By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – Overweight or obese adults lost more weight and shed pounds faster using Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro than those taking Novo Nordisk’s popular rival weight loss drug, according to an analysis of health records and other data. Within one year of starting treatment, 42.3% of those taking tirzepatide – the active ingredient...
Month: <span>December 2023</span>
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Intense Exercise May Lead to Colds. A New Study Tells Us Why
Courtney Southwick Can too much of a healthy habit become bad? Lots of evidence shows that regular exercise wards off respiratory infections like colds, flu, and COVID-19. However, very vigorous exercise may lead to these infections by triggering immune changes that increase risk, according to a new study. The findings come as we enter another...
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Risk factors for the development of freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease patients
By Dr. Chinta SidharthanDec 6 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in the journal Npj Parkinson’s Disease, researchers meta-analyzed data obtained from a systematic review to understand the risk factors that influence the development of freezing of gait or FOG — a debilitating condition that occurs in some Parkinson’s disease patients....
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PRESCRIPTION WATCH CHECKS FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 24/7
A new prescription wristwatch continuously monitors the wearer’s heart rhythm and uses an algorithm to detect atrial fibrillation. As the use of wearable technology grows, smartwatches are marketed across the globe to consumers as a way to monitor health. For some, these devices let them know they have atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat, which is...
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Brain-Machine Interfaces… Coming Soon to a Cerebrum Near You
Posted Today Smartbrain brain-machine interface technology may be common by the 2040s, says a leading UNSW Sydney biomedical engineering academic.Brain-machine interface – artistic interpretation. Brain-machine interface – artistic interpretation. Image credit: Alius Noreika, created with DALL·E 3 It might seem like something out of Star Trek, but people controlling so-called ‘smartbrains’ with their own thoughts could...
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Can brain stimulation benefit individuals with schizophrenia?
Peer-Reviewed Publication WILEY Most people with schizophrenia have extensive impairment of memory, including prospective memory, which is the ability to remember to perform future activities. Results from a randomized clinical trial published in Neuropsychopharmacology Reports indicate that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive method that uses alternating magnetic fields to induce an electric current...
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Revolutionizing probiotic therapy: The emergence of CRISPR-Cas engineered strains
by NanJing Agricultural University CRISPR-based genome editing in probiotics. Credit: BioDesign Research Probiotics, defined as live microorganisms beneficial to health, have shown promise in areas like anti-inflammatory activity and brain function, etc. However, challenges remain due to variability in tolerance and colonization among species and strains. Recent advances in genome engineering, including CRISPR-Cas, have facilitated the...
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Genetically engineered cell therapies with mRNA lipid nanoparticles for transferrable platelets
by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Phys.org Platelets transfected with mRNA using LNP can express exogenous protein. (A) Schematic describing the transfection of platelets using mRNA-LNP. (B) NanoLuc expression, measured as the relative luminescence units (RLU) per total protein, using various transfection agents (n = 3). (C and D) Representative flow cytometry plots and quantification of median...
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Guidance for prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment of hepatitis C virus in chronic kidney disease
by American College of Physicians Credit: CC0 Public Domain The latest clinical practice guideline from the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organization offers guidance for the prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in chronic kidney disease (CKD). The guideline is a targeted update to 2018 recommendations on the same topic and...
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Nearly 40% of type 2 diabetes patients stop taking their second-line medication, finds study
by Northwestern University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most patients with type 2 diabetes will end up needing to add a second-line medication after metformin—the go-to primary drug for glucose management—to control their blood sugar levels. But adherence to these second-line drugs can be hit or miss, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. When patients discontinue their...