by European Molecular Biology Laboratory Fecal Microbiota Transplantation as the confluence of a donor’s and recipient’s gut ecosystems. The various “pipes” in the image represent human gastrointestinal tract and the bacteria within represent the recipient’s and donor’s microbial strain populations (by color) that are pitched against each other. Credit: Aleksandra Krolik / EMBL Fecal microbiota...
by American Association for Cancer Research Credit: CC0 Public Domain The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in individuals of Mexican descent living in Los Angeles has increased with each successive generation in the United States, according to results presented at the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and...
by University of California – San Diego The study was led by Jyoti Mishra, PhD, an associate professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego School of Medicine and director of the NEATLabs, which study neuro-cognitive circuits across the lifespan. Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences The young and old could learn a thing or two...
by University of Manchester Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic condition that causes the skin to become extremely itchy. Persistent scratching can lead to redness, blisters that “weep” clear fluid, bleeding, and crusting of certain areas of the skin. People with eczema also can be more susceptible to bacterial, viral, and fungal...
by Barcelona Institute for Global Health Sign in a Catalan vaccine center. Credit: Hospital Clinic A prospective seroprevalence study in the Catalan population underlines the need to get vaccinated despite having been infected, and confirms that hybrid immunity (vaccination plus infection) is more robust and long-lasting. The study has been published in BMC Medicine. Both infection and vaccination...
by University of Pittsburgh Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A rare but potentially debilitating brain disorder finally has a definitive cause, thanks to research teams working on opposite sides of the globe. A mutation in the gene that manages the transportation of zinc, an essential dietary micronutrient, out of cells is responsible for the disorder, called...
By Isabella Cueto Sept. 15, 2022 In CAR-T therapy, T cells are modified to attack particular disease cells. SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Rheumatology — the study of immune-system-driven diseases of the bones, joints, muscles, and in-betweens — has inherited plenty of hand-me-downs from cancer research. For example, there are ways of squelching an immune system in order...
Having a bowel movement is a critical part of digesting the food we eat. Stool formed by the large intestine is the body’s way of getting rid of waste. While you should talk to your doctor about any concerns, changes in poop color and consistency could show what is happening inside your digestive system. Rocks...
Dementia is a broad term to describe related conditions causing an impairment in cognition that is significant enough to interfere with daily living and independence. Subcortical dementia is a type of dementia that starts in the region known as the subcortex, which is located under the cortex of the brain. The subcortical region comprises white...
by Public Library of Science Researchers assess hospital-treated infection and risk of neurodegenerative diseases. Created with Adobe Illustrator. Credit: Jiangwei Sun (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Infections treated with specialty hospital care in early- and mid-life are associated with an increased subsequent risk of Alzheimer’s (AD) and Parkinson’s diseases (PD), but not amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to...
