Can You Fix Asperger’s?
What is Asperger’s syndrome? Asperger’s syndrome is a developmental disability that affects a person’s behavior and way of communicating. While there isn’t a cure for Asperger’s or any other Autism Spectrum Disorder, there are ways to manage it. People with Asperger’s have normal intelligence and language development levels, but they often find it challenging to […]
Formula Shortage: What Providers Are Telling Worried Parents
After a bacterial contamination at a Michigan plant that produces formula for Abbott Nutrition, the leading formula manufacturer in the U.S., killed two infants and sickened two more, nationwide voluntary recalls have left shelves empty and parents at a loss. “I had a mother that was so desperate that … she was going to get […]
Microbes help orchestrate how the gut uses its genes: Mice without microbes rely on an entirely different set of genes to digest fat
The microbes that help break down food actually tell the gut how to do its job better, according to a new study in mice at Duke. The researchers said it appears that the microbes are able to influence which of the gut’s genes are being called into action, and in turn, that interaction might lead […]
Ashley Judd Opens Up About Mom Naomi Judd’s Death: ‘I Have Both Grief And Trauma’
A grief-stricken Ashley Judd is speaking out about her mother Naomi Judd’s death so that her family can share information on their own terms. The country music superstar — who was part of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds with her daughter Wynonna Judd — died in April, just days before being inducted into the Country […]
Flu causes cardiac complications by directly infecting the heart: In mouse study, heart is unaffected by lung inflammation alone
Researchers have shown for the first time in mice that heart problems associated with the flu are not caused by raging inflammation in the lungs, as has long been predicted. Instead, the Ohio State University study revealed, the electrical malfunctions and heart scarring seen in some of the sickest flu patients are caused by direct […]
Experts Predict If And When COVID Will Become A Seasonal Illness
The vast majority of respiratory viruses that spread within our population ebb and flow with the seasons. Influenza spikes in the winter months, as do infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenoviruses and other coronaviruses. Earlier this year, Rochelle Walensky, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, said she expects COVID to also […]
How tumor cells use mitochondria to keep growing
Hormone therapy is often used to treat prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, but many patients develop resistance to hormone therapy, causing their disease to become more aggressive and potentially more deadly. “One of the big challenges we have in the field is that the majority of prostate cancer therapies […]
Make the Diagnosis: This is a Bit…Fishy
Presentation A 43-year-old woman visited her doctor about a smooth nodule that developed on her right hand 2 weeks ago. On examination, a tender, erythematous plaque with an ulcer was seen on her right dorsal hand. The patient had no recent travel history. She recalled injuring her hand a few weeks ago in the process […]
New research pinpoints ‘blue corridors’ for highly migratory fish
New research has pinpointed four high-traffic areas in the Pacific Ocean that should be considered of high priority if conservation efforts focused on large pelagic fishes such as tuna, blue marlin and swordfish are to be successful. By studying the tendency of fish to return to their place of birth to reproduce — a concept […]
Hidden distortions trigger promising thermoelectric property
In a world of materials that normally expand upon heating, one that shrinks along one 3D axis while expanding along another stands out. That’s especially true when the unusual shrinkage is linked to a property important for thermoelectric devices, which convert heat to electricity or electricity to heat. In a paper just published in the […]