Studying the brain in motion offers new insights into Parkinson’s disease

September 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A breakthrough in medical imaging is making it possible for researchers to observe brain activity during movement and pick up the early signs of disorders that

Saline nasal drops reduce the duration of the common cold in young children by two days, study shows

September 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Using hypertonic saline nasal drops can reduce the length of the common cold in children by two days, according to a study that will be presented

First child to be born from a transplanted uterus gives keynote speech at conference

September 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

“I am a regular boy who loves sports, especially golf”, says Vincent when he speaks to leading international uterus transplantation researchers in a conference in Gothenburg, between his parents Malin

Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation for pain is not a placebo

September 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

These brain scans show different neural signatures associated with pain response: the NAPS (left) is associated with the emotional experience of pain, the SIIPS-1 (center) is related to our expectations

Insulin and metformin combo aids diabetic foot ulcer healing, new study finds

September 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.4c00418 People with chronic diabetic foot ulcers could soon have a new way to treat their wounds for faster healing and fewer

Low-carb/high-fat diets for weight loss may actually boost risk of type 2 diabetes

September 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The global trend towards low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets for weight loss can in fact increase a person’s risk of developing diabetes by a staggering 20%, according to

Shedding light on how oral bacteria can aggravate rheumatoid arthritis

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Researchers unveil mechanism by which periodontal bacterium A. actinomycetemcomitans exacerbated symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) conducted various experiments in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They investigated the molecular-level

Research reports improved outcomes with mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists across different types of heart failure

September 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or heart failure (HF) hospitalization in patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and also

Sleep deprivation in mice found to reduce brain synapse diversity

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Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.032 A multi-disciplinary team has found that depriving lab mice of sleep can lead to a reduction in synapse diversity in the brain. In their

Loneliness linked to increased nightmare frequency and intensity

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Woman in bed. Credit: Oregon State University People who are lonely are more apt to have bad dreams, according to a collaboration that included an Oregon State University scientist. The