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Category: 4. Health

  • Chronic renal failure: Discovery of a crucial biomarker

    Chronic renal failure: Discovery of a crucial biomarker

    In a world first, Canadian scientists at the CRCHUM, the hospital research centre affiliated with Université de Montréal, have identified microRNA able to protect small blood vessels and support kidney function after severe injury.

    For the four million people diagnosed with chronic renal failure in Canada — and millions more abroad — this scientific advancement could have a major impact on early diagnosis and prevention of the disease.

    Previously, there was no known reliable biomarker…

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  • Different versions of APOE protein have varying effect on microglia in Alzheimer’s disease

    Different versions of APOE protein have varying effect on microglia in Alzheimer’s disease

    A new study, published today in Nature Communications, offers clues into how APOE isoforms differentially affect human microglia function in Alzheimer’s disease. The study, led by Dr Sarah Marzi and Dr Kitty Murphy at the UK Dementia Research Institute at King’s College London and the Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, underscores the need for new targeted interventions based on APOE genotypes.

    Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in the UK, affecting 1 in 14…

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  • How brain stimulation alleviates symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

    How brain stimulation alleviates symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

    Researchers are investigating the mechanisms and identifying new areas of the brain that can benefit patients when stimulated.

    Persons with Parkinson’s disease increasingly lose their mobility over time and are eventually unable to walk. Hope for these patients rests on deep brain stimulation, also known as a brain pacemaker. In a current study, researchers at Ruhr University Bochum and Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, investigated whether and how stimulation of a certain region of…

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  • Discovery offers new insights into skin healing in salmon

    Discovery offers new insights into skin healing in salmon

    University of Stirling scientists have discovered cells in the skin of Atlantic salmon that offer new insights into how wounds heal, tissues regenerate, and cellular transitions support long-term skin health.

    By understanding how skin cells remodel and heal tissue, researchers hope to develop new strategies to enhance tissue integrity and reduce non healing wounds, potentially improving salmon farming mortality rates.

    Research led by Dr Rose Ruiz Daniels of the University’s Institute of…

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  • Why after 2000 years we still don’t know how tickling works

    Why after 2000 years we still don’t know how tickling works

    How come you can’t tickle yourself? And why can some people handle tickling perfectly fine while others scream their heads off? Neuroscientist Konstantina Kilteni from the Donders Institute argues in a scientific article published on 23 May that we should take tickle research more seriously. She researches these questions in her tickle lab at Radboud University.

    Socrates wondered 2,000 years ago, and Charles Darwin also racked his brains: what is a tickle, and why are we so sensitive to…

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  • Unconditional cash transfers following childbirth increases breastfeeding

    Unconditional cash transfers following childbirth increases breastfeeding

    The U.S. is facing a maternal health crisis with higher rates of maternal mortality than any other high-income country. Social and economic factors, including income, are recognized determinants of maternal morbidity and mortality. In addition, more than half of pregnancy-related deaths (deaths occurring during pregnancy or within one year after delivery) occur in the postpartum year.

    In what is believed to be the first review to summarize evidence on the effect of unconditional cash…

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  • Newly discovered ‘molecular fingerprints’ could transform diabetes treatment and diagnosis

    Newly discovered ‘molecular fingerprints’ could transform diabetes treatment and diagnosis

    Scientists have unearthed surprising details about how our bodies handle insulin — the hormone that plays a crucial role in regulating blood sugar and developing diabetes.

    The discovery could lead to better treatment of type 2 diabetes and earlier diagnosis, potentially even before the disease develops.

    In a new paper in the scientific journal Cell, researchers from the University of Copenhagen found that all individuals have unique and varying degrees of insulin resistance at the molecular…

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  • Timely initiation of statin therapy for diabetes shown to dramatically reduce risk of heart attack and stroke

    Timely initiation of statin therapy for diabetes shown to dramatically reduce risk of heart attack and stroke

    Taking a statin medication is an effective, safe, and low-cost way to lower cholesterol and reduce risk of cardiovascular events. Despite clinicians recommending that many patients with diabetes take statins, nearly one-fifth of them opt to delay treatment. In a new study, researchers from Mass General Brigham found that patients who started statin therapy right away reduced the rate of heart attack and stroke by one third compared to those who chose to delay taking the medication. The…

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  • Weight loss linked to nerve cells in the brain

    Weight loss linked to nerve cells in the brain

    A specific group of nerve cells in the brain stem appears to control how semaglutide affects appetite and weight — without causing nausea. The discovery, made at the University of Gothenburg, could pave the way for better drugs to treat obesity.

    Semaglutide belongs to a group of drugs called GLP-1R agonists and has been shown to effectively reduce food intake and body weight. The drug is already well established as part of the treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes, but can cause side…

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  • Exercise Helps Maintain Vitamin D in Winter

    Exercise Helps Maintain Vitamin D in Winter

    New research published in the journal Advanced Science suggests that getting regular exercise during the darker winter months may help people maintain vitamin D levels.

    The study was a randomized controlled trial that sought to determine how regular exercise affects vitamin D levels during the winter months. Many people become deficient in vitamin D during winter at northerly latitudes, when a lack of sunlight makes vitamin D synthesis harder. Vitamin D…

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