A retrospective statistical analysis found that 40 percent of assault-related injuries leading to anoxia (decreased oxygenation) and 30 percent of neck bruising were the result of intimate partner violence incidentsPeer-Reviewed Publication BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL A new study underscores the alarming occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV) as the cause of assault-related injuries resulting in...
Month: <span>December 2023</span>
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New ‘atherosclerosis atlas’ sheds light on heart attacks, strokes
Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE’S CLINT L. MILLER, PHD, LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW “ATHEROSCLEROSIS ATLAS” THAT DETAILS, AT THE LEVEL OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS, CRITICAL PROCESSES RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMING THE HARMFUL PLAQUE BUILDUP THAT CAUSES HEART ATTACKS, STROKES AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. CREDIT: DAN ADDISON...
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Saliva: a means to detect pain in people with dementia
Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA RESEARCHERS WHO CARRIED OUT THE STUDY Mª PILAR CARRERA, MANUEL RICH AND VANESA CANTÓN, CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA A team from the UCO’s Nursing Department has determined the presence of two pain biomarkers and their levels in saliva as a tool to diagnose pain,effectively and non-invasively, in people with dementia...
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Hope for full recovery as researchers successfully regenerate thyroid glands in the spleen
Peer-Reviewed Publication NANJING UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES SCHEMATIC DESCRIPTION OF INTRA-SPLENIC THYROID REGENERATION (LEFT) AND STAINING IMAGES OF RECONSTRUCTED THYROID TISSUES WITHIN THE SPLEEN (RIGHT)view more CREDIT: LEI DONG Patients undergoing total thyroidectomy typically require lifelong oral levothyroxine sodium (L-T4) treatment. While effective in maintaining basic serum hormone levels, this treatment falls short...
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Scientists discover new “cause” for diabetes, opening new treatments
By Michael Irving Scientists have identified an enzyme that plays a key role in developing insulin resistance, and may lead to new treatment options Depositphotos Scientists have discovered a new mechanism for how type 2 diabetes takes hold, and demonstrated in mice that blocking a particular enzyme could open a new avenue of treatment for the...
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Skin scanner and AI used to ‘score’ disease severity in diabetics
By Paul McClure Researchers have used high-resolution scans of the skin of diabetics combined with AI to determine disease severity Depositphotos Researchers have used a high-resolution, non-invasive technique to obtain images of the tiny blood vessels under the skin of diabetics and used an AI algorithm to formulate a ‘score’ that can be used to determine...
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Photoacoustic Imaging Improves Diagnostic Accuracy of Cancerous Ovarian Lesions
Posted Today Engineer Zhu leads the group in designing a method that may prevent unnecessary surgery for cancerous ovarian lesions. Ovarian cancer is the deadliest cancer of the female reproductive system, and there is no screening test that can help with early detection. Ultrasound imaging, the standard of care used to determine whether lesions are cancerous...
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Researchers Redesign Future mRNA Therapeutics
Posted Today Researchers have discovered that misreading of therapeutic mRNAs by the cell’s decoding machinery can cause an unintended immune response in the body.DNA – artistic interpretation. DNA – artistic interpretation. Image credit: Alius Noreika, created with Bing Image Creator In a collaboration of universities, including Dr Lance Turtle at the University of Liverpool, researchers have...
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How CRISPR gene editing could help treat Alzheimer’s
Some researchers hoping that gene-editing technology can conquer forms of Alzheimer’s caused by genetic mutations. Tosin Thompson A laboratory-grown cell that produces amyloid precursor protein. Such cells are cultured for use in Alzheimer’s research.Credit: Simon Fraser/Science Photo Library Last month saw the first-ever approval of a gene therapy that uses the CRISPR–Cas9 gene-editing tool, a...
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ChatGPT shows poor performance in answering drug-related questions
by Lori Solomon ChatGPT provided no response or incomplete or wrong answers to nearly three-quarters of drug-related questions reviewed by pharmacists, according to a study presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting, held from Dec. 3 to 7 in Anaheim, California. Sara Grossman, Pharm.D., from Long Island University in New York,...