UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA IMAGE: ANDREA HAQQ (RIGHT) IS BRINGING HER CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH PATIENTS TO AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AIMED AT IDENTIFYING PERSONALIZED DRUG COMBINATIONS TO BETTER TREAT PEOPLE WITH OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES. CREDIT: RICHARD SIEMENS Canadian and German researchers are teaming up to identify new drug combinations to treat people with obesity...
by Craig Brierley, University of Cambridge Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cognitive impairment as a result of severe COVID-19 is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points, say a team of scientists from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London. The findings,...
by University of Michigan A graphic depicting a person with lupus. Credit: Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine. People with lupus have overactive immune systems that attack their own tissue, causing inflammation throughout the body. Around 70-80% of them will develop skin disease as part of their condition. And while it’s thought that exposure to ultraviolet light triggers...
by Tamara Bhandari, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Study design and sample collection for the UMB study. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-022-01107-x One of the greatest frustrations regarding urinary tract infections (UTIs) is that they so often recur. UTIs are caused by bacteria in the urinary tract and characterized by frequent and painful...
by University of Eastern Finland A 12-week high-intensity interval training has beneficial ameliorating effects in NAFLD subjects at whole body level by regulating glucose metabolism and promoting alterations in amino acid, lipid, and bile acid metabolism. Credit: Scientific Reports (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10481-9 Exercise supports the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by impacting on several metabolic pathways...
by Steve Yozwiak, Translational Genomics Research Institute Glioblastoma multiform. Credit: Hellerhoff/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Based on the findings of a new study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, a coast-to-coast clinical trial is planned that, if successful, could lead to FDA approval of the first new drug treatment in...
by University of California – San Diego Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Elevated levels of an enzyme called PHGDH in the blood of older adults could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease, and a study led by the University of California San Diego provides new evidence to support this claim. In analyzing brain tissue,...
by Lauren Brigandi, Colorado State University Figure showing top risk/protective factors for men vs. women from the research done by Aichele and his team. Credit: Colorado State University Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with middle-aged and older adults disproportionately affected, a global demographic that is quickly expanding. To better understand the reasons...
by Global Alliance for Genomics and Health Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Too many women are getting unnecessary mastectomies and other invasive procedures because of a knowledge gap about differences in cancer genes. A new study offers a path to closing the gap. Nearly a decade ago, Angelina Jolie made famous that preventative mastectomies can help...
May 3, 2022 5:00 AM ET SUSAN JAFFE Retiree Donna Weiner shows some of the daily prescription medications for which she pays more than $6,000 per year through a Medicare prescription drug plan. She supports giving Medicare authority to negotiate drug prices. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up...
