Scientists eliminate key Alzheimer’s feature in animal model
A study by UT Southwestern researchers finds that changing the biochemistry of parts of brain cells abolished the formation of amyloid beta plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. The finding, published in eLife, might eventually lead to treatments…
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Prader-Willi Syndrome Drug Receives a Resounding ‘No’ from FDA Advisory Panel
A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has voted overwhelmingly against a new drug application (NDA) for intranasal carbetocin (Levo Therapeutics Inc.), intended to treat symptoms associated with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). In a 12 to 1 vote on…
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Ryan Reynolds Is 'Happy' to Pick Up His Kids From School During Acting Sabbatical: 'That's My Thing'
Last month, Ryan Reynolds announced that he’s taking a temporary break from acting and now we understand his reasoning: To spend more time with his children. Following an Instagram post in which he thanked his co-stars for their teamwork on…
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Administering flu vaccines to children having surgery substantially boosts vaccination rates
Actively offering an influenza (flu) vaccination to children having surgery and general anesthesia increased the number of patients vaccinated by 3,500% at Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021 annual meeting. The ongoing threat…
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Researchers discover new type of nerve cell in the retina
Scientists at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah have discovered a new type of nerve cell, or neuron, in the retina. In the central nervous system, a complex circuitry of neurons communicate with each other…
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Pacemaker upgrade could warn about upcoming heart attacks
Pacemaker that can spot deteriorating heart health before major illness strikes avoiding possible hospitalisation for 27,000 Britons fitted with the implants A new upgrade to pacemakers could help save thousands of Britons a year The common implants record the activity…
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Study: Levels of glyphosate represent low health risk to breastfeeding mothers in Spain
A study by the Food Safety Department of the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region—FISABIO, has established that breastfeeding women in Spain are widely exposed to the herbicide glyphosate, though the levels in urine…
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“I tried to achieve a 5 minute squat hold in two weeks – here’s how I got on”
Looking for a new fitness challenge to keep you motivated this autumn? Writer Priyankaa Joshi – whose squat holds have never exceeded 60 seconds – took on a two-week challenge to see if she could build up to a five-minute…
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Mapping the effects of genetic variation, one letter at a time
In the two decades since the human genome was first sequenced, scientists have learned much about how the genome is organized and how widely it varies between people around the globe. A better view of how that genetic variation influences…
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Flicking the inflammation off-switch
In a long-term collaboration between researchers and industry, an exciting first step has been made in the creation of a new generation of medicines for auto-immune diseases using one of our body’s own anti-inflammatory off-switch molecules. The immune system produces…
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