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$Chemokines likely to be associated with the risk of osteoporotic hip fracture in older men$

Chemokines likely to be associated with the risk of osteoporotic hip fracture in older men

Bone health requires a balanced activity of various bone cell types including bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Osteoporosis occurs when osteoclasts dominate without adequate bone formation to compensate. In new research published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, elevated blood levels of a certain chemokine, or small signaling protein, that promotes osteoclast formation were linked with a higher risk of hip fracture in men.

17 Aug 2022

What is the prevalence of COVID-associated neurologic complications in hospitalized US children?

Researchers assessed the prevalence of neurologic complications in children hospitalized with COVID-19.

16 Aug 2022

Post-illness metabolomic and gut-microbiome profiles in community-dwelling participants with SARS-CoV-2

Researchers explored post-illness gut-microbiome and metabolomic profiles of community COVID-19 cases and individuals with non-COVID-19 illnesses of prolonged duration.

15 Aug 2022

Mount Sinai and Regeneron Genetics Center launch a new human genome sequencing research project

Mount Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have launched a new human genome sequencing research project called the Mount Sinai Million Health Discoveries Program with the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC), part of the industry-leading, New York-based biotechnology company Regeneron.

12 Aug 2022

Clinicians' reluctance to discuss possible harms of anal sex may be failing a generation of young women

Clinicians' reluctance to discuss possible harms of anal sex is letting down a generation of young women who are unaware of the risks, warn researchers in The BMJ today.

12 Aug 2022

Elevated acetate levels reprogram gut microbiota during alcohol intake

Chronic alcohol use is a major cause of liver damage and death: Approximately 30,000 persons in the United States die annually from alcoholic liver diseases, such as cirrhosis.

11 Aug 2022

Gut microbial and immune parameters linked to heterogeneous inter-personal COVID-19 vaccine-triggered immunity

A new study identified the gut microbial and immune variables linked to heterogeneous messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine responses between individuals.

11 Aug 2022

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the epidemiology of antibiotic resistant bacteria?

In an article, a mathematical model was used to explore how behavioral responses to the COVID-19 pandemic impact the anti-microbial resistance across communities.

11 Aug 2022

Wastewater surveillance expanded to detect the presence of monkeypox

An ongoing program that monitors wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and which has effectively predicted subsequent surges in COVID-19 cases in San Diego has been expanded to detect the presence of monkeypox.

11 Aug 2022

How ultraprocessed foods affect gut microbiome and health

Researchers describe the association between the consumption of ultraprocessed foods and chronic medical conditions.

10 Aug 2022

A low-energy, high FODMAP diet in prediabetes and diabetes?

Researchers summarize the available knowledge on FODMAPs and suggest that they can play a role in the prevention and treatment of diabetes.

10 Aug 2022

Mount Sinai receives $500,000 SU2C grant to identify therapeutic combinations for KRAS-mutant lung cancers

Mount Sinai is leading a team of lung cancer researchers that has been awarded a three-year, $500,000 grant from Stand Up To Cancer to explore therapeutic approaches to lung tumors with mutations in the KRAS gene, an undertaking that could have a significant impact for a large population of cancer patients who currently lack effective treatment options.

9 Aug 2022

Research reveals a gut-brain pathway that contributes to the development of Alzheimer’s disease

Research led by Drs. Yuhai Zhao and Walter J Lukiw at the LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center and the Departments of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Neurology and Ophthalmology, reports for the first time a pathway that begins in the gut and ends with a potent pro-inflammatory toxin in brain cells contributing to the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

9 Aug 2022

Alzheimer’s disease is associated with characteristic gut metabolomic signatures

Scientists review current literature associated with the role of the gut-brain axis in AD pathogenesis.

9 Aug 2022

Species across the animal kingdom show signs of cognitive impairment with disease

Is brain fog a condition limited to humans? "Infectious disease and cognition in wild populations," a recently published paper in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, answers that question. In a review of the studies, it explores whether learning, memory, and problem-solving are impaired by infection, not just in humans, but in species across the animal kingdom.

9 Aug 2022

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites offer protection against SARS-CoV-2

A new study investigated how the gut microbiome confers immunity to mammalian hosts against SARS-CoV-2 intranasal infection by generating short-chain fatty acids.

5 Aug 2022

Discovery could prevent insulin resistance and have significant benefits for people with type 2 diabetes

In a potential game changer for patients with type 2 diabetes, a team of researchers at the Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute (DOMI) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has identified a therapeutic target for the preservation and regeneration of beta cells (β cells) - cells in the pancreas that produce and distribute insulin.

4 Aug 2022

Using native microbes as chassis for transgene delivery in live bacterial therapeutics

Residing within the human gut are trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that can impact a variety of chronic human ailments, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, cancer, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease.

4 Aug 2022

New low-calorie sweetener could potentially have a prebiotic effect on the gut microbiome

From the wide variety of sodas, candies and baked goods that are sold worldwide, it's clear that people love their sweet treats.

4 Aug 2022

The aging human brain

Researchers describe alterations at the molecular and cellular levels that underly brain aging in otherwise healthy elderly adults.

3 Aug 2022

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Chemokines likely to be associated with the risk of osteoporotic hip fracture in older men

What is the prevalence of COVID-associated neurologic complications in hospitalized US children?

Post-illness metabolomic and gut-microbiome profiles in community-dwelling participants with SARS-CoV-2

Mount Sinai and Regeneron Genetics Center launch a new human genome sequencing research project

Clinicians' reluctance to discuss possible harms of anal sex may be failing a generation of young women

Elevated acetate levels reprogram gut microbiota during alcohol intake

Gut microbial and immune parameters linked to heterogeneous inter-personal COVID-19 vaccine-triggered immunity

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the epidemiology of antibiotic resistant bacteria?

Wastewater surveillance expanded to detect the presence of monkeypox

How ultraprocessed foods affect gut microbiome and health

A low-energy, high FODMAP diet in prediabetes and diabetes?

Mount Sinai receives $500,000 SU2C grant to identify therapeutic combinations for KRAS-mutant lung cancers

Research reveals a gut-brain pathway that contributes to the development of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is associated with characteristic gut metabolomic signatures

Species across the animal kingdom show signs of cognitive impairment with disease

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites offer protection against SARS-CoV-2

Discovery could prevent insulin resistance and have significant benefits for people with type 2 diabetes

Using native microbes as chassis for transgene delivery in live bacterial therapeutics

New low-calorie sweetener could potentially have a prebiotic effect on the gut microbiome

The aging human brain

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