Nutrients drive cellular reprogramming in the intestine
Researchers have unveiled an intriguing phenomenon of cellular reprogramming in mature adult organs, shedding light on a novel mechanism of adaptive growth. The study, which was conducted on fruit flies (Drosophila), provides further insights into dedifferentiation — where specialized cells that have specific functions transform into less specialized, undifferentiated cells like stem cells. Until now, […]
Top Patient Advocacy Orgs Have Industry Ties in Leadership, Study Shows
Three-quarters of the highest-revenue patient advocacy organizations (PAOs) in the U.S. have board members or senior leadership with ties to the pharmaceutical or medical device industry, a cross-sectional study showed. Of the 50 PAOs reviewed, 74% had board members with prior or current industry ties, and 50% had paid staff or executives with these ties, […]
Molecules in vegetables can help to ease lung infection
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that molecules in vegetables like broccoli or cauliflower help to maintain a healthy barrier in the lung and ease infection. The AHR — aryl hydrocarbon receptor — is a protein found at barrier sites like the gut and the lung. Natural molecules in cruciferous vegetables — for […]
Therapist-Recommend Items To Ease Your Anxiety When You’re Away From Home
Amazon, Lowe’s Mindfulness cards, Apple headphones and a bamboo plant. You don’t have to be a homebody to get homesick when you’re away. Whether you’re traveling for work or heading off to college, it’s common to feel some level of stress when leaving home for extended periods of time, said Yusra Aziz, a Pennsylvania-based psychotherapist […]
Semaglutide medication may benefit 93 million U.S. adults
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have just published a study that projects 93 million U.S. adults that are overweight and obese may be suitable for the 2.4 mg dosage of semaglutide, a weight loss medication known under the brand name Wegovy. They projected based on the known weight loss effects (15% average weight […]
Brain’s ‘appetite control center’ different in people who are overweight or living with obesity
Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in the brains of people who are overweight and people with obesity when compared to people who are a healthy weight. The researchers say their findings add further evidence to the relevance of brain structure to […]
Laboratory research finds gluten caused brain inflammation in mice
In what is believed to be a world first discovery, University of Otago researchers have found wheat gluten causes brain inflammation in mice. The research, led by Associate Professor Alex Tups, and published in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology, may be of importance for human physiology. “Mice are an excellent model to study human physiology. They […]
Study Questions Relationship Between Hospital Competition and Surgical Quality
Outcomes after high-risk elective surgery did not have a clear relationship with a hospital’s local competitive landscape, a study using nationally representative Medicare data suggested. Hospitals in the highest-competition U.S. markets had mixed postsurgical outcomes compared with those in the lowest-competition markets: risk-adjusted 30-day mortality was lower for pancreatectomy (OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.91-0.95), rectal […]
Sen. McConnell Appears to Suffer Medical Incident During Press Conference
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appeared to have suffered some kind of medical problem during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. McConnell, 81, stepped up to a lectern, greeted the reporters, and began speaking about the Senate Republicans’ agenda in the near term when he stopped in the middle of a sentence. He […]
Opinion | ‘They Do Not Have the Right Tools to Do This Job’: What We Heard This Week
“They are fully aware they do not have the right tools to do this job.” — Sebastian Palmqvist, MD, PhD, of Lund University in Sweden, discussing why primary care physicians need blood tests to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease more effectively. “There was just such resistance.” — Steven Green, PhD, of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, […]