New findings on metabolic disruptions

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Uric acid, inosine and hypoxanthine levels were found to be significantly lower in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Dr. Hirohisa Watanabe from Fujita Health University School of Medicine Parkinson’s disease

Esketamine shows promise for treatment-resistant depression

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Total scores in TRANSFORM-1 and TRANSFORM-2. Credit: CNS Spectrums (2024). DOI: 10.1017/S1092852924000105 An estimated one-third of patients with major depressive disorder have treatment-resistant depression (TRD), characterized by an inadequate response

Childhood vaccination coverage found to be lower for children born in 2020, 2021

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Children born in 2020 to 2021 had lower coverage with nearly all childhood vaccines recommended by age 24 months than those born in 2018 and 2019, according to research published

Headband helps people fall asleep by aligning audio signals with brainwaves

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The Elemind Neuromodulation device (ENMod). (A) The primary UI of the smartphone app used to control the device. Users were given information about electrode contact using an eyeblink test and

Study finds novel macrolide–DEL-1 axis drives bone regeneration in aging individuals

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Aging is associated with increased susceptibility to periodontitis due to the reduced expression of DEL-1. Credit: Niigata University Researchers from Niigata University and a University of Pennsylvania team have identified

New system offers more reliable, cost-effective solution for continuous glucose monitoring

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An insertable glucose sensor using a compact and cost-effective phosphorescence lifetime imager and machine learning. Credit: UCLA Engineering Institute for Technology Advancement A team of researchers from the University of

Babies born after fertility treatment have higher risk of heart defects, results suggest

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The risk of being born with a major heart defect is 36% higher in babies who were conceived after assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro

Combination treatment based shows promise for treatment of retinal degenerations, drug repurposing study finds

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Dietary TMB self-administration stabilizes the retinal transcriptome and mitigates the disease phenotype in rd10 mice. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50033-5 Drug repurposing shows promise in the treatment of retinal

Success of meal boxes in treating childhood obesity

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Study design. Credit: European Journal of Pediatrics (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s00431-024-05744-8 Healthy recipes and subsidized meal boxes can go a long way in helping child obesity. These are the findings of

Scientists discover mutation linked to early-onset Parkinsonism

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Synapse loss can be observed in aged mutant flies (top image) compared to controls (bottom image). Credit: VIB A team of scientists led by Prof. Patrik Verstreken (VIB-KU Leuven) has