More than 40 million Americans take statins, the most common type of prescription drug. While statins have been shown to effectively lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risks of stroke and heart attack, they do not work the same for everyone, and side effects of statin use include an increasedContinuar Leyendo
Findings from a seven-year research project suggests that there could be a new approach to treating one of the most common and devasting forms of brain cancer in adults — Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). Guildford, May 10, 2022.- In a peer-reviewed study published by BMC Cancer, scientists from the University ofContinuar Leyendo
Young adults who were at risk of food insecurity had increased incidence of diabetes 10 years later, according to a Washington State University study. Pullman, May 10, 2022.- While previous research has associated food insecurity with a range of health issues including diabetes, obesity and hypertension, this study showed aContinuar Leyendo
Scar-like cells that make up a sizable portion of malignant pancreatic tumors and shield these cancers from immune attack are derived from mesothelial cells that line tissues and organs, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. The findings, published in Cancer Cell, could offer a new strategy toContinuar Leyendo
Elevated levels of an enzyme called PHGDH in the blood of older adults could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease, and a study led by the University of California San Diego provides new evidence to support this claim. In analyzing brain tissue, researchers observed a trend consistent withContinuar Leyendo
When you daydream, or ruminate on something bothersome, or ponder the past, or plan for the future, the part of your brain most engaged is the default mode network, or DMN, which includes part of the prefrontal cortex. Scientists have long hypothesized that changes to DMN dynamics play major rolesContinuar Leyendo
In a small but multi-institutional study, an artificial intelligence-based system improved providers’ assessments of whether patients with bladder cancer had complete response to chemotherapy before a radical cystectomy (bladder removal surgery). Ann Arbour, April 25, 2022.- Yet the researchers caution that AI isn’t a replacement for human expertise and thatContinuar Leyendo
Existing methods for detecting and diagnosing COVID-19 are either expensive and complex or inaccurate. Now, scientists from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology have developed a novel biosensing platform to detect and quantify viral particles using a simple optical microscope and antibody proteins. Their versatile approach, based on slowingContinuar Leyendo
One of the most important molecules in the brain doesn’t work quite the way scientists thought it did, according to new work by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Carnegie Mellon University. New York, April 21, 2022.- The results, published April 20 in Nature, mayContinuar Leyendo
Compared to the general population, people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, have higher levels of cardiovascular-related mortality, and that association has become stronger over recent decades, according to a new study publishing April 19 in PLOS Medicine by Amanda Lambert of the University of Birmingham, UK, and colleagues. Birmingham,Continuar Leyendo
