by University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAbout one-third of autistic people are unable to communicate using speech, and most are never provided an effective alternative. However, a new study from scientists at the University of Virginia suggests that many of these individuals are literate, raising the possibility...
Written by Karen Hovav, MD, FAAP | Reviewed by Christina Palmer, MD Key takeaways: Castor oil has been used for centuries in traditional medicine as a natural substance thought to have healing properties.There is evidence that castor oil can help relieve constipation, induce labor, and soften skin. Some people use castor oil to promote hair...
by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Minds Matter Concussion Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that youth with pre-existing mental health diagnoses experienced a greater burden from emotional symptoms after concussion, as well as a prolonged time to recovery. Importantly, the study was the first of its kind...
by University of California, San Francisco Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended, according to new research from UC San Francisco that offers potential clues to why some people develop long COVID. The scientists...
by Vanderbilt University Medical Center Tet2-deficient macrophages are hyperinflammatory in early ischemic kidney injury. Credit: Nature Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-02854-6A U.S.-Canadian research collaboration led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center has identified common, age-associated changes in the blood as a risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI), which occurs in more than 1 in 5 hospitalized adults...
by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Impending hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis in cirrhotic patients after HCV cure features a natural killer cell signature. Credit: Hepatology (2024). DOI: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000000804A research team at the MHH is comparing changes in natural killer cells of the innate immune defense system in chronic hepatitis C sufferers as a risk factor for...
by Cynthia Fazio, University of Western Ontario Researchers developed an efficient, non-invasive method to get a clearer picture of the structure and function of the hippocampus, a crucial region in our brain. Credit: Roy Haast/BrainsCAN imageThe hippocampus—a seahorse-shaped region of the brain that plays a particularly important role in cognitive aging and memory function—has been studied...
by F.D. Flam, Bloomberg Opinion Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA few years ago, researchers made the unnerving discovery that in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease, disordered clumps of abnormal proteins had been growing for 15 or even 20 years before their diagnosis. That means these pathological-looking deposits are silently accumulating in the brains of...
Lou Schuler For many, stretching is the fitness equivalent of awkward small talk. It’s the opening act, the thing you tolerate because you know it will be over soon. Others have challenged the practice, suggesting that stretching isn’t necessary at all. Some research has found that a preworkout stretch may even be disadvantageous, weakening muscles...
Larry Beresford Jason Black, MD, trained in family medicine, worked for Kaiser Permanente, and subsequently completed a fellowship in geriatrics. Today, he treats frail elderly patients, mostly residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities or living in their own homes, for Gilchrist, a hospice and palliative care organization serving Baltimore and central Maryland. photo...
