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Machine-learning method shows neurodegenerative disease can progress in newly identified patterns

October 11, 2022October 5, 2022vbizznet

Neurodegenerative diseases—like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s—are complicated, chronic ailments that can present with a variety of symptoms, worsen at different rates, and have many underlying genetic and environmental causes, some of which are unknown. ALS, in particular, affects voluntary muscle movement and is always fatal, but while most […]

Diet high in guar gum fiber limits inflammation and delays multiple sclerosis symptoms in mice

October 10, 2022October 5, 2022vbizznet

Diets high in guar gum, a common food additive and dietary fiber, limit inflammation and delayed the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms in mice, according to new research by members of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Microbiology and Immunology department. The team’s findings were published in Cell Reports. “The rapid increase of autoimmune […]

Fall allergies: What to expect

October 9, 2022October 5, 2022vbizznet

As fall arrives, cooler temperatures encourage people to spend more time outdoors. An expert at Baylor College of Medicine reminds allergy sufferers to be conscious of what is in the air and offers tips on how to protect yourself to enjoy the new season. “People frequently experience allergy symptoms in the fall even if they […]

Sleep is good for your heart

October 8, 2022October 5, 2022vbizznet

Sleep isn’t just a way to pass the time. It’s essential to health, right through to your heart. This June, the American Heart Association (AHA) added sleep to its heart health checklist, now an 8-item list created to help people reflect on and improve lifestyle habits. “Sleep is taking its rightful place as a significant […]

Advanced melanoma survival improves significantly when immunotherapy is given before targeted therapy

October 7, 2022October 5, 2022vbizznet

A clinical trial led by clinicians at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center showed a remarkable 20 percent advantage in the two-year overall survival rate for people with advanced melanoma who first received immunotherapy (72 percent survival rate) versus those who initially got targeted therapies (52 percent survival rate). Progression-free survival, where the cancer is stable […]

Novel imaging system could mean near-instant biopsy results

October 6, 2022October 5, 2022vbizznet

Medicine has advanced dramatically during the last century. But when it comes to getting biopsy results, very little has changed. Consider, for example, what happens when a patient comes in to have a skin lesion biopsied for nonmelanoma skin cancer. “The surgeon will take a little piece of the skin out,” says Michael Giacomelli, an […]

Diabetes: TXNIP involved in increased secretion of glucagon from pancreatic alpha cells

October 5, 2022vbizznet

In diabetes research over the past two decades, Anath Shalev, M.D., has shown that the protein TXNIP regulates survival and function of beta cells, the pancreatic cells that produce the hormone insulin to lower levels of glucose in the blood. Downregulation or inhibition of TXNIP in beta cells protects against diabetes in mouse models, and […]