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Vascular changes in pre-symptomatic stages of Huntington's disease offer new predictive potential

The genetic disease Huntington's not only affects nerve cells in the brain but also has widespread effects on microscopic blood vessels according to research.

10 Jun 2024

UC Davis pioneers advanced PET imaging to monitor lung cancer treatment

Lung cancer can advance quickly. Once a person starts treatment, it is vital to know if that treatment is working or if the patient should be switched to a different treatment.

10 Jun 2024

Itgb1 gene found to be crucial in preventing spongy heart disease

Having explored how the heart is formed in utero, a University of Houston pharmacology researcher is reporting how cells and molecules act during that early formation and what might cause the heart disease called left ventricular non-compaction.

10 Jun 2024

Can lifestyles changes reduce Alzheimer’s risk?

Intensive lifestyle changes significantly improve cognition and function in patients with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease over a 20-week period, showing promising results for non-pharmacological interventions.

10 Jun 2024

Transplanted gut microbes from aged mice trigger inflammation in young germ-free mice

When scientists transplanted the gut microbes of aged mice into young "germ-free" mice - raised to have no gut microbes of their own - the recipient mice experienced an increase in inflammation that parallels inflammatory processes associated with aging in humans.

10 Jun 2024

Host RNA incorporation linked to chronic hepatitis E infection

If the virus incorporates host genetic segments into its genome, the infection may become chronic.

10 Jun 2024

Abnormal aortic blood in the aorta flow linked to vessel wall inflammation and breakdown

Abnormal blood flow in the aorta is linked to inflammation and breakdown of the vessel wall in conditions where the aorta is dilated.

10 Jun 2024

New brain connectivity model predicts dementia years before diagnosis

Whether the default-mode network (DMN) effective connectivity can predict future dementia diagnosis at the individual level.

10 Jun 2024

Evening exercise most effective in reducing blood sugar levels for overweight and obese adults

New research reveals that moderate to vigorous physical activity in the evening for sedentary adults with overweight and obesity is most beneficial in lowering daily blood sugar levels, according to a study published in Obesity, The Obesity Society's (TOS) flagship journal.

10 Jun 2024

Vigorous exercise linked to lower dementia risk in hypertensive individuals

The effect of vigorous physical activity (VPA) on the risk of incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and probable dementia.

10 Jun 2024

How Epstein-Barr virus shapes immune responses in multiple sclerosis

Study found that EBV-specific immune responses in MS patients showed higher IgG titers and cell-mediated reactions to EBV antigens compared to healthy controls, suggesting a complex role of EBV in MS development.

9 Jun 2024

Vigorous exercise lowers dementia risk in hypertensive adults, study finds

People with high blood pressure have a higher risk of cognitive impairment, including dementia, but a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that engaging in vigorous physical activity more than once a week can lower that risk.

7 Jun 2024

Xylitol linked to higher risk of cardiovascular events, Cleveland Clinic study finds

Cleveland Clinic researchers found higher amounts of the sugar alcohol xylitol are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke.

7 Jun 2024

Inherited gene sequences predict breast cancer type and severity, study reveals

A Stanford Medicine study of thousands of breast cancers has found that the gene sequences we inherit at conception are powerful predictors of the breast cancer type we might develop decades later and how deadly it might be.

7 Jun 2024

How nanoparticles alter blood vessel formation in the womb

Human life begins with a single egg cell that grows into a human being with trillions of cells.

7 Jun 2024

Stanford study finds 15-day paxlovid treatment safe but ineffective for long COVID

In a clinical trial conducted by Stanford Medicine investigators and their colleagues, a 15-day course of Paxlovid - an antiviral drug combination targeting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 - proved safe as an extended-duration treatment but didn't lessen select symptoms of the syndrome known as long COVID: the persistence, or reappearance, of COVID-related symptoms three months or more after an initial COVID-19 infection.

7 Jun 2024

Blood News and Research

Vascular changes in pre-symptomatic stages of Huntington's disease offer new predictive potential

UC Davis pioneers advanced PET imaging to monitor lung cancer treatment

Itgb1 gene found to be crucial in preventing spongy heart disease

Can lifestyles changes reduce Alzheimer’s risk?

Transplanted gut microbes from aged mice trigger inflammation in young germ-free mice

Host RNA incorporation linked to chronic hepatitis E infection

Abnormal aortic blood in the aorta flow linked to vessel wall inflammation and breakdown

New brain connectivity model predicts dementia years before diagnosis

Evening exercise most effective in reducing blood sugar levels for overweight and obese adults

Vigorous exercise linked to lower dementia risk in hypertensive individuals

How Epstein-Barr virus shapes immune responses in multiple sclerosis

Vigorous exercise lowers dementia risk in hypertensive adults, study finds

Xylitol linked to higher risk of cardiovascular events, Cleveland Clinic study finds

Inherited gene sequences predict breast cancer type and severity, study reveals

How nanoparticles alter blood vessel formation in the womb

Stanford study finds 15-day paxlovid treatment safe but ineffective for long COVID

Critical role of protein-lipid interactions in mitochondrial energy production revealed

How increased mTOR activity shortens lifespan and promotes aging-related diseases

New antioxidant biomaterial may provide relief to people living with chronic pancreatitis

Understanding cancer progression through noninvasive two-color "diffuse in vivo flow cytometry"

Industry Focus eBook - Analytical Chemistry (2nd Edition) eBook

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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