Doug Brunk November 15, 2024 1297 Added to Email Alert LAS VEGAS — No matter which treatment regimen is recommended for patients with acne, it should always include a topical retinoid, according to dermatologist Hilary Baldwin, MD.Hilary Baldwin, MD Patients with successfully treated acne typically use an average of 2.53 different medications, Baldwin, director of the...
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Minuscule Robots for Targeted Drug Delivery
Minuscule Robots for Targeted Drug Delivery December 11, 2024 In the future, delivering therapeutic drugs exactly where they are needed within the body could be the task of miniature robots. Not little metal humanoid or even bio-mimicking robots; think instead of tiny bubble-like spheres. Such robots would have a long and challenging list of requirements....
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The Cause of All That Stress: Tonsillectomy?
F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE DISCLOSURES | December 10, 2024 Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. You know those times in your life when you’re just feeling… stressed? You’re on the edge; you have no chill; everything just sort...
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Neurosurgeons unravel the distinct nerve wiring of human memory
by Institute of Science and Technology Austria Human CA3 pyramidal neurons recorded in a patient tissue sample. Credit: Jake Watson The black box of the human brain is starting to open. Although animal models are instrumental in shaping our understanding of the mammalian brain, scarce human data is uncovering important specificities. In a paper published in Cell, a team...
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Personalized blood count could lead to early intervention for common diseases
by Mass General Brigham Credit: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels A complete blood count (CBC) screening is a routine exam requested by most physicians for healthy adults. This clinical test is a valuable tool for assessing a patient’s overall health from one blood sample. Currently, the results of CBC tests are analyzed using a one-size-fits-all reference interval,...
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King Charles is changing his diet to keep his cancer at bay—here’s what the evidence says
by Justin Stebbing, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain King Charles’s decision to cut red meat from his diet following his cancer treatment has sparked a frenzy of interest in the potential effect of what we eat on cancer outcomes, and how well people do after they’re diagnosed. ADVERTISING While the specific details of the king’s diagnosis and treatment remain...
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First full characterization of kidney microbiome unlocks potential to prevent kidney stones
Low levels of bacteria like E. coli and Lactobacillus in our urine come from communities in our kidneys, where they promote or prevent kidney stone formationPeer-Reviewed Publication Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic researchers have found definitive proof of a kidney microbiome that influences renal health and kidney stone formation, demonstrating that the urinary tract is not sterile and...
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Breakthroughs in cell-penetrating monoclonal antibody therapies
“Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) have emerged as a promising tool in advancing personalized medicine”Peer-Reviewed Publication Impact Journals LLC image: Oncotarget (a primarily oncology-focused, peer-reviewed, open access journal) aims to maximize research impact through insightful peer-review; eliminate borders between specialties by linking different fields of oncology, cancer research and biomedical sciences; and foster application of basic and clinical...
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Persistent tobacco smoking from childhood may cause heart damage by the mid-twenties
Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Eastern Finland image: In 1931 children followed up from age 10 to 24 years, persistent tobacco smoking from childhood through young adulthood caused structural and functional heart damage. Tobacco smoking excessively increases heart mass during growth from adolescence to young adulthood. Image: Andrew Agbaje.view more Credit: Andrew Agbaje The majority of children...
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NIH research reveals new insights about how ‘bad’ cholesterol works in the body – cardiology
Findings could pave the way for more personalized treatments for cardiovascular diseasePeer-Reviewed Publication NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute National Institute of Health (NIH) scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how “bad” cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol or LDL-C, builds up in the body. The researchers were able to show for the first time...