Doug Brunk March 19, 2023 NEW ORLEANS — Application of a single-use disposable patch to the axillary area for up to 3 minutes led to statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit for patients with primary axillary hyperhidrosis, results from a pivotal randomized trial showed. “This is a new kind of device that is going to be a nice tool...
Month: <span>March 2023</span>
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How a blast of hot gas fired down the oesophagus could ease the agony of heartburn
By PAT HAGAN UPDATED: 18:50 EDT, 20 March 2023 A blast of hot gas could ease the agony of heartburn. Argon gas is fired from a thin tube inserted deep into the oesophagus (food pipe) while the patient is under sedation. It is targeted at an area around the valve where food passes from the oesophagus and...
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To ward off aging, stem cells must take out the trash
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO IMAGE: THIS ILLUSTRATION IS FROM EMMA VIDAL OF DRAWIMPACTS CREDIT: EMMA VIDAL In humanity’s ongoing quest for the elixir of life, the science keeps pointing to stem cells. Research increasingly shows that maintaining stem cell fitness promotes a long healthspan, and new findings show keeping stem cells clean and tidy is...
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Smart sock alerts older people to risk of falling
by Nottingham Trent University PhD candidate Zahra Rahemtulla with the prototype over sock Credit: Nottingham Trent University Older people will be alerted to the increased risk of falls thanks to a new smart sock created by electronic textiles (e-textiles) experts at Nottingham Trent University. Researchers created a prototype over-sock which detects near-falls with more than 94%...
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Pulse oximetry readings in children may be affected by darker skin tones
by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) recently found that a device used to measure oxygen levels might be overestimating those levels in children of different races, which could lead to inaccurate readings. The findings were published online in JAMA Pediatrics. Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive device used...
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For clues to healthy brain aging, look to the Bolivian Amazon
by Nina Raffio, University of Southern California The Tsimané have some of the lowest rates of heart and brain disease in the world. Credit: Tsimane Health and Life History Project Team Some of the lowest rates of heart and brain disease ever reported by science are found among Indigenous communities inhabiting the tropical forests of...
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Researchers identify the origin of subset of autoantibodies that worsen lupus
by Haley Wasserman, Johns Hopkins University Prevalence, clinical and serologic associations of antibodies to DNase1L3 in a prospective observational cohort of patients with SLE. a Serum levels and positivity of anti-DNase1L3 antibodies in healthy controls (HC) and patients with SLE. Using a cutoff of two standard deviations above the mean anti-DNase1L3 antibody level in healthy...
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Scientists use tardigrade proteins for human health breakthrough
by University of Wyoming University of Wyoming student Maxwell Packebush works with Silvia Sanchez-Martinez, a senior research scientist, to purify one of the tardigrade proteins used in a study showing that the proteins can be used to stabilize an important pharmaceutical for people with hemophilia and other conditions without the need for refrigeration. Credit: Thomas Boothby...
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Researchers find a source of depression linked to a single enzyme
by Justin Jackson , Medical Xpress Credit: Cell Metabolism (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.02.017 Researchers at Wuhan University in China have found a previously unknown mechanism linking gut bacteria, estradiol, and depression in women. The study, “Gut-microbiome-expressed 3b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase degrades estradiol and is linked to depression in premenopausal females,” is published in the journal Cell Metabolism. Previous research has determined...
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Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care
by Pauline CURTET Garmi is a product of a new sector called geriatronics, which taps advanced technologies for geriatrics, gerontology and nursing. The white-colored humanoid “Garmi” does not look much different from a typical robot—it stands on a platform with wheels and is equipped with a black screen on which two blue circles acting as...