by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) Iron accumulation: a new insight into fibrotic diseases. Credit: IRB Barcelona Fibrosis is associated with various chronic and life-threatening conditions, including pulmonary fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, kidney disease, and cardiovascular diseases, among others. These conditions collectively contribute to a substantial portion of mortality in developed countries, making fibrotic diseases...
by Royal Holloway, University of London ABO allele distribution between ChAdOx1-S vaccinated and unvaccinated groups. Credit: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1177/01410768231214341 A large international research collaboration, led by an academic from Royal Holloway, University of London, found that blood groups could help predict the risk of venous strokes associated with the...
by Baylor College of Medicine Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aging poses a number of challenges to the body’s well-being, one of the most important being an increased susceptibility to multiple diseases, including urinary tract infections (UTIs). The connection between aging and more prevalent UTIs is not well understood, but now researchers at Baylor College of Medicine...
According to sensationalist reporters we’ll soon be living in an age where diseases will be a thing of the past thanks to AI nanobots. But how close are we? Let’s bust some myths here.Andrea KonczKey Takeaways AI nanobots promise a future where diseases could become obsolete, thanks to early disease detection, treatment at a cellular...
by Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic News Network Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mindfulness meditation is the practice of purposefully being aware of and focusing your attention on the present moment. Mindfulness allows you to be in tune with your experience—right now in this moment—and to explore with curiosity whatever sensations, thoughts and emotions are...
by SAGE Publications A medical assistant prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to a patient. Credit: Public domain image courtesy of Lisa Ferdinando, U.S. Department of Defense The risk of death from COVID-19 decreases significantly after vaccination but this protection diminishes after six months, providing evidence for continued booster doses, a new...
by University College London CAMK2A-EKC therapy reduces seizure frequency. A. Timeline. B. Heatmap displaying seizure occurrence in each animal injected with either CAMK2A-GFP (gray) or CAMK2A-EKC virus (purple) before and after the treatment (virus injection on day 0). Crosses correspond to days where data acquisition was incomplete. C. Graph displaying the change in number of seizures...
Ralph Ellis Scientists know that tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, affects 10% of adults worldwide. But they’re not exactly sure what causes the condition. The traditional belief is that tinnitus happens in people who had already lost hearing. But some people who have tinnitus are still able to perform well on standard hearing tests,...
Sara Novak One of the biggest challenges facing clinicians who treat long COVID is a lack of consensus when it comes to recognizing and diagnosing the condition. But a new study suggests testing for certain biomarkers may identify long COVID with accuracy approaching 80%. Effective diagnostic testing would be a game-changer in the long COVID...
by Lancaster University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New drug combinations could protect snakebite victims from the devastating, life-changing injuries caused by toxic venom, suggests research led by Lancaster University. Existing antivenom treatments are largely ineffective against the tissue destruction caused by the cytotoxic venomous bites of a variety of different snake species, including many vipers, such...
