by CUNY Advanced Science Research Center Electron micrographs show typical microglia in the prefrontal cortex of a 92-year-old healthy female (left) and dark microglia of a 91-year-old female patient with Alzheimer’s disease (right). Credit: Anna Flury Researchers with the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have unveiled a critical mechanism that...
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Clinical trial shows propranolol reduces tremors in Parkinson’s disease
by Radboud University Cerebral activity patterns measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). (A) shows the activation of a cognitive control network during the cognitive load task (whole-brain cognitive load > rest, averaged across sessions). The image shows threshold free cluster enhancement (TFCE)-values of significant clusters, familywise error (FWE)-corrected. (B) shows tremor power-related activity across blocks...
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Digital twin research finds colon cancer cells can be reverted to normal cells
by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) igure 6. Schematic diagram of the research results. Professor Kwang-Hyun Cho’s research team developed a source technology to systematically discover key control factors that can induce reversibility of colon cancer cells through a systems biology approach and a digital twin simulation analysis of the differentiation trajectory...
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AI model achieves high accuracy in skin cancer detection
by TranSpread The proposed model architecture. Note: TTA: test-time augmentation. Credit: Data Science and Management (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.dsm.2024.10.002 Led by Aliyu Tetengi Ibrahim and his team at Ahmadu Bello University, a study published in Data Science and Management on November 2, 2024, introduces an innovative AI model that could revolutionize the way dermatologists detect skin cancer. ADVERTISING By harnessing the power...
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Discovery of norovirus replication hubs offers new antiviral targets
by Baylor College of Medicine Cluster of norovirus virions. Credit: CDC Human norovirus, a positive-strand RNA virus that is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 685 million cases and approximately 212,000 deaths globally per year, has no approved vaccines or antivirals. ADVERTISING Paving the way for improved drug therapies, researchers at Baylor...
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Salt-seeking behavior traced to specific brain neurons
by University of Iowa Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Salt, or more precisely the sodium it contains, is very much a “Goldilocks” nutrient. Low sodium levels cause a drop in blood volume, which can have serious, sometimes deadly, health consequences. Conversely, too much salt can lead to high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. In modern America, where...
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Experimental drug that summons ‘warriors of the immune system’ shows early promise against non-Hodgkin lymphoma
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Credit: Science Immunology (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adp3720 An investigational therapy is demonstrating preclinical promise against non-Hodgkin lymphoma by boosting natural killer cells and efficiently annihilating the malignancy without toxicity to the patient, a team of cancer biologists in France has found. The emerging therapy is for B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the most common form...
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AI tool analyzes medical charts for ADHD follow-up care
by Stanford University Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Stanford Medicine researchers have built an artificial intelligence tool that can read thousands of doctors’ notes in electronic medical records and detect trends, providing information that physicians and researchers hope will improve care. ADVERTISING Typically, experts seeking answers to questions about care need to pore over hundreds...
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NT-proBNP May Predict Atrial Fibrillation Risk Early
Edited by Javed Choudhury December 13, 2024 1302 Added to Email Alert TOPLINE: Elevated levels of N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), a key biomarker for diagnosing heart failure, show a nearly fourfold increased risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) in at-risk individuals. The utility of this biomarker was particularly evident in older adults and when serum-based...
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Study unveils NAD’s link to aging and disease development
Reviewed University of BergenDec 23 2024 UiB researchers are behind a new discovery that tells us how associated neurodegenerative diseases might develop. In the center of this new discovery stands a molecule called NAD, or Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide. Professor Mathias Ziegler from the Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen (UiB), led the international team of...