WILEY People with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, collectively known as psoriatic disease, are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than others in the general population. In a new study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology that included 1,000 adults with psoriatic disease, elevated blood levels of two indicators of cardiovascular health—cardiac high-sensitivity troponin I (cTnI) and N-terminal pro-brain-type...
Month: <span>March 2022</span>
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Patients with persistent postural-perceptual dizziness show warning signs early on
NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY IMAGE: THE BOX PLOTS SHOW THAT THERE WAS A CLEAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NPQ AND DHI SCORES OF PATIENTS WHO DEVELOPED PPPD AND THOSE WHO DID NOT PPPD DURING THE FOLLOW-UP PERIOD, AS MEASURED BY THE RESEARCHERS. CREDIT: KAYOKO KABAYA FROM NCU, JAPAN The vestibular system, which is the link between the...
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Scientists create antibodies to target a secretory protein for anti-cancer therapy
CACTUS COMMUNICATIONS IMAGE: THESE FINDINGS PAVE THE WAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL ANTIBODIES THAT COULD SUPPLEMENT CHEMOTHERAPY. CREDIT: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN Lung, colorectal, and pancreatic cancer are three cancers with a poor prognosis. Lung and colorectal cancers are the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide and pancreatic cancer is one of the...
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Ants can “sniff out” cancer!
CNRS IMAGE: FORMICA FUSCA CREDIT: PAUL DEVIENNE, LABORATOIRE D’ETHOLOGIE EXPÉRIMENTALE ET COMPARÉE AT UNIVERSITÉ SORBONNE PARIS NORD Cancer detection is a major public health challenge, and the methods currently available to achieve it, for example MRIs and mammograms, are often expensive and invasive. This limits their large-scale use. To bypass these constraints, alternative methods are...
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“Forgotten” antibiotic recovered for resistant bacterial infections
UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE The results make it possible to expand the treatment options for infections for which few alternatives exist, while at the same time helping to avoid increasing resistance to the usual drugs. To this end, the study looked at the safety and efficacy of intravenous fosfomycin, an old “forgotten” antibiotic, as a possible...
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COVID-19: Tannic acid targets key stages in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 infection
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE – INRS IMAGE: PROFESSOR CHARLES RAMASSAMY AND HIS POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER MOHAMED HADDAD WHO CONDUCTED THE RESEARCH AT INRS. CREDIT: INRS Professor Charles Ramassamy and his postdoctoral researcher Mohamed Haddad at Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), in collaboration with scientists from Université de Montréal, McGill University, and Université du Québec à Montréal...
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Why Covid-19 virus is not as transmittable on surfaces as you think
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH IMAGE: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR JESSICA KRAMER HAS LEARNED THAT MUCINS, A PROTEIN IN HUMAN MUCUS, ACTS AS A BARRIER THAT PREVENTS VIRUSES LIKE COVID-19 FROM SPREADING THROUGH CONTAMINATED SURFACES. HER RESEARCH REVEALS WHY THE CORONAVIRUS LARGELY DOES NOT SPREAD BY TOUCHING SURFACES LIKE COUNTERTOPS OR OBJECTS. CREDIT: DAN...
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Targeting dysregulated kappa-opioid receptors reduces working memory deficits in alcohol use disorder
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (USF HEALTH) IMAGE: STUDY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BRENDAN WALKER, PHD, A NEUROSCIENTIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA HEALTH (USF HEALTH) MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, STUDIES BIOLOGICAL BRAIN CHANGES THAT DRIVE ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. CREDIT: USF HEALTH/UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA TAMPA, Fla (March 9, 2022) — As heavy or frequent alcohol use escalates, some...
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An obesity treatment for women only?
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM IMAGE: METE CIVELEK, PHD, AND HIS TEAM HAVE MADE A DISCOVERY THAT COULD OPEN THE DOOR TO A NEW TREATMENT FOR OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES IN WOMEN. CREDIT: UVA HEALTH University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a potential way to battle the health effects of obesity...
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In pilot study, asynchronous telehealth visits effectively treat overactive bladder
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL BOSTON — Women who received treatment for overactive bladder (OAB) using asynchronous telehealth visits had significant improvement in their symptoms and high satisfaction with their care, concludes an exploratory pilot study published in Menopause. Overactive bladder is a common disorder that affects one in five women. This condition dramatically affects the quality of life of women...