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Frailty contributes to neurocognitive decline in young adult childhood cancer survivors

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found a link between post-cancer treatment frailty and neurocognitive decline in young adult childhood cancer survivors. A paper on this work was published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

20 Jul 2021

Targeted mental health support lacking for people with chronic health conditions during pandemic

A new scoping review found that those with chronic health concerns, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and autoimmune conditions, are not only at a higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection, they are also more likely to experience anxiety, depression or substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

20 Jul 2021

'Background noise' in neurotransmission helps keep nerve connections young

Neurons communicate through rapid electrical signals that regulate the release of neurotransmitters, the brain's chemical messengers.

20 Jul 2021

MCG scientists find copper transporter as potential therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases

An internal transporter that enables us to use the copper we consume in foods like shellfish and nuts to enable a host of vital body functions also has the essential role of protecting the receptor that enables us to grow new blood vessels when ours become diseased, Medical College of Georgia scientists report.

20 Jul 2021

California makes it easier for low-income residents to get and keep free health coverage

Getting clean drinking water cost Ignacio Padilla his health insurance. The World War II veteran needed to repay the loan for the water pump installed on his 1-acre property in rural Tulare County, the only source of water to his mobile home.

20 Jul 2021

How SARS-CoV-2 infects the brain

While there is no official explanation on how SARS-CoV-2 travels to the brain, a new review published in the journal Fluids and Barriers of the CNS concluded that there is insufficient evidence on COVID-induced neurological problems coming from a direct invasion of SARS-CoV-2 into the brain.

20 Jul 2021

New online tool launched to accelerate discoveries for reversing progressive hearing loss

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine launched a new online tool that could more quickly advance medical discoveries to reverse progressive hearing loss.

19 Jul 2021

New method shows how fatty acids are absorbed by single cells

A new method developed by Institute for Systems Biology and University of California, Riverside provides new insights into cancer biology by allowing researchers to show how fatty acids are absorbed by single cells.

16 Jul 2021

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals cells that could protect from fatal lung disease

Single-cell RNA sequencing has revealed a subset of cells that could provide protection from a rare, but severely debilitating and fatal, lung disease.

16 Jul 2021

Senate Democrats’ plan boosts spending on Medicare, ACA subsidies, long-term care

The budget package Democrats are assembling in Congress would likely provide the biggest jolt to the American health care system since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, according to sources familiar with work on the plan.

15 Jul 2021

Using liquid metal sensors and AI to create a more natural prosthetic device

Each fingertip has more than 3,000 touch receptors, which largely respond to pressure. Humans rely heavily on sensation in their fingertips when manipulating an object. The lack of this sensation presents a unique challenge for individuals with upper limb amputations.

15 Jul 2021

Adult children's educational attainment impacts their parents' mental and physical health

Write down the benefits of obtaining a college degree and, more than likely, all the items on the completed list will relate to graduates: higher salaries, autonomous jobs and better access to health care, for instance.

14 Jul 2021

Red state, blue state, twin outbreak: Behind Wyoming and Colorado’s anomalous covid spikes

Brandon Graves said covid-19 arrived in Wheatland the way new movies do in this High Plains farming town: months after hitting the big cities and without much fanfare.

14 Jul 2021

Research identifies key role of CXCL9 cytokine in age-related chronic inflammation

An inflammatory-aging clock called developed by Stanford University School of Medicine and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging can predict how strong your immune system will be in 10 years, when you'll become frail or whether you may develop cardiovascular diseases a few years down the road.

14 Jul 2021

Canadians with a history of drug dependence more likely to have mental illness, finds study

New research published online in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction found that Canadians with a history of drug dependence are much less likely to have flourishing mental health and are more likely to have mental illness.

14 Jul 2021

Whole grain consumption may reduce risk factors of heart disease as we age

Middle- to older-aged adults who ate at least three servings of whole grains daily had smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels over time compared to those who ate less than one-half serving per day, according to new research.

13 Jul 2021

Aging News and Research

Frailty contributes to neurocognitive decline in young adult childhood cancer survivors

Targeted mental health support lacking for people with chronic health conditions during pandemic

'Background noise' in neurotransmission helps keep nerve connections young

MCG scientists find copper transporter as potential therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases

California makes it easier for low-income residents to get and keep free health coverage

How SARS-CoV-2 infects the brain

New online tool launched to accelerate discoveries for reversing progressive hearing loss

New method shows how fatty acids are absorbed by single cells

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals cells that could protect from fatal lung disease

Senate Democrats’ plan boosts spending on Medicare, ACA subsidies, long-term care

Using liquid metal sensors and AI to create a more natural prosthetic device

Adult children's educational attainment impacts their parents' mental and physical health

Red state, blue state, twin outbreak: Behind Wyoming and Colorado’s anomalous covid spikes

Research identifies key role of CXCL9 cytokine in age-related chronic inflammation

Canadians with a history of drug dependence more likely to have mental illness, finds study

Whole grain consumption may reduce risk factors of heart disease as we age

Teen volunteers get a foot in the door for nursing home careers

Hematopoietic stem cells take advantage of 'junk' RNA to replenish the blood system

People's desire to live into older ages reduced by hypothetical adverse life scenarios

Why we may never know whether the $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug actually works

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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