By Rich Haridy September 28, 2022 Over 18 months those on lecanemab showed a 27% slower rate of cognitive decline compared to those in the placebo group Depositphotos Pharmaceutical companies Eisai and Biogen have announced the first results from a Phase 3 human trial testing a drug designed to treat symptoms of dementia associated with...
By Paul Ridden September 28, 2022 With the Ring Gen3 Horizon, Oura has managed to smooth out the flat surfaces of previous models for a “perfectly round” health-tracking wearable Oura Ring GALLERY – 5 IMAGES Though the third generation of Oura’s health-tracking ring was a much slicker wearable than its rather bulky first offering, a perfectly...
Gastritis is a condition that affects a person’s stomach lining, causing inflammation. A person can use home remedies or make lifestyle changes that may relieve some symptoms. Depending on the cause, a person may also need medical treatment. Gastritis describes any condition that inflames the stomach lining. Helicobacter pylori bacteria, a type of bacteria that...
SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS CRITICAL CARE, MATERIALS, MEDICINE, NANOMEDICINE Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a microrobot system to treat bacterial pneumonia. The microrobots consist of living algal cells that can swim very effectively in biological fluids, allowing them to navigate throughout the lungs and deliver drugs to difficult-to-reach areas....
XI’AN JIAOTONG-LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY IMAGE: RESEARCHERS AT XI’AN JIAOTONG-LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HAVE SHOWN THAT BRAIN STIMULATION CAN BE ENHANCED BY NON-INVASIVELY DELIVERED NANOPARTICLES. THIS CAN AID RECOVERY AFTER ISCHEMIC STROKE IN AN ANIMAL MODEL. CREDIT: PUBLIC DOMAIN In a recent study, researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and other universities in China have reported that brain stimulation combined...
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE IMAGE: MITOCHONDRIAL SHAPE-SHIFTING IN THE T CELL RESPONSE. DYNAMIC CHANGES IN MITOCHONDRIAL SHAPE LINK TO T CELL FUNCTION. T HELPER 17 CELLS SHOW ELONGATED MITOCHONDRIA (COLORED IN PURPLE, LEFT). ELIMINATION OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE SHAPING PROTEIN OPA1, FRAGMENTS MITOCHONDRIA IN T CELLS (RIGHT) AND ALTERS T CELL RESPONSE. CREDIT: CREDIT: IMAGE TAKEN...
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA IMAGE: YEAST WITH A RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN MARKING THE VACUOLE – THE NUTRIENT STORAGE COMPARTMENT OF THE CELL – AND A GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN MARKING AGGREGATES OF TORC1 THAT FORM IN CELLS MISSING AIT1. CREDIT: ANDREW CAPALDI AND TEAM Like bacteria, yeasts are found everywhere, even in and around our bodies. And,...
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY IMAGE: VITAMIN E CREDIT: OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, Ore. – Cystic fibrosis patients who supplement their diet with vitamin C can also derive greater benefit from another antioxidant, vitamin E, resulting in a reduction in damaging inflammation, a study led by Oregon State University suggests. The findings, published in the journal Nutrients, are...
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: A NEW DRUG CAPSULE DEVELOPED AT MIT CAN HELP LARGE PROTEINS SUCH AS INSULIN AND SMALL-MOLECULE DRUGS BE ABSORBED IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. THE CAPSULE HAS A ROBOTIC CAP THAT SPINS AND TUNNELS THROUGH THE MUCUS BARRIER WHEN IT REACHES THE SMALL INTESTINE, ALLOWING DRUGS CARRIED BY THE CAPSULE TO...
Does CBD come from cannabis or hemp? The Drug Enforcement Company considers pretty much all cannabinoids from your cannabis put to be Routine I chemicals. This includes THC and CBD. Nevertheless, the FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION has authorised Epidiolex (a CBD drug) for validcbdoil.com/johnny-apple-cbd-review/ severe pediatric epilepsy which is currently performing clinical trials for other...
