by King’s College London Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new review of current literature, conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, has found that irregular responses in the brain to challenging tasks and mistakes could be key to understanding common links between abnormal behaviors in a range of mental...
by American Psychological Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In women who have experienced trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may vary over the course of the menstrual cycle, with more symptoms during the first few days of the cycle when the hormone estradiol is low, and fewer symptoms close to ovulation, when estradiol is high, finds research...
by University of East Anglia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) reduces women’s risk of an early death—according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new in-depth study found that for healthy women taking combined HRT, the overall risk of death from all causes is reduced by an average nine percent. For...
by Harvard University Eukaryotic Toeholds (eToeholds) are engineered RNA-based control elements that, as in this example, can be specifically activated by viral “trigger RNAs” to enable synthesis of a reporter protein and thus signal the presence of the virus. I the future, eToeholds could be used to design safer and more specific RNA therapeutics, RNA diagnostics,...
by National Research Council of Science & Technology Illustration of the proposed pressure-modulated shockwave histotripsy pulsing protocol to control the extent and lifetime of a boiling bubble without inducing the shock scattering effect.P1,+ and P1,- are the peak positive and negative pressures in shockwaves at the HIFU focus. P2,+, and P2,- are those in the...
by National Jewish Health Credit: DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2024257 A new monoclonal antibody therapy shows promise in offering an alternative treatment for patients suffering from moderate-to-severe asthma. Research led by Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc, director of the National Jewish Health Cohen Family Asthma Institute, found that itepekimab was safe and effective in a phase 2 trial...
Introduction As a group medical practice pioneering in Regenerative Medicine that focuses on helping patients with chronic and complex conditions nationwide, we prioritize performing Medication Therapy Management (MTM) as part of clinical care management. Our Clinical Pharmacist reviews all medications prescribed by all prescribers providing care to the patient, and any over-the-counter, supplements and herbal...
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter Two more Moderna COVID vaccine reactions. Photo: JAMA Network WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In rare cases, people who receive the two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may experience a red, itchy patch of skin a few days later at the injection site, a new report finds. They shouldn’t panic:...
With the end of Day Light Saving many of you will have to reset your watches one hour back. When looking for a new talking wrist watch for my father-in-law who had wet macular degeneration, we wanted to not only make it easy for him to tell the time, but to set the time. An...
Green tea has long been known to have health benefits. In particular, it contains catechins called ECG and EGCG that are said to prolong life. These two substances belong to the group of polyphenols. They are considered antioxidants, which means they counteract or prevent oxidative stress in the body caused by aggressive free radicals of...
