Muscle is known to regenerate through a complex process that involves several steps and depends on stem cells. Now, a new study led by researchers at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal) and the University Pompeu…
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Non-invasive imaging method can predict the efficiency of cardiomyocyte differentiation
Stem cell research holds great potential for regenerative therapies and treatments to combat cardiovascular disease, which is responsible for over 30% of all deaths worldwide. Highly functional cardiomyocytes-;the muscle cells responsible for the contraction of the heart-;are important for disease…
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Protein intake is more important than protein source to gain muscle strength and mass
Protein intake is more important than protein source if the goal is to gain muscle strength and mass. This is the key finding of a study that compared the effects of strength training in volunteers with a vegan or omnivorous…
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FDA authorizes marketing of a new device for use in patients undergoing stroke rehabilitation
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of a new device indicated for use in patients 18 and older undergoing stroke rehabilitation to facilitate muscle re-education and for maintaining or increasing range of motion. The Neurolutions IpsiHand Upper…
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Exercise could be used to improve the oral environment in people with NAFLD
Liver disease, from metabolic and bacterial causes, is a growing concern. What connects these dots? The gut, or more specifically, bacteria in the gut. Bacteria that cause inflammation in the mouth are transported through the digestive tract to the gut…
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How the body prepares to move: Independent control of muscle sensors
A number of brain areas change their activity before we execute a planned voluntary movement. A new study by Umeå University identifies a novel function of this preparatory neural activity, highlighting another mechanism the nervous system can use to achieve…
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Novel protein could reverse severe muscle wasting in disease, aging and trauma
When we tear a muscle ” stem cells within it repair the problem. We can see this occurring not only in severe muscle wasting diseases such as muscular dystrophy and in war veterans who survive catastrophic limb injuries, but also…
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Higher blood pressure from childhood may put Black people at risk for congestive heart failure
Starting with early childhood, otherwise healthy Black people show signs of slightly diminished heart muscle strength and a slightly higher blood pressure than their white counterparts, factors which may put them on a course for early development of congestive heart…
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Abacavir/Lamivudine 600/300 APOTEX
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ABACAVIR/LAMIVUDINE 600/300 APOTEX TABLET Contains the active ingredients abacavir (as sulfate) and lamivudine Consumer Medicine Information PATIENTS TAKING ABACAVIR AND LAMIVUDINE COMBINATION TABLETS, WHICH CONTAINS ABACAVIR, MAY…
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Zocor (MK)
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ZOCOR® Simvastatin Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about ZOCOR.It does not contain all the available information. It does…
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