by Wiley Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research indicates that acoustic stimulation of the brain may ease persistent symptoms in individuals who have experienced mild traumatic brain injury in the past. The study, which was published in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, included 106 military service members, veterans, or their spouses with persistent symptoms after...
by Wiley Credit: CC0 Public DomainCell therapy represents a potential regenerative treatment for osteoarthritis. A recent analysis of all relevant published studies indicates that stem cell transplantation from different sources is effective for treating knee osteoarthritis, the most prevalent chronic joint disease. The review and meta-analysis, which is published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research,...
by Radiological Society of North America Brain regions in which the microstructure was associated with post-COVID-condition associated symptoms. Credit: RSNA/Alexander Rau, M.D. People with long COVID exhibit patterns of changes in the brain that are different from fully recovered COVID-19 patients, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological...
Maria Valsecchi Cristina May 26, 2023 Vulvodynia is a little-known condition that, according to some US studies, affects 3%-14% of the female population. It is defined as chronic pain, present for at least 3 months, that generally involves the vulva or some of its specific areas such as the clitoris or vestibule and is not...
by Ingrid Fadelli , Tech Xplore The innovative wearable robot for hip abduction assistance designed at the Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotics Lab at Chung-Ang University. Credit: Park et al.In recent years, roboticists have introduced increasingly advanced systems, which could open exciting new possibilities for surgery, rehabilitation, and health care assistance. These robotic systems are already...
Megan Brooks November 13, 2023 TOPLINE:Adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at increased risk for dementia, especially when AF occurs before age 65 years, new research shows. Investigators note the findings highlight the importance of monitoring cognitive function in adults with AF. METHODOLOGY:This prospective, population-based cohort study leveraged data from 433,746 UK Biobank participants (55%...
Randy Dotinga November 20, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Researchers say they’ve developed a novel blood-based assay that can differentiate patients with seropositive or seronegative rheumatoid arthritis from healthy people and those with other inflammatory diseases or osteoarthritis. While cautioning that the results need to be confirmed, University of Oxford (England) rheumatologist Peter Taylor, PhD, MA,...
by University of Bonn Immunofluorescence – staining of MAIT cells (green) next to mononuclear phagocytes (red) in kidney sections of mice with experimental glomerulonephritis. Cell nuclei in blue. Credit: Nature Communications (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43269-0Researchers from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and the University Hospital Bonn have demonstrated that certain derivatives of vitamin B2 can alleviate...
by The Francis Crick Institute Stress granules form in the proximity of endomembrane damage sites. a, Live-cell imaging sequence of iPSDMs expressing G3BP1–GFP and GAL-3–RFP after 2 min of LLOMe treatment (1 mM). Outlined regions in the top row are magnified in the bottom two rows. Arrowheads highlight the time frame before and after a G3BP1/GAL-3 event...
by Cleveland Clinic Credit: CC0 Public DomainCleveland Clinic researchers analyzed genes and brain tissue of patients with Alzheimer’s and found that differences in brain immunometabolism—the interactions between the immune system and the ways cells create energy—may contribute to women’s increased risk for the disease and its severity. The findings, published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia, offer...
