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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

Study identifies drug with a positive effect on heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

Until now, patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction – the most common type of heart failure in the elderly – have had no access to evidenced-based treatments. For the first time, a large clinical trial led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Anker from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a drug which has a distinctly positive effect on prognosis. In patients affected by this type of heart failure, the drug – empagliflozin – reduces the risk of hospitalization or cardiovascular death by 21 percent. The results of this research have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

28 Aug 2021

Study highlights the robustness of miRNA modulation during aging process

Aging-US published "miRNAs generated from Meg3-Mirg locus are downregulated during aging" which reported that Aging determines a multilevel functional decline and increases the risk for cardiovascular pathologies.

28 Aug 2021

Cognitive function of older adults could be improved through multidomain lifestyle interventions

Aging-US published "Facility-based and home-based multidomain interventions including cognitive training, exercise, diet, vascular risk management, and motivation for older adults: a randomized controlled feasibility trial" which reported that in an outcome assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial, participants without dementia and with one or more modifiable dementia risk factors, aged 60-79 years, were randomly assigned to the facility-based MI, the home-based MI, or the control group receiving general health advice.

28 Aug 2021

Research analyzes the role of RNA tags in Alzheimer’s disease

Understanding the role of tau protein in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has led to new ways to diagnose it as well as the creation of medicines now in clinical trials to treat it.

28 Aug 2021

Study may pave way for new treatment strategies to limit the progression of solid tumors

Researchers at the University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine and BC Cancer Research Institute have uncovered a weakness in a key enzyme that solid tumour cancer cells rely on to adapt and survive when oxygen levels are low.

28 Aug 2021

Study opens up a new approach to incorporating MRI into multisite pancreatic clinical trials

Researchers with the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led a multisite study which has demonstrated that, when controlled and standardized, quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pancreas is highly reproducible when using different MRI hardware and software at different geographic locations.

28 Aug 2021

Neurons in visual cortex of the brain change their responses over time, research reveals

New research from Washington University in St. Louis reveals that neurons in the visual cortex - the part of the brain that processes visual stimuli - change their responses to the same stimulus over time.

28 Aug 2021

PETA scientists come up with state-of-the-art tools to implement animal-free research

This week marks the 11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, and the thousands of scientists attending this year's virtual conference will hear from PETA scientists on matters ranging from scientific and ethical concerns regarding inflicting permanent brain damage on primates to toxicity testing in rabbits.

28 Aug 2021

Study discourages use of non-standard therapies for infantile spasms

Children with infantile spasms, a rare form of epileptic seizures, should be treated with one of three recommended therapies and the use of non-standard therapies should be strongly discouraged, according to a study of their effectiveness by a Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigator and collaborating colleagues in the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium. Early treatment with an effective therapy is important for improving neurodevelopmental outcomes and, for some children, can result in permanent remission of epilepsy.

28 Aug 2021

Ultrasound-based technology for measuring brain pressure could replace surgery

A new invention may be on the verge of replacing a costly cranial surgical procedure currently being performed on some traffic accident victims and other patient groups. The ultrasound-based technology has now been granted CE approval for the European market.

28 Aug 2021

FDA approves drug-free stroke rehabilitation system to treat upper extremity motor deficits

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MicroTransponder Vivistim Paired VNS System (Vivistim System), a first-of-its-kind, drug-free rehabilitation system intended to treat moderate to severe upper extremity motor deficits associated with chronic ischemic stroke—a stroke caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain with long-lasting symptoms—using vagus nerve stimulation (VNS).

27 Aug 2021

Study: One half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience persistent symptoms after one year

Most symptoms of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients are resolved within 12 months, however, around one half still experience at least one persistent symptom, a study of 1,276 patients from Wuhan, China, published in The Lancet, has found.

27 Aug 2021

Post-traumatic stress symptoms in COVID-19 survivors linked with changes to the brain's connectivity

COVID-19 survivors report significantly higher symptoms of post-traumatic stress, and these symptoms are associated with changes to the brain's connectivity, according to a study coauthored by Vince Calhoun, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University and director of the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS).

27 Aug 2021

Fine particle pollution doubles the risk of Alzheimer's disease in Black women

Fine particle pollution may be one reason why Black women have double the risk of developing Alzheimer's than white women, suggests new research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

27 Aug 2021

Study: Smell regulates our eating habits

Walking past a corner bakery, you may find yourself drawn in by the fresh smell of sweets wafting from the front door. You're not alone: The knowledge that humans make decisions based on their noses has led major brands like Cinnabon and Panera Bread to pump the scents of baked goods into their restaurants, leading to big spikes in sales.

27 Aug 2021

New MOGONET outperforms existing supervised multi-omics integrative analysis approaches

Genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics -- rapid advances in high-throughput biomedical technologies has enabled the collection of data with unprecedented detail from the growing number of omics.

27 Aug 2021

Higher intake of specific nutrients linked to lower brain iron and better cognition in older adults

Research conducted at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine suggests that higher intake of specific nutrients is associated with lower brain iron concentration and better cognitive performance in older adults.

26 Aug 2021

Neuroinflammation is the key upstream mechanism in Alzheimer’s disease progression

Neuroinflammation is the key driver of the spread of pathologically misfolded proteins in the brain and causes cognitive impairment in patients with Alzheimer's disease, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine reveal in a paper published today in Nature Medicine.

26 Aug 2021

Migraine-inducing peptides may protect against diabetes by influencing insulin production

People who get migraines are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, while some people who develop diabetes become less prone to migraines.

26 Aug 2021

Researchers reveal mechanism underlying most common cause of epileptic seizures

During fetal development, cells should migrate to the outer edge of the brain to form critical connections for information transfer and regulation in the body.

26 Aug 2021

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Study identifies drug with a positive effect on heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

Study highlights the robustness of miRNA modulation during aging process

Cognitive function of older adults could be improved through multidomain lifestyle interventions

Research analyzes the role of RNA tags in Alzheimer’s disease

Study may pave way for new treatment strategies to limit the progression of solid tumors

Study opens up a new approach to incorporating MRI into multisite pancreatic clinical trials

Neurons in visual cortex of the brain change their responses over time, research reveals

PETA scientists come up with state-of-the-art tools to implement animal-free research

Study discourages use of non-standard therapies for infantile spasms

Ultrasound-based technology for measuring brain pressure could replace surgery

FDA approves drug-free stroke rehabilitation system to treat upper extremity motor deficits

Study: One half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience persistent symptoms after one year

Post-traumatic stress symptoms in COVID-19 survivors linked with changes to the brain's connectivity

Fine particle pollution doubles the risk of Alzheimer's disease in Black women

Study: Smell regulates our eating habits

New MOGONET outperforms existing supervised multi-omics integrative analysis approaches

Higher intake of specific nutrients linked to lower brain iron and better cognition in older adults

Neuroinflammation is the key upstream mechanism in Alzheimer’s disease progression

Migraine-inducing peptides may protect against diabetes by influencing insulin production

Researchers reveal mechanism underlying most common cause of epileptic seizures

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