http://feed.informer.com/digests/3U520KEBXR/feeder wesley body breakthrough News2 Respective post owners and feed distributors Fri, 01 Jul 2016 18:44:28 +0000 Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424182501.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:c2dc7d63-fdac-a831-dff5-3a1d678da472 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:25:01 +0000 Investigators have uncovered a way to unleash in blood vessels the protective effects of a type of fat-related molecule known as a sphingolipid, suggesting a promising new strategy for the treatment of coronary artery disease. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160647.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:12e4d2d2-8fe0-d3ab-eef2-513b2e7dbe58 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:06:47 +0000 Tumors actively prevent the formation of immune responses by so-called cytotoxic T cells, which are essential in combating cancer. Researchers have now uncovered for the first time how this exactly happens. The study provides rationales for new cancer immunotherapies and could make existing treatments more effective. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111618.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:03c27894-d8c4-1daa-ff50-9eba5f22b9d5 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:16:18 +0000 Researchers have found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate more fruit and vegetables and less junk food. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111612.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:fa7d443d-2eaf-a721-1c21-049e7868d4e6 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:16:12 +0000 New research has found a significant association between participating in low to moderate intensity exercise and reduced rates of depression. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111609.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:28b7fe55-f668-9db0-3874-2b1a9f9f3e4e Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:16:09 +0000 If a patient is successfully resuscitated after a cardiac arrest and circulation resumes, they are not out of the woods yet. A number of factors can influence whether and how they survive the trauma in the subsequent phase. The administration of the anaesthetic midazolam has a positive effect, as shown by a multicenter study of 571 patients. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111604.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:6c240419-7d7b-b760-1ed3-ca9341ffce84 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:16:04 +0000 A computer game helped upper secondary school students become better at distinguishing between reliable and misleading news. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111601.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:5d2a87c9-b48d-82bb-8d23-3b9c038b1956 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:16:01 +0000 The enzyme PI3K plays a critical role in cell migration. Scientists have long understood this function. But researchers have recently unveiled that a subunit of this enzyme also has the ability to slam on the breaks to this process. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111536.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:2bf117c3-45f5-8ab3-9f02-7356681065bc Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:15:36 +0000 Researchers have developed a method to determine how reliably target proteins can be labeled using super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423155530.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:c6878df8-d45e-b81d-046d-aface254473f Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:55:30 +0000 Psychologists have found that people are as hesitant to reach out to an old friend as they are to strike up a conversation with a stranger, even when they had the capacity and desire to do so. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423135216.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:343f4ca0-a4d6-668f-80d3-8d9e08fe998e Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:52:16 +0000 A team of researchers found that long-tie connections accelerate the speed of social contagion. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423135213.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:a81d51ef-fab7-a14b-0d8f-7292210039de Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:52:13 +0000 Researchers describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -- essential building blocks of life -- to create cells that look and act like cells from the body. This accomplishment, a first in the field, has implications for efforts in regenerative medicine, drug delivery systems and diagnostic tools. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423135210.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:d5e414e0-42b4-480b-9c04-69a23fb4267d Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:52:10 +0000 An assistant professor conducted a study in which he lived among one of the poorest, most marginalized communities in Seoul, South Korea. In the ethnographic study, he asked residents how they dealt with extreme heat. He found they tended to accept the conditions, stating there was not much that could be done. That shows people accepted extreme climate events, despite evidence showing this should not be normal, which bodes the argument social work as a field has much to do to help address climate emergencies. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423135207.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:75379275-544e-6eb8-a0fd-7aea7faa9d56 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:52:07 +0000 A new study highlights the lasting financial impact of a cancer diagnosis for many working-age adults and their families in the United States. It shows a cancer diagnosis and the time required for its treatment can result in employment disruptions, loss of household income and loss of employment-based health insurance coverage, leading to financial hardship. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423135205.