By Sandee LaMotte, CNNUpdated 7:48 AM EDT, Mon June 5, 2023 Menopause 41103:47 – Source: CNN CNN — People who use estrogen-only pills during menopause were more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure than those using patches or creams, a new study found. However, doctors who treat menopause say estrogen-only pills are rarely prescribed for high-risk patients,...
Month: <span>June 2023</span>
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New Study Uncovers Cells and Pathways Driving Psoriasis Inflammation and Severity
Researchers examined the disease while going beyond current diagnostic tools. Psoriatic disease severity is identifiable through cellular activity and signaling pathways, according to new research. In a new study1 published in Science Immunology, investigators at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine sought to map inflammatory features of psoriasis through a comparison of patients with varying...
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Trial demonstrates one-year progression-free survival in 94% of patients with stage 3 or 4 classic Hodgkin lymphoma
by SWOG Cancer Research Network Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Phase 3 trial has demonstrated that patients with advanced stage (3 or 4) classic Hodgkin lymphoma who underwent initial treatment with nivolumab, a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor, and AVD chemotherapy (N-AVD) had a significantly lower risk of their cancer getting worse than patients treated with brentuximab...
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Another promising shot treats two of the deadliest and fastest-rising forms of the disease, early study shows
By EMILY JOSHU HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM UPDATED: 14:57 EDT, 6 June 2023 An off-the-shelf cancer vaccine could help prevent relapse in patients with two of the deadliest and fastest-rising cancers in the world. The shot is designed for patients whose cancers are caused by the KRAS mutation, which accounts for up to nine in 10 cases of the...
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Breakthrough: Sequencing functional antibody proteins directly from human blood
Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc. Rapid Novor Inc., the world’s leader in mass spectrometry (MS)-based antibody protein sequencing, announced today that its REpAb® antibody discovery platform was used to successfully sequence a complex mixture of functional antibodies directly from the serum of a human patient after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Image Credit: Rapid Novor Inc. This demonstrates...
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UNIQUE GENETIC RISK FOR ALZHEIMER’S FOR ASHKENAZI JEWS
Alzheimer disease (AD), the most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world, affects individuals of all races and ethnicities; however, most genetic research for AD has been performed on individuals of European ancestry (EA) with a limited number of large-scale genetic studies in other populations. For many centuries, Ashkenazi Jews lived in communities in Eastern Europe and were...
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How does dopamine regulate both learning and motivation?
NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE – KNAW IMAGE: PAVLOVIAN VERSUS OPERANT CONDITIONING EXPERIMENT CREDIT: NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience brings together two schools of thought on the function of the neurotransmitter dopamine: one saying that dopamine provides a learning signal, the other saying that dopamine drives motivation. ‘But...
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Real-world data suggests stopping immunotherapy after two years is reasonable in patients with advanced lung cancer
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Over the past decade, the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors has revolutionized treatment for patients with advanced lung cancer, helping many live longer lives and improving overall survival for the disease. However, an important question has remained unanswered: How long should a...
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Flavanol Supplement Restores Memory in Adults With Poor Diets
Taking a daily flavanol supplement improves hippocampal-dependent memory in older adults who have a relatively poor diet, results of a large new study suggest. There’s increasing evidence that certain nutrients are important for the aging body and brain, study investigator Scott Small, MD, the Boris and Rose Katz Professor of Neurology, Columbia University Vagelos College...
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Progesterone’s protective potential against Parkinson’s
RUHR-UNIVERSITY BOCHUM IMAGE: LENNART STEGEMANN (LEFT) AND PAULA NEUFELD ARE WORKING ON THEIR DOCTORAL THESES AND WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE AN EARLY SUCCESS WITH THE EARLY SUCCESS WITH THE HIGH-PROFILE PUBLICATION. CREDIT: © RUB, MARQUARD The second brain The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a complex network that stretches along the entire gastrointestinal tract. It...