Fractalkine appears to trigger repair of brain damage caused by the disease. Alberta, Jan 23, 2023.- A University of Alberta researcher is one step closer to demonstrating the potential of a brain molecule called fractalkine to halt and even reverse the effects of multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases. MultipleContinuar Leyendo
Portraying opposing views as equally valid stokes needless controversy, say researchers. Alberta, Jan 19, 2023.- When they launched their study, Timothy Caulfield and Marco Zenone could hardly have anticipated how the issue would capture headlines in Alberta. And yet they decided to examine how the common COVID-19 vaccination requirement for organContinuar Leyendo
Researchers find strong association between high levels of stigma, persistent symptoms, reduced physical function, and disability at work. Alberta, January 17, 2023.- High levels of stigma experienced by some COVID long-haulers are associated with more intense symptoms, reduced physical function and loss of employment due to disability, according to newlyContinuar Leyendo
Cambridge scientists have discovered that cancer cells ‘hijack’ a process used by healthy cells to spread around the body, completely changing current ways of thinking around cancer metastasis. Cambrigde, Dec 27, 2022.- The team based at the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, found that blocking the activityContinuar Leyendo
The reason some people fail to recover their sense of smell after COVID-19 is linked to an ongoing immune assault on olfactory nerve cells and an associated decline in the number of those cells, a team of scientists led by Duke Health report. Durham, North Carolina, December 25, 2022.- TheContinuar Leyendo
Santiago, 20 de Diciembre de 2022.- La neuróloga Daniela Ávila, profesora de la Facultad de Medicina de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, está realizando una investigación que busca que en todo el país los especialistas que reciben a pacientes con miotonías no distróficas, o rigidez muscular intensa puedan aplicarContinuar Leyendo
Not excessive inflammatory reaction, but anti-inflammatory substances as triggers The diagnosis and treatment of long COVID syndrome (LCS) is still very difficult, and there is only little knowledge about the factors causing accompanying symptoms. Researchers at the Joint Metabolome Facility of the University of Vienna and the Medical University ofContinuar Leyendo
Washington, December 15, 2022.- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death across the globe, according to a new “almanac”-style special issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). The issue looks at 18 specific cardiovascular conditions and 15 risk factors across 21 global regions toContinuar Leyendo
International research team uncovers potential new drug target to stop deadly metastases responsible for 90 per cent of cancer deaths. Alberta, Dec 09, 2022.- An international team of researchers has uncovered a new mechanism that enables cancer cells to move throughout the body, providing a potential new target to stopContinuar Leyendo
Bronx, NY, December 08, 2022.- Residual tumors from Black patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2- negative primary breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) had a higher score of a biomarker of distant metastatic recurrence than tumors from white patients, according to data presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium,Continuar Leyendo
