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Older adult’s perceived cognitive decline may be related to changes in brain functional connectivity

Jessica Damoiseaux, Ph.D., an associate professor with the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University, recently published the results of a three-year study of cognitive changes in older adults.

22 Jun 2021

Family-based cancer clustering occurs more frequently among minority populations, study shows

Increased risk of cancer due to a genetic predisposition in first- and second-degree relatives is long-established but has previously only been studied in white or European populations.

22 Jun 2021

Research findings on the links between air pollution and neurodegeneration

There is growing awareness that air pollutants are playing a critical role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases.

22 Jun 2021

Researchers develop new therapeutic approach for treating acute myeloid leukemia

Leukemia stem cells are rare cells that can renew themselves while continuing to generate malignant cells known as leukemic blasts. These cells are difficult to eradicate using chemotherapy drugs and frequently lead to recurrence of leukemia.

22 Jun 2021

Consumption of boiled or baked potatoes can reduce systolic blood pressure

A new study published in Nutrients investigated the effect of increased dietary potassium from a whole food source--baked/boiled potatoes and baked French fries--or a potassium supplement on blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease risk factors compared to a 'typical American' control diet (lower potassium intake) among 30 pre-hypertensive to hypertensive men and women.

22 Jun 2021

Mediterranean diet combined with a daily bout of exercise can stave off dementia

It's been named the world's best diet for weight loss, but now researchers at the University of South Australia are confident that the Mediterranean Diet - combined with a daily bout of exercise - can also stave off dementia, slowing the decline in brain function that is commonly associated with older age.

22 Jun 2021

Clinicians report cases of rare neurological disorder following COVID-19 vaccination

In two separate articles in the Annals of Neurology, clinicians in India and England report cases of a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre? syndrome after individuals were vaccinated against COVID-19.

22 Jun 2021

"EU Atlas: Dementia & Migration" addresses country-specific experiences

For individuals with a migrant background affected by dementia, access to medical information and care services can be hampered due to language barriers and cultural differences from the native population: This is because culturally sensitive medical and nursing care as well as multilingual information materials are not yet standard - neither in Germany nor in many other parts of Europe.

22 Jun 2021

Online forum marks the beginning of new era in medical research

After decades of scientific efforts, the search for successful treatments of many cancers and most metastatic disease, Alzheimer's and other incapacitating and/or deadly conditions sometimes seems to have hit a wall.

22 Jun 2021

FLASH radiotherapy could revolutionize future tumor treatments

It could become a breakthrough for future tumor treatments with heavy ions and pave new ways: In the current experiment period FAIR-Phase 0, the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the future accelerator center FAIR succeeded in performing a carbon ion FLASH experiment for the first time.

21 Jun 2021

NAU mechanical engineer awarded NSF grant to pioneer wearable rehabilitation strategy

Zach Lerner, an assistant professor in Northern Arizona University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, was recently awarded a $538,563 grant from the National Science Foundation to build on his research into restoring neuromuscular function and augmenting human ability through the design, control and testing of robotic exoskeletons.

21 Jun 2021

Training stroke survivors to walk at a faster speed improves dual-task performance

Research has found that training stroke survivors to walk at a faster speed during recovery can help improve the brain function that enables people to walk and perform another task simultaneously, known as dual-task walking.

21 Jun 2021

CU Cancer Center secures unique SPORE grant for head and neck cancer research

Research and treatment of head and neck cancers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center reached a new level this month with a highly competitive Specialized Programs of Research Excellence grant from the National Cancer Institute.

21 Jun 2021

Discovery provides new target to make melanomas more vulnerable to anti-cancer treatments

Hypoxia, or the inadequate oxygenation of a tissue, is a condition occurring frequently in all solid tumors such as melanoma skin cancer.

21 Jun 2021

High levels of protein linked with heart health could protect against Alzheimer's-like brain damage

By the time people with Alzheimer's disease start exhibiting difficulty remembering and thinking, the disease has been developing in their brains for two decades or more, and their brain tissue already has sustained damage. As the disease progresses, the damage accumulates, and their symptoms worsen.

21 Jun 2021

Investigational Alzheimer's drug reduces molecular markers of the disease

An investigational Alzheimer's drug reduced molecular markers of disease and curbed neurodegeneration in the brain, without demonstrating evidence of cognitive benefit, in a phase 2/3 clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis through its Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network-Trials Unit (DIAN-TU).

21 Jun 2021

FDA approves oral pellets to treat children with venous thromboembolism

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) oral pellets to treat children 3 months to less than 12 years old with venous thromboembolism (a condition where blood clots form in the veins) directly after they have been treated with a blood thinner given by injection for at least five days.

21 Jun 2021

University of Louisville receives NIH funding to support research into liver-related illness

The University of Louisville Hepatobiology and Toxicology Center of Biomedical Research Excellence has received $11.3 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to support its research into liver-related illness for an additional five years.

21 Jun 2021

Study details health risks, growth patterns, and treatment outcomes of people with achondroplasia

In a retrospective study believed to be one of the largest of its kind, researchers say they have successfully charted the health risks, growth patterns, and medical and surgical outcomes of 1,374 people with the most common form of dwarfism, called achondroplasia, seen over a 60-year period at four academic medical centers, including Johns Hopkins Medicine.

21 Jun 2021

Blood test may help identify risk of bladder cancer recurrence after surgery

A blood test that can detect tiny amounts of circulating cancer DNA may be able to identify risk of cancer recurrence and guide precision treatment in bladder cancer following surgery, according to a clinical study led byProfessor Tom Powles from Queen Mary University of London andBarts Health NHS Trust.

21 Jun 2021

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Older adult’s perceived cognitive decline may be related to changes in brain functional connectivity

Family-based cancer clustering occurs more frequently among minority populations, study shows

Research findings on the links between air pollution and neurodegeneration

Researchers develop new therapeutic approach for treating acute myeloid leukemia

Consumption of boiled or baked potatoes can reduce systolic blood pressure

Mediterranean diet combined with a daily bout of exercise can stave off dementia

Clinicians report cases of rare neurological disorder following COVID-19 vaccination

"EU Atlas: Dementia & Migration" addresses country-specific experiences

Online forum marks the beginning of new era in medical research

FLASH radiotherapy could revolutionize future tumor treatments

NAU mechanical engineer awarded NSF grant to pioneer wearable rehabilitation strategy

Training stroke survivors to walk at a faster speed improves dual-task performance

CU Cancer Center secures unique SPORE grant for head and neck cancer research

Discovery provides new target to make melanomas more vulnerable to anti-cancer treatments

High levels of protein linked with heart health could protect against Alzheimer's-like brain damage

Investigational Alzheimer's drug reduces molecular markers of the disease

FDA approves oral pellets to treat children with venous thromboembolism

University of Louisville receives NIH funding to support research into liver-related illness

Study details health risks, growth patterns, and treatment outcomes of people with achondroplasia

Blood test may help identify risk of bladder cancer recurrence after surgery

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