New Study Reveals Breakthrough in Understanding Brain Stimulation Therapies
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For the first time, researchers show how the brain can precisely adapt to external stimulationMINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (03/14/2024) — For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism that is direc…
How Excess Niacin May Promote Cardiovascular Disease
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How excess niacin may promote cardiovascular diseaseAt a Glance A metabolite of niacin (vitamin B3) was associated with elevated risk of heart attack and stroke, likely due to inflammation in arteries. The findings suggest new measures that may prevent or treat cardiovascular disease and raise …
Earliest-Yet Alzheimer’s Biomarker Found in Mouse Model Could Point to New Targets
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A surge of a neural-specific protein in the brain is the earliest-yet biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease, report University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers studying a mouse model of the disease. Furthermore, the increased protein activity leads to the seizures associated…
Breastfeeding After COVID-19 Booster Can Give Babies Antibodies, Research Finds
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Lactating mothers who get the COVID-19 booster pass along the antibodies to their children via their breast milk—and potentially protect babies too young to receive t…
Researchers Create Method to Detect Cases of Anemia in Archaeological Remains
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Hamilton, ON – Diagnosing anemia in living people is typically a matter of a routine blood test. Retrospectively diagnosing anemia in people who died decades or even centuries ago is much more challenging since there is no blood left to test. Anthropologists at McMaster University and the Universi…
Exploring the Emergence of Genomic Testing in Dermatology
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Genomics, the study of the entire genome encompassing genetic and epigenetic information, is emerging in both general medicine and dermatology as an opportunity to improve medical diagnoses and treatment, according to a recent article published in the Journal of Dermatology Physician Assistants.1 R…
Dysbiosis in the Gut Microbiome May Lead to Development of Various Liver Diseases
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Dysbiosis in the gut microbiome can cause the progression of chronic liver diseases via the gut-liver axis, according to the authors of a literature review published in Seminars in Immunology. The authors note that while this research provides novel insights that can lead to new treatment options, …
Genetics May Influence the Body's Response to Low Oxygen, Study Finds
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Immunofluorescent staining for the lncRNA fragment in a diseased pulmonary vessel from a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Credit: Thomas Bertero University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medici…
Tiredness Experienced by Long-COVID Patients Has a Physical Cause
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Researchers from Amsterdam UMC and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) have discovered that the persistent fatigue in patients with long-COVID has a biological cause, namely mitochondria in muscle cells that produce less energy than in healthy patients. The results of the study were published tod…
Why Some Men Experience Pregnancy Symptoms
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Curiously, many men report pregnancy symptoms alongside their female partners, often mirroring their partner’s experiences of nausea, fatigue, pain, appetite changes, and weight gain. This phenomenon, termed Couvade syndrome, is the most common in cultures where men spend more …