Study shows spinal cord injury causes acute and systemic muscle wasting: Severity depends on location of the injury

byOhio State University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAcute spinal cord injury (SCI) patients lose body weight and muscle mass, despite being on a high-calorie diet while in the

Spine December 28,2023

Study shows spinal cord injury causes acute and systemic muscle wasting: Severity depends on location of the injury

byOhio State University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAcute spinal cord injury (SCI) patients lose body weight and muscle mass, despite being on a high-calorie diet while in the

Spine December 28,2023

Finding and targeting a tumor's sweet spot to eradicate aggressive form of leukemia

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113568A highly aggressive common form of leukemia which is activated by mutations in signaling molecul

Oncology December 28,2023

Finding and targeting a tumor's sweet spot to eradicate aggressive form of leukemia

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113568A highly aggressive common form of leukemia which is activated by mutations in signaling molecul

Oncology December 28,2023

Patients largely support online GP consultations, study finds

by Michael Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost patients felt online GP consultations were quicker, more flexible, and more efficient than traditional consultin

Technology & AI December 28,2023

Patients largely support online GP consultations, study finds

by Michael Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost patients felt online GP consultations were quicker, more flexible, and more efficient than traditional consultin

Technology & AI December 28,2023

What happens to your vagina as you age?

by Louie Ye and Martha Hickey,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe vagina is an internal organ with a complex ecosystem, influenced by circulating hormone levels which change dur

OB & GYN December 28,2023

What happens to your vagina as you age?

by Louie Ye and Martha Hickey,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe vagina is an internal organ with a complex ecosystem, influenced by circulating hormone levels which change dur

OB & GYN December 28,2023

A step-by-step approach for testing pesticides for their possible role in Parkinson's disease

byNetherlands Institute for NeuroscienceThere are four tiers of screening, including in silico, in vitro, in vivo (Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, and Zebrafish), and more compl

Neurology December 28,2023

A step-by-step approach for testing pesticides for their possible role in Parkinson's disease

byNetherlands Institute for NeuroscienceThere are four tiers of screening, including in silico, in vitro, in vivo (Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, and Zebrafish), and more compl

Neurology December 28,2023

Waking up to your phone alarm could be putting you at risk

by Alice Berry,University of VirginiaUVA School of Nursing doctoral student Yeonsu Kim’s study adds to a body of research on the best way to wake up. Credit: Emily Faith Morgan, University of Vi

World medicine December 28,2023

Waking up to your phone alarm could be putting you at risk

by Alice Berry,University of VirginiaUVA School of Nursing doctoral student Yeonsu Kim’s study adds to a body of research on the best way to wake up. Credit: Emily Faith Morgan, University of Vi

World medicine December 28,2023

Inhaled statins show promise as effective asthma treatment

by Liam Connolly,UC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainStatins are a class of drugs commonly used to lower bad cholesterol, but can they also treat obstructive airway diseases, such as asthma?UC Davi

Pulmonology December 28,2023

Inhaled statins show promise as effective asthma treatment

by Liam Connolly,UC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainStatins are a class of drugs commonly used to lower bad cholesterol, but can they also treat obstructive airway diseases, such as asthma?UC Davi

Pulmonology December 28,2023

Smell's sensory magic emerges from mechanism that tailors each of nose's sensory cells, mouse study suggests

byColumbia UniversityThe genome inside an olfactory cell's nucleus is shown as a tangle of color-marked chromosomes with genomic locations of olfactory receptor genes revealed on the right.

Breakthroughs December 28,2023

Smell's sensory magic emerges from mechanism that tailors each of nose's sensory cells, mouse study suggests

byColumbia UniversityThe genome inside an olfactory cell's nucleus is shown as a tangle of color-marked chromosomes with genomic locations of olfactory receptor genes revealed on the right.

Breakthroughs December 28,2023

Researchers uncover on/off switch for breast cancer metastasis

by Rebecca McClellan,Stanford UniversitySongnan Wang (left) and Lingyin Li (right) found that a protein called ENPP1 acts as an on/off switch for breast cancer metastases. High protein levels le

Oncology December 28,2023

Researchers uncover on/off switch for breast cancer metastasis

by Rebecca McClellan,Stanford UniversitySongnan Wang (left) and Lingyin Li (right) found that a protein called ENPP1 acts as an on/off switch for breast cancer metastases. High protein levels le

Oncology December 28,2023

Air pollution increases heart attacks in nonsmokers, study finds

by Physician's Briefing StaffAir pollution is associated with significant increases in heart attacks among nonsmokers, according to a study presented at theEuropean Society of Cardiology Con

Cardiovascular Diseases December 28,2023

Air pollution increases heart attacks in nonsmokers, study finds

by Physician's Briefing StaffAir pollution is associated with significant increases in heart attacks among nonsmokers, according to a study presented at theEuropean Society of Cardiology Con

Cardiovascular Diseases December 28,2023