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- Microglial Response to Hypernatremia: Brain Health Insightshttps://reachmd.com/news/microglial-response-to-hypernatremia-brain-health-insights/2468084/Microglia are the brain's immune cells known to play a vital role in maintaining neural function and responding to potential threats. However, when the brain is subjected to hyperosmotic stress—a condition characterized by elevated extracellular sodium levels, the microglial respon
- Dangerous Airborne Fungus Boosted by California Droughtshttps://reachmd.com/news/dangerous-airborne-fungus-boosted-by-california-droughts/2468082/“Most seasonal infectious diseases show a peak in cases every year, so we were surprised to see that there were certain years during which few or no counties had a seasonal peak in Valley fever cases,” said first author Alexandra Heaney, Ph.D., assistant professor at the UC S
- Sports Concussions May Not Be Related to Long-Term Cognitive Risks for Non-Professional Athleteshttps://reachmd.com/news/sports-concussions-may-not-be-related-to-long-term-cognitive-risks-for-non-professional-athletes/2468086/Sports-related concussions (SRC) may not be associated with long-term cognitive risks for non-professional athletes, a study led by a UNSW medical researcher suggests. In fact, study participants who had experienced an SRC had better cognitive per
- New Research Unveils Cellular Pathways to Alzheimer’s and Alternative Brain Aginghttps://reachmd.com/news/new-research-unveils-cellular-pathways-to-alzheimers-and-alternative-brain-aging/2468020/A new study has found an answer for a long-lasting question in aging research - Is Alzheimer’s disease-dementia a form of accelerated aging or is there a different path that can lead us to healthier brain aging? In an international effort, t
- Vision Loss, High Cholesterol Among Growing List of Risk Factors for Dementia, Review Sayshttps://reachmd.com/news/vision-loss-high-cholesterol-among-growing-list-of-risk-factors-for-dementia-review-says/2468032/Vision loss and high cholesterol are two new risk factors that have been identified as early indicators of dementia, a leading medical journal has found. In a
- Smart Mask Monitors Breath for Signs of Healthhttps://reachmd.com/news/smart-mask-monitors-breath-for-signs-of-health/2468018/Personalized wearable devices that monitor people's health are on the rise. From watches to patches and other types of sensors, these smart devices can monitor heart activity, inflammation levels, and more to help patients better manage their health from their own homes. Now, a new type of w
- Physical Health Has Its Yardsticks. Mental Health Is Still Searching for the Right Rulerhttps://reachmd.com/news/physical-health-has-its-yardsticks-mental-health-is-still-searching-for-the-right-ruler/2468025/While doctors can track cancer progression at the cellular level or use a blood test to obtain precise blood cholesterol levels, talk therapy’s impact on mental health is still largely reliant on gut feelings more than hard data. </
- Racial and Ethnic Designation Inaccuracies in Children's Medical Records May Impede Equity Effortshttps://reachmd.com/news/racial-and-ethnic-designation-inaccuracies-in-childrens-medical-records-may-impede-equity-efforts/2468055/Leaders at three Michigan hospitals aiming to address equity issues for pediatric patients wanted to start with inspecting data key to identifying potential inequities. What they learned: much of those data are inaccurate.
- Rectal Cancer Disappears After Experimental Use of Immunotherapyhttps://reachmd.com/news/rectal-cancer-disappears-after-experimental-use-of-immunotherapy/2467988/Four people who were successfully treated for rectal cancer in a clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering join the trial’s two principal investigators. All participants in the trial saw their tumors disappear using immunotherapy, without surgery, radia
- Pain Identified as Dominant Symptom in Long COVIDhttps://reachmd.com/news/pain-identified-as-dominant-symptom-in-long-covid/2467986/Pain may be the most prevalent and severe symptom reported by individuals with long Covid, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers. The study, published in JRSM Open, analysed data from over 1,000 people in England and Wales wh