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Irregular sleep patterns in men can cause cognitive decline

Men aged 65 and over should monitor their sleep patterns and seek medical advice after a warning from Flinders University experts that disrupted slumber can be linked to cognitive dysfunction.

27 May 2021

Researchers develop “cell encapsulation” technology to stimulate immunity to fight cancer

Immunotherapy techniques developed in oncology to combat cancerous cells have great potential for fighting viruses.

27 May 2021

Vagus nerve stimulation may be a potential adjunct therapy for COVID-19

COVID-19 was initially described as lung inflammation, or pneumonia, in older adults. However, we now know that SARS-CoV-2 infections can cause a wide range of symptoms in people of all ages, ranging from no symptoms at all to systemic inflammation and even death.

27 May 2021

New porous biomaterial could help in bone repair

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new biomaterial made entirely from discarded bullfrog skin and fish scales that could help in bone repair.

27 May 2021

Smart device-based electronic platform can continuously monitor mental health

To help patients manage their mental wellness between appointments, researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a smart device-based electronic platform that can continuously monitor the state of hyperarousal, one of the signs of psychiatric distress.

27 May 2021

Oligo DNA improves differentiation of skeletal muscles exacerbated by diabetes

Skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the body that accounts for 30 to 40% of body weight and is responsible for multiple functions such as energy metabolism and heat production.

27 May 2021

Researchers discover new brain circuit that may help fight obesity

Like a good story, feeding has a beginning, a middle and an end. It begins with appetite prompting the search for food, continues with eating the food and it ends when satiation hits and the consumption of food is stopped.

27 May 2021

Scientists develop new resources to combat cancer, advance cutting-edge genomics research

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have developed important new resources that will aid the battle against cancer and advance cutting-edge genomics research.

27 May 2021

Adults with schizophrenia have increased risk of dying from suicide

Adults with schizophrenia have an elevated risk of dying from suicide. Yet there's only limited understanding of when and why people with schizophrenia die of suicide --in part because research studies have looked at relatively small groups of patients.

27 May 2021

Researchers identify new way to improve the diagnosis of fetal heart defects

UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to double doctors' accuracy in detecting the vast majority of complex fetal heart defects in utero - when interventions could either correct them or greatly improve a child's chance of survival - by combining routine ultrasound imaging with machine-learning computer tools.

27 May 2021

Neurocognitive symptoms persist 6 months post-infection with long COVID

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), COVID-19 long-haulers are people who experience symptoms such as body ache, fatigue, shortness of breath, headache, difficulty concentrating, loss of taste or smell, or other health issues long after they test negative for the virus. It can be defined as having serious and prolonged symptoms three months after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

26 May 2021

New article sheds more light on myopia control efficacy

A new paper that has been accepted for publication in Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, the peer-reviewed journal of The College of Optometrists (UK), furthers understanding of myopia control efficacy in the context of normal childhood eye growth. Axial Length Targets for Myopia Control (Chamberlain P, et al.) is now available online via Open Access.

26 May 2021

Tsimane's brains experience less brain atrophy than Westerners as they age, indicates study

A team of international researchers has found that the Tsimane indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon experience less brain atrophy than their American and European peers.

26 May 2021

Researchers identify structure of agent that causes Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

Alzheimer's disease - also called dementia - where memory and cognitive functions gradually decline due to deformation and death of neurons, and Parkinson's disease that causes tremors in hands and arms impeding normal movement are major neurodegenerative diseases.

26 May 2021

Infrared thermal imaging camera can help monitor the progression of lymphatic filariasis

A paper published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine presents the results from a study which examined the use of an infrared thermal imaging camera as a novel non-invasive point-of-care tool for lymphatic filariasis lower-limb lymphoedema.

26 May 2021

Newly identified genetic variants play a role in bipolar disorder

Researchers from the Danish psychiatry research-project iPSYCH have contributed to identify 33 new genetic variants which, as it turns out, play a role in bipolar disorder.

26 May 2021

Prism adaptation treatment enhances functional, cognitive outcomes in people with spatial neglect

A team of experts in post-stroke neurorehabilitation confirmed that including prism adaptation treatment in standard of care for patients with post-stroke spatial neglect improved functional and cognitive outcomes according to the Functional Independence Measure®.

26 May 2021

Poor sleep impacts risk of long-term cognitive decline in Hispanic/Latino adults

Poor sleep impacts the risk of long-term cognitive decline in Hispanic/Latino middle aged and older adults differently than it does in non-Hispanic adults, according to research led by University of Miami Miller School of Medicine neurology faculty and the largest long-term study of U.S. Hispanic/Latinos to date.

26 May 2021

Postmenopausal women who underwent bilateral oophorectomy have increased risk of carpal tunnel syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), which causes tingling and numbness in the hand, more commonly affects women than men and tends to peak around the age of menopause.

26 May 2021

Researchers to conduct Phase 1 gene therapy trial to treat Alzheimer's disease

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a $5 million grant to researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine to conduct a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of a gene therapy for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a condition that often precedes full-blown dementia.

26 May 2021

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Irregular sleep patterns in men can cause cognitive decline

Researchers develop “cell encapsulation” technology to stimulate immunity to fight cancer

Vagus nerve stimulation may be a potential adjunct therapy for COVID-19

New porous biomaterial could help in bone repair

Smart device-based electronic platform can continuously monitor mental health

Oligo DNA improves differentiation of skeletal muscles exacerbated by diabetes

Researchers discover new brain circuit that may help fight obesity

Scientists develop new resources to combat cancer, advance cutting-edge genomics research

Adults with schizophrenia have increased risk of dying from suicide

Researchers identify new way to improve the diagnosis of fetal heart defects

Neurocognitive symptoms persist 6 months post-infection with long COVID

New article sheds more light on myopia control efficacy

Tsimane's brains experience less brain atrophy than Westerners as they age, indicates study

Researchers identify structure of agent that causes Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

Infrared thermal imaging camera can help monitor the progression of lymphatic filariasis

Newly identified genetic variants play a role in bipolar disorder

Prism adaptation treatment enhances functional, cognitive outcomes in people with spatial neglect

Poor sleep impacts risk of long-term cognitive decline in Hispanic/Latino adults

Postmenopausal women who underwent bilateral oophorectomy have increased risk of carpal tunnel syndrome

Researchers to conduct Phase 1 gene therapy trial to treat Alzheimer's disease

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

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