by Intermountain Healthcare Low levels of vitamin D have been shown to be associated with a higher risk of having a cardiac event, like a heart attack or stroke. For this reason, treatment by vitamin D pills or injections are being investigated as a possible preventative method in these patients. Credit: Intermountain Health Low levels...
Month: <span>November 2023</span>
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Early-life stress changes more genes in the brain than a head injury
by The Ohio State University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A surprising thing happened when researchers began exploring whether early-life stress compounds the effects of a childhood head injury on health and behavior later in life. In an animal study, stress changed the activation level of many more genes in the brain than were changed by a...
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Crocodile bite sparks 30+ year project to create pain relief gel
Grant and Award Announcement GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY NYIKINA MANGALA MAN JOHN WATSON AND PROFESSOR RONALD QUINN.view more CREDIT: AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING In 1986, John Watson’s finger was bitten off by a crocodile. A Nyikina Mangala man from the Jarlmadangah Burru Aboriginal Community of the Kimberley, John turned to the bark of the...
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An intravenous needle that irreversibly softens via body temperature on insertion
Peer-Reviewed Publication THE KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KAIST) FIGURE 1. DISPOSABLE VARIABLE STIFFNESS INTRAVENOUS NEEDLE. (A) CONCEPTUAL ILLUSTRATION OF THE KEY FEATURES OF THE P-CARE NEEDLE WHOSE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES CAN BE CHANGED BY BODY TEMPERATURE, (B) PHOTOGRAPH OF COMMONLY USED IV ACCESS DEVICES AND THE P-CARE NEEDLE, (C) PERFORMANCE OF COMMON IV...
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AI that reads brain scans shows promise for finding Alzheimer’s genes
Machine-learning approach detects Alzheimer’s disease with an accuracy of more than 90% — a potential boon for clinicians and scientists developing treatments. Max Kozlov AI that reads brain scans shows promise for finding Alzheimer’s genesMachine-learning approach detects Alzheimer’s disease with an accuracy of more than 90% — a potential boon for clinicians and scientists developing...
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Should You Take Probiotics With Antibiotics? Here’s What the Research Shows
Written by Karen Hovav, MD, FAAP | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MD Key takeaways: fotostorm/E+ via Getty Images If you’re prescribed an antibiotic, you might be told it’s a good idea to start taking a probiotic as well. But others might tell you the opposite: You should stop using probiotics when you’re taking an antibiotic. So, what...
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The ‘Christchurch mutation’: How good can overpower evil in the genetic determination of Alzheimer’s disease
by Gladstone Institutes New research, led by a Gladstone team including Maxine Nelson (left) and Yadong Huang (right), sheds light on protective mechanisms of the “Christchurch mutation.” Credit: Michael Short/Gladstone Institutes (2023) Researchers at Gladstone Institutes have discovered that a rare genetic variant known as the “Christchurch mutation” can block detrimental effects of apolipoprotein E4, the...
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Can’t Sleep? These Home Remedies for Insomnia May Help
Written by Nicole Andonian, MD | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MD Key takeaways: Motortion/iStock via Getty Images Plus You toss and turn, kick off the covers, then put them back on. You were hoping for a good night’s sleep, but your body just doesn’t want to cooperate. Or maybe you haven’t slept well for a while...
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National survey indicates more young adults begin nicotine use with vaping, not cigarettes
by Medical University of South Carolina Credit: CC0 Public Domain Young adults are now more likely to vape than to use traditional cigarettes. After years of public health success in decreasing the numbers of people using cigarettes, researchers are seeing striking increases in the numbers of young people who use e-cigarettes regularly—so much so that, for...
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New drug-like molecule extends lifespan, ameliorates pathology in worms and boosts function in mammalian muscle cells
by Buck Institute for Research on Aging Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Having healthy mitochondria, the organelles that produce energy in all our cells, usually portends a long healthy life whether in humans or in C. elegans, a tiny, short-lived nematode worm often used to study the aging process. Researchers at the Buck Institute have identified...