By studying health data from nearly half a million people, Professor Naomi Wray from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Queensland Brain Institute and Dr Yeda Wu from the IMB have provided clues to how the gut and brain work together. Dr Wu said the research supported a holistic approach to caring for patients with gastrointestinal diseases like peptic...
MICHIGAN MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IMAGE: KEY FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL POLL ON HEALTHY AGING’S REPORT ON HEARING LOSS SCREENING AND TESTING AMONG ADULTS OVER 50. CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn’t asked about their hearing in the past two years, and nearly as...
by British Medical Journal Credit: CC0 Public Domain A birthweight of 2.5 kg or more is strongly linked to the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. It is associated with lower circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor-1, or IGF-1 for short, a...
By Pam Belluck Feb. 24, 2021 Kindergartners this month at a Catholic school in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The study analyzed 1,116 cases in 31 states, with participants ranging from infants to 20-year-olds.Credit…Etienne Laurent/EPA, via Shutterstock A large nationwide study has found important differences in the two major ways in which children have become seriously ill from the...
By Denise Grady March 1, 2021, 3:14 p.m. ET Covid-19 vaccinations at the Community Center in Rohnert Park, Calif. Swelling of lymph nodes in the armpit became a recognized side effect in the trials of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.Credit…Jim Wilson/The New York Times Coronavirus vaccinations can cause enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit or near the...
Some forms of medical treatment, such as chemotherapy, require people to receive frequent doses of intravenous (IV) therapy over a long period. A portacath is a small piece of medical equipment that can make this procedure simpler for healthcare professionals and more comfortable for patients. As its name suggests, a portacath is a combination of...
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY MINNEAPOLIS – Obstructive sleep apnea is when breathing is repeatedly interrupted during sleep. Research has shown people with this sleep disorder have an increased risk of developing cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Yet, it is treatable. A preliminary study released today, February 28, 2021, has found that obstructive sleep apnea is...
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION While many people believe misinformation on Facebook and Twitter from time to time, people with lower education or health literacy levels, a tendency to use alternative medicine or a distrust of the health care system are more likely to believe inaccurate medical postings than others, according to research published by the American...
by Johannes Angerer, Medical University of Vienna Credit: CC0 Public Domain Breast cancer is the most common fatal cancer in women. Early detection increases a woman’s chances of recovery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an accurate technique for detecting and classifying tumors in breast tissue. However, it sometimes results in “false alarms,” thus requiring further investigation...
Amber Tong Senior Editor Sarepta may be running into some trouble with its next-gen gene therapy approach to Duchenne muscular dystrophy. But when it comes to antisense oligonucleotides, the well-trodden regulatory path is still leading straight to an accelerated approval for casimersen, now christened Amondys 45. We just have to wait until 2024 to find...
