by King’s College London Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over-60s with a good appetite have more diverse and different communities of microbes in their gut than those with a poor appetite, a study has found. The study, published today in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle from King’s College London and the University of Southampton, is the first...
by Karolinska Institutet Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A large brain imaging study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet demonstrates that same-sex sexual behavior-related differences in the brain exist. Patterns in the brain that differentiate between men and women were less pronounced in non-heterosexual individuals, and some of the brain differences could be linked to a genetic predisposition for non-heterosexuality....
by University of Geneva The fight between CD4 T-lymphocytes (in blue) against tumour cells (in orange). Credit: 2021 EPFL Hatice Altug Treatments for beating tumors are mainly based on CD8 T lymphocytes, which specialize in detecting and eliminating intracellular infections and in killing cancer cells. A large proportion of patients, however, do not respond to these...
by Center for Genomic Regulation Image of stem cells (blue) in bone marrow together with a sinusoidal blood vessel (red) and an arteriolar blood vessel. Single cell sequencing is a promising method because it can help discriminate between healthy stem cells and potentially cancerous ones that cannot be identified via imaging. Credit: Jude Al-Sabah/DKFZ A...
by Mathieu-Robert Sauvé, University of Montreal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research could pave the way for the treatment of early morbid familial obesity, a disease that affects four to six percent of people suffering from early severe obesity. Co-authored by Michel Bouvier and Patricia René of UdeM’s Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC), with Université Laval colleagues...
To mark the start of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, this week’s edition of Medical Myths will focus on the myths that surround this commonly misunderstood condition. Share on Pinterest Design by Diego Sabogal Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It is a lifelong condition that causes neurological disabilities...
by University of Reading Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Consumption of a high fat diet may be activating a response in the heart that is causing destructive growth and lead to greater risk of heart attacks, according to new research. In a paper published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, researchers looked at the effect of feeding...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, March 1, 2021 — Studies representing nearly 2 million adults worldwide show that eating about five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, in which 2 are fruits and 3 are vegetables, is likely the optimal amount for a longer life, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship...
If a toenail is at risk of growing into the skin, learning how to cut it properly can prevent it from becoming ingrown. If a nail is already ingrown, however, a person should avoid cutting it at home, as this can make it worse or cause infections. An ingrown toenail develops when the edge of a toenail,...
Clockwise from top left: A man wearing Mitsufuji Corp.’s shirt that monitors heart rates; Paramount Bed Co.’s “smart bed system,” with a patient lying in a bed that measures respiratory and heart functions; Apple Inc.’s Apple Watch; and Fitbit Inc.’s smartwatch. | KYODO Local authorities and hospitals in Japan have been using a range of...
