UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Using a common attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication appears to help manage the symptoms of a rare and currently difficult to treat genetic movement disorder primarily found in children, according to a new study from a University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researcher Andrea Meredith, PhD, and her...
Month: <span>February 2022</span>
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Exercise can provide relief for dry, itchy eyes
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO A team led by researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that a significant increase in tear secretion and tear film stability after participating in aerobic exercise can be another remedy for relieving dry, itchy eyes. Every time we blink, our eyes are covered in tear film—an essential protective coating necessary for...
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Cutting off liver cancer’s nutrient supply chain
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY IMAGE: A CROSS-SECTION OF MOUSE LIVER TISSUE CONTAINING A LIVER CANCER TUMOR. CANCER TISSUE IS SHOWN IN PURPLE AND HEALTHY TISSUE IS SHOWN IN PINK. CSHL PROFESSOR ADRIAN KRAINER AND HIS TEAM FOUND A WAY TO MAKE MOUSE LIVER CELLS PRODUCE A CANCER-SUPPRESSING PROTEIN AND SIMULTANEOUSLY REDUCE THE LEVELS OF A...
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Lonely teenagers at greater risk of poor educational outcomes
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON Lonely teenagers at greater risk of poor educational outcomes New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that young people who experience loneliness during early adolescence (age 12) are at greater risk of leaving school with lower grades than their non-lonely counterparts, even...
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Engineers develop surgical ‘duct tape’ as an alternative to sutures
by Jennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A staple on any engineer’s workbench, duct tape is a quick and dependable fix for cracks and tears in many structural materials. MIT engineers have now developed a kind of surgical duct tape—a strong, flexible, and biocompatible sticky patch that can be easily and...
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Mechanism behind loss of smell with COVID-19 revealed
by NYU Langone Health Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have discovered a mechanism that may explain why COVID-19 patients lose their sense of smell. Published online February 2 in the journal Cell, the new study found that infection with the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2, indirectly dials down the action of olfactory receptors (OR), proteins on the...
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More spice could help seniors avoid salt
by Will Ferguson, Washington State University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Add a little spicy seasoning to a low sodium meal, and adults over the age of 60 may have a harder time noticing a lack of salt, according to a new study in the journal Food Quality and Preference. Led by Carolyn Ross, a professor of...
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Scientists identify germline signature that predicts side effects from anti-PD1/PDL1 checkpoint therapy
by University of California, Los Angeles Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Investigators from UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a germline biomarker signature that successfully predicts which patients will suffer serious side effects that occur in up to 3 in ten patients on anti-PD1/PDL1 therapy, a promising new approach to treating cancer. Checkpoint inhibitors that...
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Optimizing indoor light conditions to mimic the natural light-dark cycle could help mitigate adverse metabolic effects
by Diabetologia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in Diabetologia finds that the timing of exposure to bright light can have a significant influence on postprandial (post-meal) glucose metabolism, thermoregulation, and energy expenditure during sleep in overweight, insulin-resistant adults. The research was conducted by Jan-Frieder Harmsen, Patrick Schrauwen, and colleagues at the Department of Nutrition...
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Minimizing long-term lung damage in COVID patients
by American Society for Microbiology Credit: CC0 Public Domain A combined treatment strategy targeting SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and severe lung tissue injury is essential to minimize lung sequelae—chronic complications resulting from COVID-19 infection, according to a review published this week in Clinical Microbiology Reviews, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Therapy using lung epithelial stem...