those who seek treatment, only 20% receive medications, either alone or in addition to...
TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE IMAGE: A POLYPHENOLIC COMPOUND DERIVED FROM BLUEBERRY SHOWS REMARKABLE IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE EFFECTS AND CAN BE USEFUL IN TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD) Various plants and their products are known to contain “bioactive” ingredients that can alleviate human diseases. These “phytocompounds” often contain restorative biological properties such as anti-cancerous, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects....
