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UTHealth Houston professor wins $3.5 million to study the mechanisms of brain receptors involved in neurological disorders

A five-year, nearly $3.5 million grant to study the mechanisms of brain receptors involved in neurological disorders such as learning disabilities has been awarded to Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, of UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health.

1 Dec 2022

HU begins human trial for promising treatment to reverse paralysis and language disorder after stroke

Hiroshima University started the human trial for a promising treatment that offers hope in potentially reversing paralysis and language disorder after moderate to severe stroke using therapeutically superior mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from the cranial bone.

1 Dec 2022

Scientists discover new potential mechanism for vision loss

Visual cells in the human retina may not simply die in some diseases, but are mechanically transported out of the retina beforehand.

1 Dec 2022

Phase 2 clinical trial of DS-1211 begins for individuals with Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

A Phase 2 clinical trial has started of DS-1211 in individuals with Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE), a rare multisystem genetic disease that causes calcium deposits in soft tissue resulting in considerable morbidity.

1 Dec 2022

Impact of COVID-19 on sperm quality

Researchers examined the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on sperm quality.

1 Dec 2022

Study compares the performance of two most popular AMD drugs

A pilot, "look-back" study of information about 106 patients with "wet" age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treated at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine has revealed that nearly half of patients treated with aflibercept could safely stop eye injection therapy after one year without further vision loss.

30 Nov 2022

INPP5D gene plays key role in enabling microglial cells to prevent plaque buildup

A change in the DNA code (mutation) of a gene that plays a key role in the brain's immune defenses may prevent related cells from clearing away protein-filled clumps, a new study in mice shows.

30 Nov 2022

Study provides novel therapeutic targets for enhancing the antitumor immunity of γδ-T cells in diabetes

A research team at LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) discovered that high glucose impairs the antitumor activity of immune effector γδ-T cells, which contributes to the increased cancer risk in diabetes and that metabolic reprogramming by glucose control may improve the antitumor activity of γδ-T cells.

30 Nov 2022

New method for determining the need for coronary stents, bypass surgery more effective than angiogram

A new method for determining whether patients with heart disease need coronary stents or bypass surgery is more effective than the angiogram, which is currently used, according to research from UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular.

30 Nov 2022

Women having a higher BMI more likely to experience long Covid

Overweight women are more likely to experience symptoms of long Covid according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

30 Nov 2022

Moderate alcohol intake may affect lipoprotein metabolism

A recent Nutrients journal study evaluated the impact of 1-2 drinks of alcohol per day on cardiovascular biomarkers in the cross-over intervention, prospective, and assessor-blinded trial called the Metabolic Imprints of Alcoholic Beverages (MetAl).

30 Nov 2022

Five precepts of Buddhism could help buffer depressive symptoms

A new study suggests that people with high levels of neuroticism and stress may be at greater risk for depressive symptoms, but those links could be buffered for people who observe the five precepts of Buddhism - a fundamental system of ethics for the religion's followers.

30 Nov 2022

Study reveals wasteosomes as markers of chronic glymphatic system insufficiency

A new study led by researchers from the University of Barcelona shows that wasteosomes - structures that act as containers for brain waste products - indicate a malfunction of the glymphatic system, a recently discovered system that is an important brain-cleaning mechanism.

30 Nov 2022

Inactivation of previously unknown gene found to be a likely culprit in the onset of pancreatic cancer

New research out of VCU Massey Cancer Center points to the inactivation of a previously unidentified gene as a likely culprit in the development of pancreatic cancer.

30 Nov 2022

Research findings may offer a new potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

A new study links a gene concentrated in the brain's cleanup cells, known as microglia, to the inflammation that has increasingly emerged as a key mechanism contributing to Alzheimer's disease.

30 Nov 2022

New study questions the perception that autistic individuals experience less pain

People with autism have normal pain thresholds but increased sensitivity to painful stimuli, concludes a study in PAIN, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain.

30 Nov 2022

Existing drug may help decrease side effects of widely used cancer treatment

A Michigan State University researcher is part of an international team that found an existing drug may help decrease side effects of cisplatin, a widely used cancer treatment that was discovered at MSU in 1965.

30 Nov 2022

New EU-funded project aims to find better strategies to protect vulnerable people from mental illness

To improve understanding of mental health, today's symptom-based diagnoses need to be complemented with biological criteria accounting for differences between individuals and the sexes.

30 Nov 2022

Minimally invasive treatment provides long-term relief to patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

A minimally invasive treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome provides complete and long-term relief to patients without the use of corticosteroids, according to research being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

30 Nov 2022

Racial disparities in lung cancer start with research

During a routine visit to the Good Samaritan Clinic in Morganton, North Carolina, in 2018, Herbert Buff casually mentioned that he sometimes had trouble breathing.

30 Nov 2022

Medical Condition News

UTHealth Houston professor wins $3.5 million to study the mechanisms of brain receptors involved in neurological disorders

HU begins human trial for promising treatment to reverse paralysis and language disorder after stroke

Scientists discover new potential mechanism for vision loss

Phase 2 clinical trial of DS-1211 begins for individuals with Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

Impact of COVID-19 on sperm quality

Study compares the performance of two most popular AMD drugs

INPP5D gene plays key role in enabling microglial cells to prevent plaque buildup

Study provides novel therapeutic targets for enhancing the antitumor immunity of γδ-T cells in diabetes

New method for determining the need for coronary stents, bypass surgery more effective than angiogram

Women having a higher BMI more likely to experience long Covid

Moderate alcohol intake may affect lipoprotein metabolism

Five precepts of Buddhism could help buffer depressive symptoms

Study reveals wasteosomes as markers of chronic glymphatic system insufficiency

Inactivation of previously unknown gene found to be a likely culprit in the onset of pancreatic cancer

Research findings may offer a new potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

New study questions the perception that autistic individuals experience less pain

Existing drug may help decrease side effects of widely used cancer treatment

New EU-funded project aims to find better strategies to protect vulnerable people from mental illness

Minimally invasive treatment provides long-term relief to patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

Racial disparities in lung cancer start with research

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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