A new study, carried out at Imperial College London, suggests that psychedelics, like magic mushrooms, can help relieve the symptoms of depression, without the 'dulling' of emotions linked with antidepressants, by reviving the brain's activity and effectively reconnecting patients with their emotions.
A new study published in the journal BMC Medicine has suggested that frailty and cognitive impairment before surgery are associated with developing complications after surgery, but not the age of older patients. In addition to frailty, depressive symptoms and smoking were also associated with developing postoperative complications following elective surgery.
The researchers show that the latest cholera pandemic originated in Asia, and that most of antibiotic resistant strains come from this continent. They recently published two studies tracing the history of cholera outbreaks in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean from the last 60 years. This study has been published in Science.
In this study, scientists discovered that bile acids can turn fat-storing cells into fat-burning ones. This process is called thermogenesis (literally, "heat production") and it helps maintain body temperature in cold environments. Beige cells have recently attracted a lot of attention, especially because adults have very low numbers of active brown adipocytes that burn energy.
According to new research published in the JAMA Surgery, surgeons trained in nonuniversity- and university-based residency programs have distinct practice patterns. When compared to the same clinical setting, surgeons from both training backgrounds achieve similar clinical outcomes.
Researchers has defined a novel 'microtube'-based platform to study how tubular organs, such as the heart and the kidneys, form under the various topographical restrictions commonly experienced inside the body. This study was published in Nature Communications.
The parasite that causes malaria has two specialized proteins that protect its messenger RNAs — genetic material that encodes for proteins — until the parasite takes up residence in a new mosquito or a human host. A new study, published in the journal mSphere, describes the two proteins and reveals an additional role that one may play to facilitate RNA-based interactions between the parasite, its mosquito vector, and its human host.
According to this study, researchers showed a new test designed to better measure levels of troponin, a protein released when the heart muscle is damaged, could help emergency department physicians provide faster diagnosis and appropriate treatment. When diagnosing a heart attack, accuracy and timing are everything. This study published in JAMA Cardiology.
In a new study in rats, researchers have demonstrated that is possible to restore insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis by modulating electrically the carotid sinus nerve, the sensitive nerve that connects the carotid body with the brain. This study is published in Diabetologia the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD].
In the study, the UCLA team offered that despite the dense stroma associated with desmoplastic melanoma tumors, patients may still respond well to anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapies due to the high frequency of mutations induced by prior sun damage characteristic of this type of cancer. More than two-thirds of people with a rare type of melanoma responded positively to treatment with anti-PD-1 immunotherapies.
According to long-term study, researchers said the findings underscore the need for radiologists to play a role in the care continuum for these patients. Emergency radiologists are seeing a high prevalence of patients with complications related to opioid use disorders.
In this study, Researchers declared that doctors had warned not to sneeze forcefully by Pinching your nose while clamping your mouth shut to contain a forceful sneeze isn't a good idea. This is published in the journal BMJ Case Reports. One young man managed to rupture the back of his throat during this maneuver, leaving him barely able to speak or swallow, and in considerable pain.