by Mike Addelman, University of Manchester Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A device costing just pennies, based on an idea by a University of Manchester Professor to help his son use an inhaler, could be a gamechanger for asthma patients. The impressive results are from a small scale randomized controlled trial called the Clip-Tone System comprising a...
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A simple plasma-based biomarker could predict liver fibrosis in Latino adolescents with obesity
by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A recent study led by Principal Investigator Michael Goran, Ph.D., and Rachel Schenker, MD, a Fellow in the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Liver Transplant Program, has found a novel combination of plasma-based biomarkers that could potentially predict liver fibrosis—scarring due to long-term inflammation or damage—linked to metabolic...
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Sugar Substitute Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke
Ralph Ellis June 10, 2024 High levels of xylitol, a low-calorie sweetener used in many reduced-sugar foods as well as gum and toothpaste, are linked to an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death, says a new study published in the European Heart Journal. The research team studied more than 3000 people in the US...
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Top cancer research advances at MSK in 2024
Peer-Reviewed Publication Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center image: An immunofluorescence image of an aged mouse liver. Expression of β-galactosidase (white) and uPAR (yellow) in senescent cells serve as target for engineered CAR T cells. Elimination of these cells improved age-related metabolic dysfunction. The ability to improve age-related metabolic dysfunction by targeting senescent cells with engineered...
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Peptide-guided nanoparticles deliver mRNA to neurons
Next step toward mRNA treatments for diseases like Alzheimer’sPeer-Reviewed Publication University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science image: Emily Han, a doctoral student in the Mitchell Lab, developed a method for delivering lipid nanoparticles to neurons.view more Credit: Bella Ciervo Penn Engineers have modified lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) — the revolutionary technology behind the COVID-19...
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SFU study sheds new light on what causes long-term disability after a stroke and offers new path toward possible treatment
Peer-Reviewed Publication Simon Fraser University A recent study from Simon Fraser University researchers has revealed how an overlooked type of indirect brain damage contributes to ongoing disability after a stroke. The paper, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows how the thalamus – a sort of central networking hub that regulates functions such as...
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US Preventive Services Task Force recommends against vitamin D supplementation for fracture, fall prevention
by Elana Gotkine The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against vitamin D supplementation, with or without calcium, for preventing fractures and falls in older adults. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Dec. 17. Researchers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Rockville, Maryland, reviewed the...
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Untreated Infertility Linked to Higher Risk for Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease After Childbirth
TOPLINE: Women who have experienced infertility without fertility treatment show a 25% higher risk for systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARD) up to 9 years after delivery compared with those without infertility. The association persists even after accounting for adverse pregnancy outcomes. METHODOLOGY: TAKEAWAY: IN PRACTICE: “Future research efforts should seek to corroborate this association by...
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Data: COVID-19 activity is high in New Mexico
By KOBDecember 16, 2024 – 2:16 PM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Mexico Department of Health is showing high COVID-19 activity in our state. The CDC tests wastewater to detect traces of several infectious diseases, including COVID. According to data from wastewater sites in Bernalillo County...
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Cases of whooping cough growing, but knowledge about it is lacking
by Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania Half of the public (50%) knows that Tdap protects against tetanus, 47% know it protects against diphtheria, 44% against whooping cough. Source: Annenberg Public Policy Center’s ASAPH survey, November 2024. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy Center Following a several-year lull during the pandemic, cases of whooping cough...