Oregon State University researchers have discovered a way to get anti-inflammatory medicine across the blood-brain barrier, opening the door to potential new therapies for a range of conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and cancer cachexia.
The…
In miniature test tubes in biologist Ryan Baugh’s lab at Duke, thousands of tiny wriggling worms — each one a fraction the size of an eyelash — munch on their dinner of bacteria broth.
The worms’ soupy meal is laced with a hidden ingredient, invisible so-called “forever chemicals” found in…
A researcher team from International Research Center for Medical Sciences (IRCMS) at Kumamoto University, led by Dr. Tatsuya Morishima (Lecturer, Wakakusu researcher at IRCMS), and Prof. Hitoshi Takizawa, has identified a novel mechanism linking fetal anemia to disrupted intracellular iron…
When the Kīlauea Volcano erupted in May 2018, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a plume nearly five miles high. A new study by an international team of researchers revealed that a rare and large summertime phytoplankton bloom in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre in…
People who suffer from the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis experience muscle weakness that can affect any of the muscles we use to blink, smile or even move our body around.
Researchers have known that the disease is caused by miscommunication between nerves and muscles. The body’s immune…
Titanium micro-particles in the oral mucosa around dental implants are common. This is shown in a new study from the University of Gothenburg, which also identified 14 genes that may be affected by these particles.
Registry data indicate that about five percent of all adults in Sweden have…
It’s been three months since the start of a devastating series of wildfires that raged through Los Angeles from Jan. 7 to Jan. 31. As victims pick up the pieces of their lives, a study published in Environmental Research: Health from the UC Davis School of Medicine offers insights into what…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made headlines when he said on April 8 that Ukrainian forces had captured two Chinese nationals fighting with the Russian Army.
But are the two captured Chinese citizens proof that Beijing is sending soldiers to fight for Russia against Ukraine? The short…
Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have discovered a new way that neurons act in neurodegeneration by using human neural organoids — also known as “mini-brain” models — from patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD).
Researchers at Lund University and Washington University have identified a blood marker that reflects the amount of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. This discovery may play a key role in determining who is most likely to benefit from the new Alzheimer’s drugs.
In brief:
• The blood-based…