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:cb1399b6-99f5-e57b-db84-a0766afb2f54 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:52:05 +0000 Using state-of-the-art microscopy techniques, researchers have shed new light on the underlying mechanisms driving Alzheimer's disease. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423113144.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:65fc60a5-9e02-c7dc-c797-7bf69372e493 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:31:44 +0000 Researchers find less Salmonella on backyard poultry farms. But concerns remain about the prevalance of multidrug-resistant bacteria on both large and small farms. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423113138.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:0ac55f08-3f9b-974a-86c5-d1e2a7d228c2 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:31:38 +0000 Bursts of brain rhythms with 'beta' frequencies control where and when neurons in the cortex process sensory information and plan responses. Studying these bursts would improve understanding of cognition and clinical disorders, researchers argue in a new review. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423113133.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:0bd375d2-9e7b-d7b5-fd60-ad1cda49d18c Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:31:33 +0000 Researchers deploy an array of microscopic coils to create a magnetic field and stimulate individual neurons. The magnetic field can induce an electric field in any nearby neurons, the same effect created by an electrode but much more precise. They used an array of eight coils, which combined can induce electric fields using much less current per coil, and employed soft magnetic materials, which boost the magnetic strength of the coils. The researchers constructed a prototype of their coil array, called MagPatch, and encapsulated it within a biocompatible coating. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423113115.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:f3fb7639-dce5-896b-b02b-5802b0eebd91 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:31:15 +0000 A research team has synthesized a lysin that during in vitro experiments targets bacteria responsible for producing odors in human armpits. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423113107.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:eef5dc81-5a4f-4553-3062-35d0060c1c7b Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:31:07 +0000 Using light pulses as a model for electrical defibrillation, scientists developed a method to assess and modulate the heart function. The research team has thus paved the way for an efficient and direct treatment for cardiac arrhythmias. This may be an alternative for the strong and painful electrical shocks currently used. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423113059.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:4cd0ba47-445d-f486-7552-6cea0e53b593 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:30:59 +0000 Dengue infections in pregnant women may have a negative impact on the first years of children's lives, new research has found. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240423113041.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:a9d8d231-1f32-333f-816f-3a59d326bf1f Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:30:41 +0000 Social interactions synchronize brain activity within individuals and between individuals. In a new study, researchers compared brain synchronization between pairs of people with relatively strong social ties (acquaintance pairs) and pairs with almost no social ties (stranger pairs). The study found that during a cooperative task, the stranger pairs exhibited more closely connected brain networks compared to the acquaintance pairs. These findings challenge the conventional understanding that stronger social bonds lead to greater brain synchronization. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422170821.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:f1350833-c8d9-fb1a-e8a3-9e96ca472316 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:08:21 +0000 Researchers sequence the bella moth genome, which they used to pinpoint specific genes that may confer immunity to noxious alkaloids. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422170805.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:a8052008-d0ba-d9b5-60bd-faa1d8140c95 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:08:05 +0000 Normally, a person's pupils naturally widen (or dilate) in low-light environments to allow more light into the eye. However, in a new study, researchers reported that a person's pupils also dilate when they are concentrating on tasks. In particular, they found that the more a person's eyes dilated during the task, the better they did on tests measuring their working memory. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422152119.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:ebf67ce4-ec72-9b15-d7ff-59d8b29fa0c5 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:21:19 +0000 Though life goals change over time, a study of teen goals indicates that goals of education and high prestige can drive success. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422151929.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:25a3115e-e094-09e0-45ec-06ff23dec874 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:19:29 +0000 In a scientific breakthrough, researchers have revealed the biological mechanisms by which a family of proteins known as histone deacetylases (HDACs) activate immune system cells linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other inflammatory diseases. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120733.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:598e1552-1549-dbbc-57e8-8bdb6bfb8ca5 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:07:33 +0000 While most parents of preschool and elementary aged children strive to give their children a balanced, nutritional diet, some of their strategies to promote healthy eating may backfire, a national poll suggests. