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Researchers in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a computerized study of 36 healthy adult volunteers asked to repeat the same movement over and over became significantly faster when asked to repeat that movement on demand—a result that occurred not because they anticipated the movement, but because of an as yet unknown mechanism that prepared their brains to replicate the same action
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with a history of solid cancer were at no greater risk for cancer recurrence after tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) treatment than similar patients not treated with TNFi, according to data from Swedish RA and cancer registries. However, the researchers caution that they are unable to rule out some risk completely
Chemicals produced by vegetables such as kale, cabbage, and broccoli could help to maintain a healthy gut and prevent colon cancer, a new study from the Francis Crick Institute shows
Exposure to an acute stress in utero can have long-term consequences extending into childhood – but only among children in poor households, according to a new Stanford study that looked at the long-term impact of acute, parental stress
Researchers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have designed and fabricated a high-performing, self-fitting bone scaffold by combining a shape memory foam and hydroxyapatite, the principal mineral component of bone tissue. It can be safely and conveniently implanted into bone defects and induce bone regeneration, thus enhancing the recovery of bone injuries and fractures
A research team from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have shown that immune cells in the eye that developed in response to early exposure to bacteria are a key contributor to progressive vision loss from glaucoma, the second leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world
The now-published results from the EMBRACA study confirm that talazoparib (Pfizer), a poly-adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, prolongs progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with advanced BCRA-positive breast cancer compared with single-agent chemotherapy alone and that it also significantly improves quality of life(QoL)
Duncan Hunter chokes up a little when it is suggested that work he began at Western three decades ago will now, finally, be applied to saving hundreds of lives. "It's a good thing," said the Chemistry professor emeritus after a long pause. "It took 30 years and had its ups and downs. So, yes, it's emotional"
Different parts of the brain mature at different times, which may help to explain impulsive behaviors in adolescence, suggest researchers from Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh
Autophagy is a process by which cells clean themselves of damaged organelles, and for self-execution. This adaptive mechanism supports a healthy phenotype on the cellular level. Autophagy is activated in certain cases of acute kidney failure, sepsis, or kidney ischemia
Aquablation, which uses robotically guided waterjets to remove excess prostate tissue, appears to improve lower-urinary-tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and large prostate glands, researchers report
E-cigarette vapor boosts the production of inflammatory chemicals and disables key protective cells in the lung that keep the air spaces clear of potentially harmful particles, reveals a small experimental study, published online in the journal Thorax
