By VANITA RAHMAN and MATTHEW REES Volunteers and staff for nonprofit organization Martha’s Table load bags of fresh produce to distribute to people in underserved communities during the Covid-19 pandemic in April in Washington, D.C. Health care and health care policy were centerpieces of the 2020 presidential and congressional campaigns. It’s a shame that neither party focused on...
DOE/ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY Research has shown that dexamethasone, a widely available steroid, can significantly reduce the chance of death from COVID-19. However, because of the way dexamethasone is transmitted throughout the body, it may be less effective in patients with diabetes, according to new research performed at the Advanced Photon Source (APS), a U.S. Department...
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION New research reveals a perceived lack of support from family and friends affects a patient’s ability to manage type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Among vulnerable populations, the necessary modifications to daily lifestyle can be difficult to maintain without adequate social support, leading...
THE LANCET An observational study finds risk of heart attack and cardiovascular disease is highest in people aged 70 and over with elevated levels of LDL cholesterol, compared to younger age groups, and estimates the number needed to treat with statins to prevent one heart attack in five years is lowest in people aged 70...
by Princeton University 3D print of a spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19–in front of a 3D print of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle. The spike protein (foreground) enables the virus to enter and infect human cells. On the virus model, the virus surface (blue) is covered with spike proteins (red) that enable the...
KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: SKIPPING BREAKFAST AND LATE DINNER ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISK OF PROTEINURIA ONSET. THE RESULTS OF THIS RESEARCH ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFESTYLE GUIDANCE AFTER MEDICAL CHECH-UPS AND MEDICAL GUIDENCES AT HOSPITALS Kanazawa, Japan – The relationship between dietary habits and the occurrence of chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
By Andrew Hessel, Sang Yup Lee on November 10, 2020 Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists in China uploaded the virus’s genetic sequence (the blueprint for its production) to genetic databases. A Swiss group then synthesized the entire genome and produced the virus from it—essentially teleporting the virus into their laboratory for study without having to wait for physical...
by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui, PhD, is an associate professor of Neurosurgery and Biomedical Sciences at Cedar-Sinai. A study led by the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery has identified certain regions in the retina—the lining found in the back of the eye—that are more affected by Alzheimer’s disease than other areas. The findings may help physicians...
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Despite being known risk factors for poor cardiovascular outcomes, blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol remain undertreated among a large proportion of patients. To address this gap, a team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General Brigham Health System, led by Brigham cardiologist Benjamin Scirica, MD, MPH, developed a...
You might recall that OneSkin recently launched a cosmetic product claimed to reduce levels of senescent cells in aged skin, as measured by the usual markers for cellular senescence, such as p16 expression and senescence-associated β-galactosidase. Removal of senescent cells is more or less literal rejuvenation, given that the accumulation of such cells drives chronic...
