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Hereditary cardiac amyloidosis more common in the UK than previously thought

More people in the UK are at risk of a hereditary form of cardiac amyloidosis, a potentially fatal heart condition, than previously thought, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL (University College London) and Queen Mary University of London.

28 Aug 2024

Exclusive breastfeeding aids postpartum weight loss

A KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) study[1] on breastfeeding practices revealed that among the women who exclusively breastfed, those with high body mass index[2] (BMI) before pregnancy lost more weight than women with a healthy BMI pre-pregnancy.

27 Aug 2024

Study shows frequent mitochondrial DNA insertion in the brain cells

As direct descendants of ancient bacteria, mitochondria have always been a little alien.

22 Aug 2024

New index identifies school-age children likely to have long COVID

A research team led by the National Institutes of Health's RECOVER Initiative and supported by its Clinical Science Core (CSC) at NYU Langone Health, has designed a new way to identify which school-age children and adolescents most likely have Long COVID.

21 Aug 2024

PINNACLE AI model advances protein analysis in real-world contexts

A fish on land still waves its fins, but the results are markedly different when that fish is in water. Attributed to renowned computer scientist Alan Kay, the analogy is used to illustrate the power of context in illuminating questions under investigation.

16 Aug 2024

Scientists discover brain's 'future map'

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan have discovered a region of the brain that encodes where an animal is planning to be in the near future. Linked to internal maps of spatial locations and past movements, activity in the newly discovered grid cells accurately predicts future locations as an animal travels around its environment. Published in Science on August 15th, 2024, the study helps explain how planned spatial navigation is possible.

16 Aug 2024

Study highlights benefits of exercise for both men and women

Females' and males' muscles differ in glucose and fatty acid handling – but regular physical activity quickly triggers similar beneficial metabolic changes in the muscles of both sexes, new research to be presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (Madrid, 9-13 September) has found.

16 Aug 2024

Impact of physical activity on gut microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome

The impact of different types and intensities of physical exercise on the gut microbiota and symptom alleviation in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

14 Aug 2024

Scientists awarded $7.7 million grant to develop treatment for rare brain disorder

Children born with a damaged gene needed for healthy brain development, SYNGAP1, experience seizures, sensory processing disorders, difficulty speaking, intellectual disability, and autism-like behaviors.

13 Aug 2024

New NIH grant supports study on fear of falling in multiple sclerosis

Taylor Takla, a Ph.D. candidate in the translational neuroscience program in Wayne State University's School of Medicine, recently received a two-year, $96,812 F31 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health to study fear of falling in those with multiple sclerosis (MS).

9 Aug 2024

Violent dementia patients leave nursing home staffers and residents ‘scared to death’

Dan Shively had been a bank president who built floats for July Fourth parades in Cody, Wyoming, and adored fly-fishing with his sons.

9 Aug 2024

Calorie reduction doesn't hinder exercise in mice, new research finds

A new UC Riverside study demonstrates that calorie restriction doesn't deter mice from exercising, challenging the belief that dieting drains workout energy.

9 Aug 2024

$Poor physical function, not bone density, drives higher fracture risk in older women with type 2 diabetes$

Poor physical function, not bone density, drives higher fracture risk in older women with type 2 diabetes

Study indicates that older women with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of fractures primarily due to impaired physical function rather than reduced bone density, despite stronger bone structure.

8 Aug 2024

Short bursts of high-intensity training found effective for stroke survivors

One-minute, short bursts of high-intensity interval training for 19 minutes may be more effective for improving fitness among people six months or more after a stroke than traditional, 20-30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise sessions, according to research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

8 Aug 2024

Breakthrough therapy enhances longevity and vitality in aging mice

Everyone wants to live to a ripe old age, but no one wants to be decrepit. Now, University of Connecticut researchers have demonstrated a treatment that could lengthen life - and vigor - up to the very end.

6 Aug 2024

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

In this interview conducted at Pittcon 2024, we spoke to Professor John Yates about capturing cardiomyocyte cell-to-cell heterogeneity via shotgun top-down proteomics.

From Pittcon 6 Aug 2024

Parkinson’s UK supports active living with enhanced Physical Activity Grants in 2024

Parkinson’s UK is offering its popular Physical Activity Grants programme to help more people living with Parkinson’s get active in 2024.

5 Aug 2024

Powerful visualization technologies offer new insight into understanding muscle contraction in humans

The connections between the nervous system and muscles develop differently across the kingdom of life.

31 Jul 2024

Full-time wheelchair or motorized-scooter users experience falls and live with the fear of falling again

Many studies have focused on falls among people who are ambulatory and have conditions like multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease, but research to address falls among those who rely on wheelchairs or motorized scooters is rare, scientists report in a new study.

30 Jul 2024

Physical activity and positive affect boost cognition in women with fibromyalgia despite pain

Researchers found that physical activity and positive affect can improve cognitive performance in women with fibromyalgia, even when pain severity is high. Promoting both may alleviate chronic pain's impact on cognition.

29 Jul 2024

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Hereditary cardiac amyloidosis more common in the UK than previously thought

Exclusive breastfeeding aids postpartum weight loss

Study shows frequent mitochondrial DNA insertion in the brain cells

New index identifies school-age children likely to have long COVID

PINNACLE AI model advances protein analysis in real-world contexts

Scientists discover brain's 'future map'

Study highlights benefits of exercise for both men and women

Impact of physical activity on gut microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome

Scientists awarded $7.7 million grant to develop treatment for rare brain disorder

New NIH grant supports study on fear of falling in multiple sclerosis

Violent dementia patients leave nursing home staffers and residents ‘scared to death’

Calorie reduction doesn't hinder exercise in mice, new research finds

Poor physical function, not bone density, drives higher fracture risk in older women with type 2 diabetes

Short bursts of high-intensity training found effective for stroke survivors

Breakthrough therapy enhances longevity and vitality in aging mice

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

Parkinson’s UK supports active living with enhanced Physical Activity Grants in 2024

Powerful visualization technologies offer new insight into understanding muscle contraction in humans

Full-time wheelchair or motorized-scooter users experience falls and live with the fear of falling again

Physical activity and positive affect boost cognition in women with fibromyalgia despite pain

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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