A 45-minute hospital procedure could enable those with type 2 diabetes to stop using insulin. A small hot water-filled balloon is put down the throat to heat up the lining of the duodenum – the upper part of the small intestine – so some of its surface cells are burned away and replaced. These cells...
An ear bud that helps the stomach empty faster can reduce indigestion, according to a study by Harvard Medical School. The tiny device could offer a non-invasive, drug-free alternative for the problem, which affects around 40 per cent of adults in the UK. Indigestion is often caused by stomach acid irritating the stomach lining or...
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Binge drinking may be linked to both the onset and severity of Alzheimer’s disease, but scientists have only now embarked on a path to decipher each molecular step involved in how excessive alcohol consumption leads to the most common form of dementia. The research, underway at the Feinstein Institutes for...
by Karolinska Institutet Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, affects nearly one in four adults in Europe and the U.S. Earlier research has demonstrated an increased risk of death in patients with NAFLD and advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Massachusetts General Hospital in the U.S. show that mortality increases with disease severity, but even...
by Emily Caldwell, The Ohio State University Lung tissue damaged by inflammation is deadly because it allows fluid and cells to build up in airways, preventing the lungs from absorbing oxygen. The raging lung inflammation that can contribute to death from the flu can be stopped in its tracks by a drug derived from a naturally...
by Mike Addelman, University of Manchester A rare genetic condition which causes inflammatory bowel disease can be successfully treated by bone marrow transplant, according to University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust researchers. The disease, called G6PC3 deficiency, affects around one in a million people and causes inflammation of the bowel, as well as lung...
by Ellen Goldbaum, University at Buffalo When it comes to vitamin D, most adults exhibit either frank deficiency, which results in clear clinical symptoms, or insufficiency, which often goes undetected. But how that insufficiency impacts physical health and the vulnerability of older adults to frailty as they age has been difficult to determine. Now a University...
by Emily Ayshford, University of Chicago Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that affects millions worldwide, can cause debilitating symptoms for those who suffer from it. Though treatments exist, researchers are still searching for therapies that could more effectively treat the disease, or even prevent it altogether. Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular...
UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE A research team from Cologne has discovered that a change in the DNA structure – more precisely in the chromatin – plays a decisive role in the recovery phase after DNA damage. The key is a double occupation by two methyl groups on the DNA packaging protein histone H3 (H3K4me2). The discovery was made...
UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI Hair follicle stem cells, which promote hair growth, can prolong their life by switching their metabolic state. In experiments conducted with mice, a research group active in Helsinki and Cologne, Germany, has demonstrated that a protein called Rictor holds a key role in the process. The study was published in the Cell Metabolism journal. New information...
