Local Startup Testing a One-Two Punch Against Hard-to-Heal Wounds
University of Wisconsin-Madison via News Wise – Silver’s antimicrobial activity rests on its ability to punch holes in the bacterial cell wall, but a biofilm can block that exposure. Chemically,…
Cellular Aging is Linked to Structural Changes in the Brain
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences via EurekAlert – One key to staying younger longer therefore seems to be related to the question: How do we slow…
Harmful Metals Found in Vapors From Tank-Style Electronic Cigarettes
University of California – Riverside via EurekAlert – “Concentrations of the metals, such as lead, in the aerosols increased with more voltage,” Williams said. “Concentrations of some elements – chromium,…
Breast Cancer Preventative Care: Breast Density — Separating Myth From Fact
Penn State Health Medical Minute via News Wise – While fatty tissue appears grey on a mammogram, dense tissue appears white. Some cancer lesions also appear white on a mammogram.…
Research Shows Music Aids Memory Performance in Older Adults and Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease
Texas State University via News Wise – For this year’s World Alzheimers Day, Dr. Deason from Texas State University, reflects on how aging and disease affects the human mind, particularly…
Why Immunotherapy fails 60% of Metastatic Melanoma Patients
Brian Blum via Israel21c – The ultimate goal is to improve personalized medicine. “Can we predict who will respond?” asks Markel. “Can we alter treatment in order to increase responses?”…
Saving Lives Faster: World-First Laser Incubator for Blood
Monash University via Science Daily – Researchers have developed the world’s first blood incubator using laser technology. This could prevent fatal blood transfusions in critically ill patients and can detect…
How Much Do Vitamin D Supplements Affect Lifespan?
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – Researchers have documented correlations between higher vitamin D levels and all sorts of positive outcomes like decreases in cardiovascular disease, weight gain,…
Neurons Promote Growth of Brain Tumor Cells
German Cancer Research Center via EurekAlert – Glioblastomas invade the healthy brain in a diffuse pattern like a fungal network. As a result, they cannot be completely removed by surgery,…
How Endocrine Disruptors Destroy Your Body + The Dirty Dozen to Avoid
Leah Zerbe, MS, NASM-CPT, NASM-CES via Dr. Axe – …[W]hen you’re looking at endocrine disruptors… even seriously tiny doses can lead to devastating health effects. But sometimes these health impacts don’t show…
Fewer Lymph Node Operations for Breast Cancer Patients
Lund University via EurekAlert – In patients with hormone-sensitive breast tumours (approximately 80 per cent of all breast cancer), a developed prediction model, based on the tumour’s genetic profile and…
Transplanted Brain Stem Cells Survive Without Anti-Rejection Drugs
Johns Hopkins Medicine via Science Daily – In experiments in mice, researchers say they have developed a way to successfully transplant certain protective brain cells without the need for lifelong…
Wearable Brain-Machine Interface for a Wheelchair
“Georgia Institute of Technology via Newswise — This work reports fundamental strategies to design an ergonomic, portable EEG system for a broad range of assistive devices, smart home systems and…
Researchers Find Way to Kill Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
“Nagoya University via News-Medical – When the pigment is exposed to near-infrared light, harmful reactive oxygen species are generated inside the bacterial cells.” Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a dangerous bacterium that…
Predicting Risk of Heart Failure for Diabetes Patients With Help From Machine Learning
Brigham and Women’s Hospital via EurekAlert – Investigators used artificial intelligence to identify top 10 variables that can predict, with a high degree of accuracy, future heart failure among patients…
