Physical Therapy Helps in Recovery as Alternative to Opioid Use
Physical therapy as an alternative to opioid use in pain management has gained national attention as more light shines on addiction, overdose, and death due to opioids.
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Dietary Fiber Reduces Brain Inflammation During Aging
As mammals age, immune cells in the brain known as microglia become chronically inflamed. In this state, they produce chemicals known to impair cognitive and motor function. That's one explanation for why memory fades and other brain functions decline during old age. But, according to a new study from the University of Illinois, there may be a remedy to delay the inevitable: dietary fiber
Circuit Found For Brain's Statistical Inference About Motion
As the eye tracks a bird flying past, the muscles that pan the eyeballs to keep the target in focus set their pace not only on the speed they see but also on a reasonable estimate of the speed they expect from having watched birds before
Lupus Discovery Could Help Manage Disease in African Patients
Two variants of an autoimmune disease that affects thousands but is hard to diagnose are relatively common among black Africans, research shows. The findings, relating to systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, could improve the diagnosis and treatment of the condition
Dismissing Reduced Abiraterone Dose Is 'Absolutely Wrong'
A debate has intensified about cutting the dose — and hence the cost — of the oral prostate cancer drug abiraterone acetate (Zytiga, Janssen) by taking it with food
Estimation of Amyloid Distribution by [18F]flutemetamol PET
The deposition of the amyloid β-protein (Aβ) in senile plaques is one of the histopathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aβ-plaques arise first in neocortical areas and, then, expand into further brain regions in a process described by 5 phases
Women Who Had Higher Levels of Trauma Gave Birth to Significantly Smaller Male Babies
In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found significantly lower birth weights in male infants—an average decrease of 38 grams, or approximately 1.3 ounces—born to women who had been exposed to trauma at some point in their lives and who secreted higher levels of cortisol, a hormone related to stress, in late pregnancy
Small Molecule Plays Big Role in Weaker Bones As We Age
With age, expression of a small molecule that can silence others goes way up while a key signaling molecule that helps stem cells make healthy bone goes down, scientists report
MICA-mediated Immunity: A New Approach For Improving Corneal Graft Survival
Corneal transplantation is one of the most common human organ transplantations worldwide. Although the 1-year survival rate is as high as 90%, more than half of transplantation patients suffer various types of corneal rejection, such as epithelial rejection, chronic stromal rejection, and endothelial rejection??
Undiagnosed STIs Can Increase Negative PMS Symptoms
Women that have undiagnosed sexually transmitted infections may be at greater risk of experiencing negative premenstrual symptoms (PMS), according to new Oxford University research
Patient Satisfaction Lower in Certain Dialysis Settings
For-profit dialysis centers, freestanding facilities, and large dialysis chains score lower on measures of patient satisfaction than their counterparts, according to a study published online September 10 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Dialysis facilities with larger proportions of African Americans and Native Americans also reported worse patient experiences.
Juuls Pack Same Nicotine Punch As Cigarettes
Juuls, the latest craze in vaping, deliver levels of nicotine that nearly match what is inhaled with tobacco cigarettes, according to the new study