Yi Zhou, BA1; James Murrough, MD, PhD2; Yinxi Yu, MS3; et alNeeta Roy, PhD4; Rony Sayegh, MD5; Penny Asbell, MD4; Maureen G. Maguire, PhD3; Gui-shuang Ying, PhD1; for the DREAM Study Research GroupAuthor AffiliationsArticle Information JAMA Ophthalmol. Published online March 10, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.0140editorial comment icon Editorial Comment Key Points Question Is severity of dry eye symptoms and signs associated with presence of depression? Findings In this multicenter study of 535 participants with dry eye disease, those who screened positive for...
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Seeing lipids more deeply with mass spectrometry
TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY VIDEO: SEEING LIPIDS MORE DEEPLY WITH MASS SPECTROMETRY CREDIT: PROFESSOR TAKEHIKO SASAKI, TMDU The development of new scientific ways to see more deeply into the building blocks of nature on a cellular level has led to the some of the greatest advances in medicine over the last century. Now, new...
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Immune discovery could aid vaccine development for common cause of sore throat
by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Human challenge with Streptococcus pyogenes. Schematic of Streptococcus pyogenes human-challenge model. Details participant demographics, timepoints, outcomes and analyses performed. Figure created with BioRender.com. Credit: Nature Communications (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28335-3 Researchers have made a discovery that could aid in the development of a vaccine for a common cause of children’s sore throats. The...
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Explaining motion sickness: Why some people feel sick in cars or on trains
by Saima Rajasingam, The Conversation Motion sickness affects people of all ages. Credit: metamorworks/ Shutterstock If you’re someone who suffers from motion sickness, traveling in many types of vehicles can be difficult thanks to a host of symptoms like dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea and even vomiting. But it’s not completely clear why some people can read and...
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Study looks at blood test as possible diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s disease
by Hillary Smith, University of Kentucky Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been around for nearly half a century. In that time, they have built an international reputation for best-in-class research into a disease that kills more people every year than breast and prostate cancer combined—Alzheimer’s disease. There...
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COH04S1 COVID-19 vaccine shown to produce robust antibodies and T cells against SARS-CoV-2
by City of Hope National Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A COVID-19 investigational vaccine, developed by City of Hope scientists and now licensed to GeoVax Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: GOVX), produced a robust neutralizing antibody and T cell (an immune cell) response against SARS-CoV-2 with no significant side effects in a Phase 1 clinical trial...
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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy benefits people with depression through promoting self-kindness
by University of Exeter Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research shows that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can help promote self-kindness in people with a history of depression, thereby putting their bodies in a state of safety and relaxation. The research, led by the University of Exeter with collaboration from the universities of Oxford and Magdeburg,...
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A medium-chain fatty acid may help protect against heart attack injuries
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Mar 9 2022 A medium-chain fatty acid found in energy drinks might one day help protect against heart attack injuries. “Heart attacks are still a leading cause of death worldwide, that often come with devastating complications,” said Zhong Wang, Ph.D., an associate professor of cardiac surgery at the University of Michigan Frankel...
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Skin cancer cells use Alzheimer’s protein to sabotage brain’s immune defenses
by NYU Langone Health Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Amyloid beta, a protein known to build-up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, also helps skin cancer cells thrive when they spread to the brain, a new study finds. Published online March 9 in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, the study...
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Eating protein from a greater variety of sources may lower risk of high blood pressure
by American Heart Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Eating a balanced diet including protein from a greater variety of sources may help adults lower the risk of developing high blood pressure, according to new research published today in Hypertension, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. Nearly half of the U.S. population has hypertension, or high blood...