by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) A team of researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital and Research Institute (IGTP) and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) has shown that regularly consuming foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, from both animal and vegetable origins, strengthens the heart’s membranes and helps improve the prognosis in the event of a...
WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE IMAGE: HUMAN LIVER TISSUE UNDER A MICROSCOPE. COMPARED TO HEALTHY DONORS (LEFT), TISSUE SAMPLES FROM PEOPLE WITH ACUTE LIVER FAILURE (CENTER, RIGHT) REVEAL A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN LEVELS OF THE MYC. Acute liver failure is a devastating, rapidly progressing disease that results in death in 80% of cases, unless an emergency...
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY IMAGE: VASSIE WARE IS A PROFESSOR IN LEHIGH UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND IS CO-DIRECTOR OF LEHIGH’S HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTION (HHMI) BIOSCIENCE PROGRAM AND DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. A phage is a virus that invades a bacterial cell. While harmless to human cells, phages are potentially deadly to bacteria since many phages...
The big sea change of the past 10 to 15 years in aging research is that the scientific community is now near entirely behind the idea that aging is a viable target for therapy, and that we should be working towards greater healthy human longevity. Prior to this time, aging was near entirely a “look but don’t touch”...
As society in the West is aging, more and more people are going to suffer from age-related illnesses, such as Parkinson’s disease. This terrible condition is already affecting millions and, of course, it is incurable. Around three quarters of Parkinson’s patients experience hallucinations, which can sometimes be triggered by medication used to tread other symptoms....
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a question it seems like every child gets asked. A few precocious ones might answer “a doctor” or “an astronaut,” but most will probably smile and shrug their shoulders. But well before a child could comprehend the question or the concept of choosing one’s...
A team of researchers from the Florida State University College of Medicine has found that an amino acid produced by the brain could play a crucial role in preventing a type of epileptic seizure. Temporal lobe epileptic seizures are debilitating and can cause lasting damage in patients, including neuronal death and loss of neuron function. Sanjay Kumar,...
by Graciela Gutierrez, Baylor College of Medicine Throughout the pandemic, healthcare workers have seen more than just the lungs affected by COVID-19. Doctors have reported neurological complications including stroke, headache and seizures, but the information is limited to a number of individual reports that are not reflective of a larger population. Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine...
by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine In a new study using mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have found a better way than natural healing to repair damaged insulation surrounding nerve cells. Normally, the natural healing process adds bumps to the surface of the protective fatty sheath, known as myelin, each time it’s repaired. Over time and after...
by Loughborough University The BreathSpec device was used during the TOXI-Triage field trials last year in Finland for a CBRN exercise. Initial findings from a new study led by Loughborough University—published by The Lancet—has shown how COVID-19 can be detected via a non-invasive breath test, providing almost instant results. Working with partners at the IMSPEX Group—Ion Mobility...
