Sodium Thiosulphate Not Much Help for Calciphylaxis in CKD
Intravenous sodium thiosulphate flopped for treating calciphylaxis in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), researchers reported. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, there was no significant difference in skin lesion improvement seen across 12 studies of patients treated with and without IV sodium thiosulphate (risk ratio 1.23, 95% CI 0.85-1.78), found Wen Wen, MD, MMSc, […]
Opinion | AI Offers Hope for Those With Alzheimer’s Disease
According to the CDC, as of 2020, approximately 5.8 million people in the U.S. were living with Alzheimer’s disease. The prevalence of this disease is expected to continue to rise as the population ages. The number of people living with the disease is projected to grow three-fold, to 14 million, by 2060. While there is […]
Cannabinoids give worms the munchies, too
Marijuana (cannabis) is well known for giving people the “munchies.” Not only does it make people want to eat more, but it also makes them crave the tastiest, most high-calorie foods. Now a new study in the journal Current Biology on April 20 shows that well-studied nematode worms (C. elegans) react to those chemicals known […]
Ever Heard Of ‘Period Flu’? Buckle Up.
Carol Yepes via Getty Images Some people experience cold- or flu-like symptoms during their menstrual cycle. People with periods know how terrible that time of the month can be, even without reaching the level of something like endometriosis or premenstrual dysphoric disorder. The mood swings, the exhaustion, the cramps — they can wipe anybody out. […]
People with obesity due to genetic predisposition have lower risk of cardiovascular disease
The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is lower in people with obesity who have a genetic predisposition for high BMI than people with obesity influenced mainly by environmental factors such as lifestyle, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report in eClinicalMedicine. There has been a global increase in the incidence of overweight and obesity over the past […]
Dieting: Brain amplifies signal of hunger synapses: Possible target for drugs to combat the yo-yo effect
Many people who have dieted are familiar with the yo-yo effect: after the diet, the kilos are quickly put back on. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and Harvard Medical School have now shown in mice that communication in the brain changes during a diet: The nerve cells that mediate the feeling […]
Helping Patients Get Fit — One Walk at a Time
WHEATON, Md. — There’s a bit of a damp chill in the air late on a Saturday morning in mid-March as 17 people — most of whom appear to be in their 50s or older — gather at a park in this Washington suburb. But they are not deterred. The group is participating in the […]
Excess calories during development alters the brain and spurs adult overeating
People whose mothers are overweight during pregnancy and nursing may become obese as adults because early overnutrition rewires developing brains to crave unhealthy food, according to a Rutgers study in Molecular Metabolism. Rutgers researchers traced this link from mother to child in mice with an experiment that began by letting some mice get obese on […]
20M People Worldwide Received HIV Treatment Through U.S.-Led Program
Approximately 20 million people with HIV in 54 countries have received antiretroviral therapy (ART) through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) as of September 2022, the CDC reported. This represents an increase of 300-fold from the 66,550 reported in September 2004, according to Helen M. Chun, MD, of the Division for Global […]
MIND and Mediterranean diets associated with fewer Alzheimer’s plaques and tangles
People who eat diets rich in green leafy vegetables as well as other vegetables, fruits, whole grains, olive oil, beans, nuts and fish may have fewer amyloid plaques and tau tangles in their brain — signs of Alzheimer’s disease — than people who do not consume such diets, according to a study published in the […]