by Ingrid Fadelli , Tech Xplore Credit: Shafiullah et al. Roboticists have been trying to develop robots that can tackle various everyday house chores, such as washing dishes or tidying up, for several years. However, so far none of the robots created has been commercialized adopted on a large scale. Researchers at New York University...
by Taylor & Francis Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The myth that “only skinny white affluent girls develop eating disorders” is to blame for other sufferers not getting diagnosed or treated, according to health experts. Psychiatrist Janet Treasure, and GP Dr. Elizabeth McNaught, and therapist Jess Griffiths—who have both survived eating disorders—say this stereotype means that others...
by Brianna Wilson and Tom Szymanski, University of New Mexico The structure of human PCSK9 in complex with LDL-R. LDL-R is shown in blue and the prodomain and catalytic domain of PCSK9 are shown in salmon and gray, respectively. Targeted PCSK9 epitopes are shown in red (amino acids 153-163) and cyan (amino acids 207-223). The amino...
by Robin Marks, University of California, San Francisco Microscope image of a brain organoid derived from human stem cells that contain a mutation associated with autism spectrum disorder. These organoids are providing new insight into neurodevelopmental disorders. Credit: David Shin, Nowakowski Lab Tremendous progress has been made over the last decade in identifying genes leading to...
by University College London UCL medical student Mansoon Tamang in the ECGI vest. Credit: University College London A reusable vest that can map the electrical activity of the heart in fine detail could potentially be used to better identify people at high risk of sudden cardiac death, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers. Electrical...
by Elana Gotkine The excess risk for hyponatremia is increased with treatment initiation with thiazide diuretics, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Niklas Worm Andersson, M.D., from Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues estimated the increase in the cumulative incidence of hyponatremia using thiazide diuretics...
by American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Two new practice parameters from the Joint Task Force for Practice Parameters (JTFPP) offer evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis and atopic dermatitis (AD) in pediatric and adult patients. The Joint Task Force is a partnership between the American College of...
by Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard 3D rendering of a B cell. Credit: Blausen.com staff (2014). “Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014”. WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010. ISSN 2002-4436. CC BY-SA 4.0 B cell deficiency is a common condition that can result either from immunosuppressant drugs used to treat autoimmune disease or...
by Halle Jones, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Delayed Start Analysis. Credit: JAMA Network Open (2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.44136 The use of high-protease pancreatic replacement therapy demonstrated improvement in maladaptive behaviors, such as irritability, in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to research conducted at 32 clinical sites, including UTHealth Houston. The...
by Philip Crilly, The Conversation 10 ml vial of 1000 mg ketamine. Credit: Psychonaught/Wikipedia Millions of people worldwide were left devastated by the death this year of 54-year-old Matthew Perry, the “Friends” star famous for bringing wise-cracking Chandler Bing to life. A global superstar, recently sober with an autobiography on the bestseller lists, it looked like...