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120731.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:111a24b6-45fa-2a74-15ee-e9a78aef22ef Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:07:31 +0000 Digital memory test and a blood sample -- this combination will be tested for its potential to identify early Alzheimer's disease in a new research study. Over a hundred healthcare centers are part of the study that is now inviting participants to sign up. At least 3,000, preferably many more participants are needed for the study to be successful. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120722.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:4948cd41-7e4c-4d15-6ef7-de3e0b8e9d8d Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:07:22 +0000 Observers of Japanese early childhood education and care have pointed to the mindset of educators watching over and waiting on preschoolers as being an intriguing tendency. This mimamoru approach has its roots in a premodern concept of nature. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120709.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:ce3767ae-fdbb-6b1d-e95b-5e252f2a9766 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:07:09 +0000 A specific protein, TP53INP2, might prevent muscle loss associated with aging. A new study indicates that high levels of this protein are linked to greater muscle strength and healthier aging. This discovery paves the way for new treatments that could enhance the quality of life for the elderly. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120707.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:502c4315-6493-9608-426e-3930195ae43d Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:07:07 +0000 Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide with around 59 million people concerned in 2019. This irregular heartbeat is associated with increased risks of heart failure, dementia and stroke. It constitutes a significant burden to healthcare systems, making its early detection and treatment a major goal. Researchers have recently developed a deep-learning model capable of predicting the transition from a normal cardiac rhythm to atrial fibrillation. It gives early warnings on average 30 minutes before onset, with an accuracy of around 80%. These results pave the way for integration into wearable technologies, allowing early interventions and better patient outcomes. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120653.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:4bf18ee3-1f3c-8379-1a74-5aa135dd03ad Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:06:53 +0000 Physical cues in the womb, and not just genetics, influence the normal development of neural crest cells, the embryonic stem cells that form facial features, finds a new study. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120648.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:28406ba8-353c-35fc-56ff-2874ad60493f Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:06:48 +0000 Some pathogens hide inside human cells to enhance their survival. Researchers have uncovered a unique tactic certain bacteria use to spread in the body without being detected by the immune system. In their study, they reveal the crucial role of a bacterial nanomachine in this infection process. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120640.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:694ee260-0bed-41b9-0294-029c4e6b97ef Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:06:40 +0000 Plant-derived nanoparticles have demonstrated significant anticancer effects. Researchers recently developed rice bran-derived nanoparticles (rbNPs) that efficiently suppressed cell proliferation and induced programmed cell death of only cancer cells. Furthermore, rbNPs successfully suppressed the growth of tumors in mice having aggressive adenocarcinoma in their peritoneal cavity, without any adverse effects. Given their low production costs and high efficacy, rbNPs hold great promise for developing affordable and safe anticancer agents. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120629.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:fd683ac9-67ce-58fc-994c-c4da51fe5add Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:06:29 +0000 Simulated effects of microgravity significantly affect rhythmicity and sleep in humans, a new study finds. Such disturbances could negatively affect the physiology and performance of astronauts in space. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120626.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:cba3b98a-c41c-76db-962a-14ae2c17c4ea Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:06:26 +0000 Scientists are developing and validating a patent-pending novel immunotherapy to be used against glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14 months. Traditional methods used against other cancers, like chemotherapy and immunotherapy, are often ineffective on glioblastoma. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120621.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:023d6d38-6474-72e2-7c1c-e0c9d47cdb96 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:06:21 +0000 Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a new study. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120603.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:fa66ac58-dba6-4661-1e6e-75e7bd1c97b1 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:06:03 +0000 State-of-the-art artificial intelligence systems known as large language models (LLMs) are poor medical coders, according to researchers. Their study emphasizes the necessity for refinement and validation of these technologies before considering clinical implementation. The study extracted a list of more than 27,000 unique diagnosis and procedure codes from 12 months of routine care in the Mount Sinai Health System, while excluding identifiable patient data. Using the description for each code, the researchers prompted models from OpenAI, Google, and Meta to output the most accurate medical codes. The generated codes were compared with the original codes and errors were analyzed for any patterns. