Category: 5. Health

The cells in your pancreas, like people, can only handle so much stress before they start to break down. Certain stressors, such as inflammation and high blood sugar, contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes by overwhelming these cells. Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) have… Continue Reading

Proteins control most of the body’s functions, and their malfunction can have severe consequences, such as neurodegenerative diseases or cancer. Therefore, cells have mechanisms in place to control protein quality. In animal and human cells, chaperones of the Hsp70 class are at the heart of… Continue Reading

Stitches are getting a shocking upgrade. In an experiment in rats, a new strong, flexible thread hastened wound healing by transforming muscle movement into electricity, researchers report October 8 in Nature Communications. If the material is eventually deemed safe for use… Continue Reading

Muscle activation in people suffering from hip osteoarthritis might be a case of ‘mind over matter’, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown. Research undertaken by ECU post-doctoral research fellow Dr Myles Murphy investigated muscle function in people with hip osteoarthritis… Continue Reading

A cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression in young people who are at high risk — and could be implemented as a cost effective public mental health measure. Globally, concern is growing about the high and steadily increasing rates… Continue Reading

Lewy bodies are a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other related neurological conditions. Understanding why and how they develop is critical to developing better treatments. A study from The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of McGill University, in collaboration with its… Continue Reading

Two new apps will enable blind people to navigate indoor buildings with spoken directions from a smartphone app, providing a safe method of wayfinding where GPS doesn’t work. UC Santa Cruz professor of Computer Science and Engineering Roberto Manduchi has devoted much of his research career to… Continue Reading

Rates of babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, increased an average of 9% per year in the United States between 2015 and 2022 and four in 10 patients were found to be co-infected with another tick-borne illness such as Lyme disease, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State… Continue Reading

Doctor John Dunning in Laboratory Bettmann Archive Hospitals and health systems are grappling with shrinking margins, workforce shortages, and rising patient expectations, which makes the balance between quality care and value-based models increasingly challenging. While AI is often seen as a… Continue Reading

A scratchy, sore throat, a relentless fever, a pounding head and a nasty cough – these symptoms all scream upper respiratory illness. But which one? Many of the viruses that cause upper respiratory infections such as influenza A or B and the virus that causes COVID-19 all employ similar… Continue Reading