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For boomers reframing aging, age-proofing a home won’t come cheap

Chris and Dennis Cavner, in their early 70s, are preparing to move less than two blocks away into a 2,720-square-foot, ranch-style house they bought this year. But first a renovation is underway, taking the 45-year-old property all the way back to its studs.

21 Oct 2019

Creatine serves as a molecular battery to power killer T cells' fight against cancer

Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, serves as a molecular battery for immune cells by storing and distributing energy to power their fight against cancer, according to new UCLA research.

18 Oct 2019

Lyme vaccine on the horizon, says new study

Lyme disease is a dreaded disease caused by the bite of an infected tick. The only way to prevent it is by not getting bitten by the tick. However, this is not a practical recommendation, since even today about 300,000 thousand people are diagnosed with this infection, in the US alone, and over 100,000 in Europe, each year.

17 Oct 2019

Metabolic dysfunction found to be primary cause of Alzheimer's disease

A team of researchers led by Yale-NUS College has found evidence that metabolic dysfunction is a primary cause of Alzheimer's disease.

17 Oct 2019

Scientists discover novel virus that may shed light on viral evolution

Viruses are non-living creatures, consisting of genetic material encased in a protein coat. Once the virus infects a living organism, it can replicate itself and continue on. But what happens if a virus lacks the proper tools to infect an organism? How can it propagate?

16 Oct 2019

Study: Natural loss of foot muscles in rodents shares similarities with skeletal muscle atrophy

New insight on how the natural loss of foot muscles occurred in rodents and other species during their evolution has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.

16 Oct 2019

Rutgers IFH study explores whether migrating at older age affects mental health

Immigrants age 65 and older tend to have poorer mental health than their counterparts born in the United States. Mental health is a major concern for this rapidly growing segment of the population, and researchers are trying to understand the protective and risk factors.

14 Oct 2019

Study explores link between smoking status and health conditions in older Chinese American men

The study is one of 17 published in August in a special issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The others, which also draw data from the Filial Piety Study, a study of the PINE Study participants' adult children, address issues including elder abuse, cognitive function, oral health, and social relationships.

11 Oct 2019

Researchers develop customized drug treatment to bypass patient’s unique mutation

An unprecedented case at Boston Children's Hospital shows that it's possible to do something that's never been done before: identify a patient's unique mutation, design a customized drug to bypass it, manufacture and test the drug, and obtain permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin treating the patient -- all in less than one year.

11 Oct 2019

Imperial scientists aim to re-engineer stump skin for more comfortable prosthetics

People who have had limbs removed often use false arms and legs, known as prosthetics, to improve mobility and independence - but 75 per cent of prosthetic-wearing amputees encounter problems like skin tears, ulceration, and blisters.

10 Oct 2019

Report: Aging populations, changing lifestyles are main drivers of vision impairment

More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and far sightedness, glaucoma, diabetes, and cataracts, according to the first-ever World Report on Vision issued by the World Health Organization.

9 Oct 2019

Location does not restrict brain remapping

The new function of unused brain regions is not restricted by the function of nearby regions, according to new research in adults born with one hand published in JNeurosci.

9 Oct 2019

Survey: Very few Americans are concerned about the health effects of bad posture

The average American adult spends more than three and a half hours looking down at their smartphones every day.

9 Oct 2019

University of Notre Dame receives funding to help launch diabetic ulcer drug over 'Valley of Death'

Thousands of new chemical structures are tested in hopes of discovering a single drug meant to treat a single disease. Of the 5,000 to 10,000 that are prepared, only about 250 of those make it to the pre-clinical stage, and potentially as few as five make it to clinical trials in humans.

8 Oct 2019

Video images offer real-time view into the kinetics of viral assembly

For the first time, researchers have captured images of the formation of individual viruses, offering a real-time view into the kinetics of viral assembly. The research provides new insights into how to fight viruses and engineer self-assembling particles.

4 Oct 2019

New graphene sensing system can detect early signs of foot ulcers before they form

Stevens Institute of Technology has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Bonbouton, giving the cutting-edge health and technology company the right to use and further develop a graphene sensing system that detects early signs of foot ulcers before they form so people living with diabetes can access preventative healthcare and confidently manage their health.

3 Oct 2019

Foot News and Research

For boomers reframing aging, age-proofing a home won’t come cheap

Creatine serves as a molecular battery to power killer T cells' fight against cancer

Lyme vaccine on the horizon, says new study

Metabolic dysfunction found to be primary cause of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists discover novel virus that may shed light on viral evolution

Study: Natural loss of foot muscles in rodents shares similarities with skeletal muscle atrophy

Rutgers IFH study explores whether migrating at older age affects mental health

Study explores link between smoking status and health conditions in older Chinese American men

Researchers develop customized drug treatment to bypass patient’s unique mutation

Imperial scientists aim to re-engineer stump skin for more comfortable prosthetics

Report: Aging populations, changing lifestyles are main drivers of vision impairment

Location does not restrict brain remapping

Survey: Very few Americans are concerned about the health effects of bad posture

University of Notre Dame receives funding to help launch diabetic ulcer drug over 'Valley of Death'

Video images offer real-time view into the kinetics of viral assembly

New graphene sensing system can detect early signs of foot ulcers before they form

New prosthesis feels and acts like original limb

Study shows how opt-out organ donation could affect transplant waiting lists in the U.S.

The deep divide: State borders create Medicaid haves and have-nots

New data science method explores citizens’ access to hospitals, walk-in health clinics

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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