26 May

Diabetes

Diabetic eye damage prevented or reversed by novel drug in study

• May 27, 2023
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Researchers at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have evidence that an experimental drug may prevent or slow vision...

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25 May

General health

Sudden infant death syndrome may have biologic cause

• May 25, 2023
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a case where the death of an apparently healthy infant before their first birthday remains unexp...

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24 May

Cancer

Major progress in curing brain tumors by blocking certain functions in cells with a docked molecule

• May 24, 2023
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The researchers’ molecule Z4P inhibits one of the mechanisms that regulate protein production in a cancer cell. This inhibition causes ...

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23 May

General health

Scientists discover that metabolic sensor may play role in Alzheimer’s disease

• May 23, 2023
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It's well-known that people with type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, but the reason why isn't f...

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22 May

General health

Phase I trial demonstrates first pharmacological treatment able to improve cardiac function in stiff-heart syndrome

• May 21, 2023
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Transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid protein fibrils in the he...

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20 May

General health

New study shows noninvasive brain imaging can distinguish among hand gestures

• May 20, 2023
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Researchers from University of California San Diego have found a way to distinguish among hand gestures that people are making by exami...

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19 May

General health

Investigation raises questions over lack of ‘substantial evidence’ for FDA approved antibiotic

• May 19, 2023
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Drugs approved in the US require "substantial evidence" that they are effective. But an investigation by The BMJ into the recent approv...

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19 May

General health

Our brain prefers positive vocal sounds that come from our left

• May 19, 2023
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Sounds that we hear around us are defined physically by their frequency and amplitude. But for us, sounds have a meaning beyond those p...

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18 May

General health

Researchers identify 10 pesticides toxic to neurons involved in Parkinson’s

• May 18, 2023
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Researchers at UCLA Health and Harvard have identified 10 pesticides that significantly damaged neurons implicated in the development o...

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17 May

General health

How do combat-related injuries and their treatments affect bone health?

• May 17, 2023
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Combat-related injuries to bone are common in military personnel and can lead to pain and disability. Results from a new study in the J...

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