Mice have been instrumental in the study of cancer; but like all animal models of human diseases, they have their limitations. For stomach cancer in particular; mice have historically been; regarded as quite poor research organisms because; rodents rarely develop spontaneous stomach tumors. But results from a new study are about to shake up the…
Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil; often accompanied by nervous behavior such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination. It is the subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events, such as the feeling of imminent death. Anxiety is not the same as fear, which is a response to…
A new automated drug delivery system can help prevent dangerously low blood sugar in patients who have undergone weight-loss surgery, according to a study to be presented Monday, March 25 at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in New Orleans, La. An increasingly recognized complication of weight-loss surgery is low blood sugar, or post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH).…
Financial incentives didn’t increase completion rates of colorectal cancer screening tests mailed to patients. In a randomized clinical trial of almost 900 patients, none of the incentives (an unconditional $10, a promised $10 upon completion of the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit to test for blood in a stool sample or chance at a lottery…
Most first-time mothers have a lot of questions about their pregnancies. When it comes to things like diet and exercise; the answers are straightforward. But when it comes to questions about whether it is okay to keep taking a medication they have been on, that’s when Dr. Sherif Eltonsy says responses can get a little…
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person train by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. Although generally reserved for professional space travelers; the terms are sometimes to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and tourists. Until 2002, astronauts were sponsored and trained exclusively by governments;…
Unique particles modified to mimic bacteria may provide a better means of treating infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis. Assistant Professor Joshua Reineke of the South Dakota State University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and his team modified microparticles, known as metal organic frameworks (MOFs), developed by a research group in France. Other researchers have explored MOFs as…
Chiropractic care for musculoskeletal pain is with a significant reduction in opioid prescriptions compared with non-chiropractic care in this patient population; new research suggests. In a new meta-analysis and systematic review; patients who visited a chiropractor for a musculoskeletal pain condition 49% less likely to receive an opioid prescription; than their counterparts who went to…
Smart speakers that are customarily used in your living room can be programmed to act as an aid to physicians in hospital operating rooms, according to new research presented today at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting. Smart speakers, such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home, offer a conversational voice interface…
Federal officials required hospitals nationwide this year to post their prices list online. But it’s not yet clear how many are doing it, even as the government has taken the rare step of asking consumers to monitor hospital compliance. Most hospitals appear to be complying with the rule, as per hospital officials and a small sampling of…
Marine algae contain proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals as nutrition. The amount of these elements vary depending on the season and the area of production. Seaweed can used as a source of polysaccharides, such as alginate, carrageenan, and agar. Asia has a long tradition of consuming seaweed and seaweed has recently become considered health…
Responsibilities of Immune system to fungi on our skin, Researchers at the University of Zurich have demonstrated that the same immune cells that protect us against skin fungi also encourage the inflammatory symptoms of atopic dermatitis. An antibody therapy could alleviate this chronic inflammatory skin disease. The skin of humans and animals is densely populate…