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Shortening of Telomeres Linked to Muscular Dystrophy Onset
A recent study that was published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology reveals that the shortening of the telomeres (a process that is linked to the aging process of the organism) is associated with an increased gene expression associated with FSHD (Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy). FSHD, also known as Landouzy-Dejerine, is an autosomal dominant inherited form of muscular dystrophy which affects the skeletal muscles of the face (facio), scapula (scapulo) and upper ...
Researchers Reveal Link Between Champagne and Cognitive Health
A new study reveals that drinking champagne, anywhere from 1 to 3 glasses per week, could benefit your memory and postpone the onset of dementia, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other degenerative brain disorders. The study was recently published in the journal Antioxidants and Redox Signalling.
The research team, consisting of scientists from the University of Reading, in the United Kingdom, discovered that the ...
New discoveries made in multiple sclerosis treatment
Researchers at Stanford University Medical Center have made new advances in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Experiments conducted on laboratory animals have shown that blocking the expression of the protein, SIRT1, delays the onset of paralysis on multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by demyelination of the nervous system, leading to a wide range of neurological signs and ...
Monoclonal antibody reduces wheezing in preterm babies, study finds
According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, pavilizumab, a monoclonal antibody given to prevent respiratory syncytial virus infection, has proven effective in reducing the number of days of wheezing in preterm babies. Researchers say that wheezing episodes in late preterm children are mostly caused by respiratory syncytial virus and that these episodes of wheezing can ...
Newly Discovered Hormone Reveals New Type 2 Diabetes Therapy Possibilities
A research team from the HSPH (Harvard School of Public Health) reveals a hormone that controls the regulation of glucose and the way the liver metabolizes it. Through the use of an experimental new technology, the researchers discovered that if this hormone is switched off, a better control over the production of glucose in the liver can be achieved. Their ...
Factor D inhibitors may cure rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have made interesting discoveries about rheumatoid arthritis. It looks like the knee fat cells secrete a protein called pro-factor D Called, which could be involved in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a rare autoimmune disease that affects approximately 1% or 1.3 million Americans.
Rheumatoid arthritis is manifested by damage to the joints, ...
Vagus nerve stimulation for severe depression
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are investigating a new method of treating severe depression, that is nerve stimulation. The results are promising and researchers found that after several months of vagus nerve stimulation changes in brain metabolism occur. Furthermore, it seems that these changes in brain metabolism appear before patients begin to feel better. First author Charles ...
Researchers Reveal Breakthrough Towards Epilepsy Cure
A research team from the UCSF (University of California, San Francisco), in the United States, has revealed a new method to control the seizures of mouse models with epilepsy. Their study was recently published in the journal Nature Neuroscience. The method consists of a one-time implantation of MGE (medial ganglionic eminence) cells, responsible for the signal inhibition of the overactive nervous ...
Physical exercise improves osteoporosis prognosis
A new study reveals that postmenopausal osteoporotic women can improve their symptoms with a basic exercise program. The program was invented by Montserrat Otero, PhD holder in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences of the UPV / EHU-University of the Basque Country, and significantly improves strength in the upper and lower limbs and as well as static and dynamic balance.
Osteoporosis is characterized ...
Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Insight into Pneumococcal Disease Causes
A new study published by a research team from the HSPH (Harvard School of Public Health), in the United States, in collaboration with WTSI (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute), in the United Kingdom, reveals the first genome sequencing technology capable of tracking the various changes that occur in the bacterial population after a vaccine injection. The research team followed changes that ...
Shortening of Telomeres Linked to Muscular Dystrophy Onset
A recent study that was published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology reveals that the shortening of the telomeres (a process that is linked to the aging process of the organism) is associated with an increased gene expression associated with FSHD (Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy). FSHD, also known as Landouzy-Dejerine, is an autosomal dominant inherited form of muscular dystrophy which affects the skeletal muscles of the face (facio), scapula (scapulo) and upper ...
Researchers Reveal Link Between Champagne and Cognitive Health
A new study reveals that drinking champagne, anywhere from 1 to 3 glasses per week, could benefit your memory and postpone the onset of dementia, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other degenerative brain disorders. The study was recently published in the journal Antioxidants and Redox Signalling. The research team, consisting of scientists from the University of Reading, in the United Kingdom, discovered that the ...
New discoveries made in multiple sclerosis treatment
Researchers at Stanford University Medical Center have made new advances in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Experiments conducted on laboratory animals have shown that blocking the expression of the protein, SIRT1, delays the onset of paralysis on multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by demyelination of the nervous system, leading to a wide range of neurological signs and ...
Monoclonal antibody reduces wheezing in preterm babies, study finds
According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, pavilizumab, a monoclonal antibody given to prevent respiratory syncytial virus infection, has proven effective in reducing the number of days of wheezing in preterm babies. Researchers say that wheezing episodes in late preterm children are mostly caused by respiratory syncytial virus and that these episodes of wheezing can ...
Newly Discovered Hormone Reveals New Type 2 Diabetes Therapy Possibilities
A research team from the HSPH (Harvard School of Public Health) reveals a hormone that controls the regulation of glucose and the way the liver metabolizes it. Through the use of an experimental new technology, the researchers discovered that if this hormone is switched off, a better control over the production of glucose in the liver can be achieved. Their ...
Factor D inhibitors may cure rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have made interesting discoveries about rheumatoid arthritis. It looks like the knee fat cells secrete a protein called pro-factor D Called, which could be involved in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a rare autoimmune disease that affects approximately 1% or 1.3 million Americans. Rheumatoid arthritis is manifested by damage to the joints, ...
Vagus nerve stimulation for severe depression
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are investigating a new method of treating severe depression, that is nerve stimulation. The results are promising and researchers found that after several months of vagus nerve stimulation changes in brain metabolism occur. Furthermore, it seems that these changes in brain metabolism appear before patients begin to feel better. First author Charles ...
Researchers Reveal Breakthrough Towards Epilepsy Cure
A research team from the UCSF (University of California, San Francisco), in the United States, has revealed a new method to control the seizures of mouse models with epilepsy. Their study was recently published in the journal Nature Neuroscience. The method consists of a one-time implantation of MGE (medial ganglionic eminence) cells, responsible for the signal inhibition of the overactive nervous ...
Physical exercise improves osteoporosis prognosis
A new study reveals that postmenopausal osteoporotic women can improve their symptoms with a basic exercise program. The program was invented by Montserrat Otero, PhD holder in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences of the UPV / EHU-University of the Basque Country, and significantly improves strength in the upper and lower limbs and as well as static and dynamic balance. Osteoporosis is characterized ...
Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Insight into Pneumococcal Disease Causes
A new study published by a research team from the HSPH (Harvard School of Public Health), in the United States, in collaboration with WTSI (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute), in the United Kingdom, reveals the first genome sequencing technology capable of tracking the various changes that occur in the bacterial population after a vaccine injection. The research team followed changes that ...
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