MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (10/19/2021) – Recent studies may point towards a new therapeutic mechanism for a type of heart failure that currently has no specific treatment option. Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School — along with the University of Vermont and the Medical University of South Carolina — looked into a condition called heart failure with...
Month: <span>October 2021</span>
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UVA protection of most sunscreens only a quarter of touted SPF
WASHINGTON – Many sunscreens offer just a quarter of their stated SPF protection against ultraviolet A rays that increase the risk of skin cancer, a new Environmental Working Group study finds. For the study, EWG scientists tested 51 sunscreens with SPF between 15 and 110. “Most of the products we tested reduced UV radiation only by half...
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A new protein treatment for glaucoma?
by Northwestern University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Northwestern Medicine study in mice has identified new treatment targets for glaucoma, including preventing a severe pediatric form of glaucoma, as well as uncovering a possible new class of therapy for the most common form of glaucoma in adults. In people with high pressure glaucoma, fluid in the...
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Post-stroke rehabilitation proves more effective when vibratory stimulus coincides
by Medical University of South Carolina Researchers have found that the extra vibratory stimulus increases activity in the brain during grip tasks, which in turn improves a patient’s hand function after therapy has concluded. Credit: MUSC Health Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. experiences a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
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Cancer cells mobilizing the nervous system? Let’s use them to inhibit the tumor
by Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Micrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumour beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/Wikipedia Researchers at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology have developed an innovative treatment for breast cancer, based on analgesic nanoparticles that target the nervous system. The study, published in Science...
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Scientists show how AI may spot unseen signs of heart failure
by The Mount Sinai Hospital Researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai developed an electrocardiogram-reading algorithm that can detect subtle signs of heart failure. Credit: Glicksberg and Nadkarni labs, Mount Sinai, N.Y., N.Y. A special artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm created by Mount Sinai researchers was able to learn how to identify subtle changes...
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Scientists gain new understanding of how brain cells talk
by University of Nottingham Demethylation of RNA messages occurs during synaptic activation. Credit: The University of Nottingham Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered that reversing the modification of molecular messages at synapses in the human brain, may contribute to reversible mental health conditions such as anxiety, and memory diseases such as dementia. The findings...
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Largest ever global study of tuberculosis identifies genetic causes of drug resistance
by University of Oxford Structural study of antibiotic opens the way for new TB treatments Credit: Shutterstock Using cutting-edge genomic sequencing techniques, researchers at the University of Oxford have identified almost all the genomic variation that gives people resistance to 13 of the most common tuberculosis (TB) drug treatments. The Comprehensive Resistance Prediction for Tuberculosis International...
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New ways to block inflammatory cells implicated in a suite of diseases
by Trinity College Dublin Micrograph showing pulmonary macrophages in a bronchial wash specimen. Diff-Quik stain. Credit: Librepath/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Scientists from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) have discovered two new ways to block inflammatory macrophages—front-line cells in our immune system that cause complications in a suite of diseases, including COVID-19. The scientists have...
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Infrared light therapy might aid dementia patients
by Durham University Tracy Sloan with the infrared light therapy helmet. Tracy used the helmet to try and help improve her memory. Credit: Durham University/North News & Pictures Infrared light therapy might have the potential to help people living with dementia, according to researchers. A pilot study, led by Dr. Paul Chazot, Durham University, UK, and...