by Will Cushman, University of Wisconsin-Madison This image shows the effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines on the growth of a mouse intestinal organoid. Intestinal stem cells (red) are indicative of inflammation and Ki67 proteins (green) are associated with tumors. Credit: Ting FuInflammation in the gut can trigger a doom loop of sorts. The condition messes with the...
Year: <span>2024</span>
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Cognitive behavioral therapy alters brain activity in children with anxiety, study shows
by National Institutes of Health Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have found overactivation in many brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the amygdala, in unmedicated children with anxiety disorders. They also showed that treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) led to improvements in clinical symptoms and brain...
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Researchers develop new technology for monitoring atrial fibrillation
by Kaunas University of Technology Smart wrist-worn device developed by Lithuanian scientists. Credit: KTUResearchers from two Lithuanian universities have developed a patient-safe monitoring technology to identify and manage individual factors provoking atrial fibrillation. The technology is a result of a collaboration between Kaunas University of Technology Biomedical Engineering Institute (KTU BMEI) and Vilnius University (VU) Santaros...
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What causes brain cell death in Alzheimer’s disease?
A study offers new clues on a potential cause of neuron death in Alzheimer’s disease. Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty ImagesAbout 32 million people globally have Alzheimer’s disease.While scientists are still unclear as to the true cause of Alzheimer’s disease, they do know a loss of neurons in the brain plays an important role.A new study...
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Systematic analysis of the prognostic value and immunological function of LTBR in cancer
by Impact Journals LLC Validation of expression of the LTBR gene. Credit: Aging (2024). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205356A new research paper titled “Systematic analysis of the prognostic value and immunological function of LTBR in human cancer” has been published in Aging. Lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTBR) is a positive T cell proliferation regulator gene. It is closely associated...
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Treating loneliness in the obese may lower risk of early death
by Robin Foster Loneliness can be a killer, but it can be particularly deadly for obese people, who are markedly more likely to experience social isolation. Fortunately, a new study shows that addressing it may lower the risk of health complications and early death for these folks. “To date, dietary and lifestyle factors are the...
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New therapeutic approach for the treatment of sarcoidosis
by Medical University of Vienna Immunofluorescence staining makes granulomas glow red with a green border (macrophages with fibroblasts). Credit: MedUni Vienna/Anna RedlA research team led by Georg Stary (Medical University of Vienna and CeMM) has identified a new approach to treating the inflammatory disease sarcoidosis. In a clinical study, the inhibition of a specific signaling pathway...
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Study shows blood pressure drug can reduce anxiety for people with autism
by University of Missouri Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study at the University of Missouri’s Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment has found that propranolol, a medication that treats high blood pressure, can also help lower anxiety for kids and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The work is published in the journal Psychopharmacology. Given...
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Study questions benefit of new Alzheimer’s drug
by Lauren Baggett, University of Georgia Credit: CC0 Public DomainLast summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approved the first drug shown to slow the progress of Alzheimer’s. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests that patients and caregivers may not experience any benefit from the drug in their daily lives. The drug,...
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Deaf boy can now hear after breakthrough gene treatment
Aissam Dam, third from left, was born ‘profoundly deaf’ because of a highly rare abnormality in a single gene.His father’s voice, the sounds of passing cars and scissors clipping his hair: An 11-year-old boy is hearing for the first time in his life after receiving a breakthrough gene therapy. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)...