Studies: Beyond Scales, Fitness and Body Fat Key for Health
March 9, 2024 9:38 am | by Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsThe bathroom scale may show a good number but how much of that weight is fat, not muscle? New studies are adding to the evidence that the scale doesn't always tell the whole story when it comes to weight-related health risks.
Video Games Strengthen Neural Connections in People with MS
March 9, 2024 9:32 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsA new study has found that playing cognitive video games may help improve brain connections in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, by increasing thalamus activity.
MS Accessory Brings Faster Analysis
March 8, 2024 10:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsZipChip is an innovative system that provides high-quality separation capabilities as a front-end for mass spectrometry (MS), resulting in fast analysis for a broad range of biomolecules.
AP Investigation: American Company Bungled Ebola Response
March 8, 2024 10:45 am | by Raphael Satter and Maria Cheng, Associated Press | News | CommentsAn American company that bills itself as a pioneer in tracking emerging epidemics made a series of costly mistakes during the 2014 Ebola outbreak that swept across West Africa - with employees feuding with fellow responders, contributing to misdiagnosed Ebola cases and repeatedly misreading the trajectory of the virus, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Preemies’ Gut Bacteria Reveal Vast Scope of Antibiotic Resistance
March 8, 2024 10:41 am | by Washington University in St. Louis | News | CommentsA new study of gut bacteria in premature infants reveals the vast scope of the problem of antibiotic resistance and gives new insight into the extreme vulnerability of these young patients, according to researchers.
Slovenia Awaits Birth of New Generation of 'Baby Dragons'
March 8, 2024 10:06 am | by Darko Bandic, Associated Press | News | CommentsSlovenia is counting down the days until the birth of a new generation of "baby dragons."
Researchers Prove HIV Targets Tissue Macrophages
March 8, 2024 10:02 am | by UNC | News | CommentsScientists have clearly demonstrated that HIV infects and reproduces in macrophages, large white blood cells found in the liver, brain and connective tissues of the body. This discovery has significant implications for HIV cure research.
Cancer’s ‘Achilles Heel’ Could be in its Molecular Roots
March 8, 2024 9:56 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsCancer is a complex, adapting monster that branches off from its initial mutations, swallowing living cells and hijacking them amid the hostile takeover of the healthy body. But turning the tide may be an “Achilles Heel” of the antigens on the surface of the tumor cells, created at the very beginning of its genesis, according to a new study.
Spotted Gar Fish Could Bridge Biomedical Gap
March 8, 2024 9:51 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsWhen researchers sequenced the genome of an ancient fish, the spotted gar, they found it has conserved genes and non-coding elements that span both zebrafish and humans, meaning the creature could bridge a gap in biomedical disease research.
MM LAB Software
March 7, 2024 11:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsSystem allows pathology labs and others to match patients' test results to personalized cancer treatments, including clinical trials and experimental drugs, in real-time.
Discovery of a 'Neuronal Big Bang'
March 7, 2024 11:07 am | by University of Geneva | News | CommentsNeuroscientists shed light on the mechanisms that allow progenitors to generate neurons. By developing a novel technology called FlashTag that enables them to isolate and visualize neurons at the very moment they are born, they have deciphered the basic genetic code allowing the construction of a neuron.
Peanuts for Babies? Studies Back Allergy-preventing Strategy
March 7, 2024 10:59 am | by Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsTwo new studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other allergy-inducing foods is more likely to protect them than to cause problems.
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Aspirin Found to Reduce Overall Cancer Risk
March 7, 2024 10:46 am | by Harvard University | News | CommentsAn analysis of data from two long-term epidemiologic studies has found that regular use of aspirin significantly reduces the overall risk of cancer, an effect that primarily reflects a lower risk of colorectal cancer and other tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.
Evidence of Zika's Risk to Pregnant Women Continues to Grow
March 7, 2024 10:33 am | by Lauran Neergaard and Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press | News | CommentsResearchers report that the Zika virus may be linked to a wider variety of "grave outcomes" for developing babies than previously reported - threats that can come at any stage of pregnancy.
Chronic Stress Causes Brain Inflammation, Memory Loss
March 7, 2024 10:07 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsA new study suggests that long-term stress can hurt short-term memory, in part due to inflammation brought on by an immune response.