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120557.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:0812bdef-3c91-1192-8b33-5bd68daf2162 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:05:57 +0000 Clarifying the cause of a skin disease led to the discovery of a new disease-causing gene, a new category of diseases, and new perspectives for both counseling and therapy. The discovery is the first time that epigenetic silencing, the 'switching off' of an otherwise intact gene, has been recognized as the cause for a skin disease. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120551.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:c4fcdfa2-b0d6-24a7-de25-4b9bbad44794 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:05:51 +0000 Primary health care, conditional cash transfers and social pensions have prevented 1.4 million deaths of all ages in Brazil over the past two decades, according to a new study. If expanded, these programs could avert an additional 1.3 million deaths and 6.6 million hospitalizations by 2030. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419182009.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:d50cdb60-39c2-a2e3-59b7-1e6b74c9f1a3 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:20:09 +0000 Blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus) is a plant in the family Asteraceae. For centuries, it has been used as a medicinal herb as an extract or tea, e.g. to aid the digestive system. Researchers have now found a completely novel use for Cnicin. Animal models as well as human cells have shown that Cnicin significantly accelerates axon (nerve fibers) growth. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419182004.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:553e9873-b2ff-e526-3757-53986743ccf8 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:20:04 +0000 Researchers have developed a new shoe insole technology that helps reduce the risk of diabetic foot ulcers, a dangerous open sore that can lead to hospitalization and leg, foot or toe amputations. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419181958.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:3c8ae36e-4708-f984-06c2-82db9b144a88 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:19:58 +0000 Researchers explore a cancer immunotherapy treatment that involves activating the immune cells in the body and reprogramming them to attack and destroy cancer cells. This therapeutic method frequently uses cytokines, small protein molecules that act as intercellular biochemical messengers and are released by the body's immune cells to coordinate their response. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419132840.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:8e6f5642-b2d5-f0c7-eae7-45d9bfb955c6 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:28:40 +0000 People are using 'they/them' pronouns more often, according to a new study. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419132823.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:5682b04e-6a24-12ce-37d9-974a8df279a2 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:28:23 +0000 When epileptic patients suffer seizures, their brain is undergoing repetitive and excessive neuronal firing. But what triggers this has stumped scientists for years. Now, researchers have used fluorescence calcium sensors to track astrocytes' role in epileptic seizures, finding that that astrocyte activity starts approximately 20 seconds before the onset of epileptic neuronal hyperactivity. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419131901.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:1b384e3f-1efa-399b-bb9e-f19280fa8ebc Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:19:01 +0000 Toxic chemicals used to flame-proof plastic materials can be absorbed into the body through skin, via contact with microplastics, new research shows. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419131858.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:e9efc356-d233-cf07-cdb3-f3120ef9ad98 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:18:58 +0000 Scientists have located and identified alterations in the monkeypox virus genome that potentially correlate with changes in the virus's transmissibility observed in the 2022 outbreak. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419131845.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:7c976cb1-575a-6a08-0a01-c747848f483d Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:18:45 +0000 Dietary treatment is more effective than medications in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). With dietary adjustments, more than seven out of ten patients had significantly reduced symptoms. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419131831.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:af284fea-698d-af94-21b1-a561619c3125 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:18:31 +0000 Researchers have revealed the regulatory mechanism of a specific protein, TRBP, that plays a key role in balancing the immune response triggered by viral infections in mammal cells. These findings could help drive the development of antiviral therapies and nucleic acid medicines to treat genetic disorders. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419131815.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:87f1f6d4-b500-9a0b-0bcd-313090df5687 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:18:15 +0000 In a discovery that could hasten treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), scientists have discovered a harbinger in the blood of some people who later went on to develop the disease. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419131805.htm Top Health News -- ScienceDaily urn:uuid:026a43ca-e392-ecdf-0343-a6ee77e41b36 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:18:05 +0000 Researchers have designed a new method for developing immunotherapy drugs using engineered peptides to elicit a natural immune response inside the body.