Archive: 08/12/2022

Improving the accuracy of markerless gait analysis

In people with gait disabilities (i.e., a pattern of walking—or gait—that is not normal), assessing gait speed, stride length, and joint kinematics are essential. Measurement of gait parameters over a period of time is ...

Dec 8, 2022

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Patient's own immune cells effective as living medicine for melanoma

A patient's own immune cells, multiplied into an army of billions of immune cells in a lab, can be used as a living medicine against metastatic melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, as the TIL trial has shown. The ...

Dec 8, 2022

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Eyes offer a window into the mystery of human consciousness

Since he was a kid Hal Blumenfeld has wondered about the nature of human consciousness.

Dec 8, 2022

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Anatomical barriers shield the brain from SARS-CoV-2 invasion at vulnerable interfaces

A common symptom of COVID-19 is a partial or complete loss of smell. The virus infects sustentacular cells in the olfactory epithelium and is thought to impair thereby the activity of the sensory neurons in this epithelium.

Dec 8, 2022

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A signaling pathway within brain cells that regulates how long and how deeply we sleep

A good night's sleep can work wonders for both mind and body. But what is it that determines how much we need to sleep, and what can cause us to sleep more deeply?

Dec 8, 2022

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New method identifies spatial biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease progression in animal model

Many diseases affect how cells are spatially organized in tissues, such as in Alzheimer's disease, where amyloid-β proteins clump together to form plaques in the brain. Studying how cells differ in various regions of tissue ...

Dec 8, 2022

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New prostate cancer diagnostic pathway paves way for general screening

In screening for prostate cancer, the risk of overdiagnosis can be halved, a University of Gothenburg study shows. With the proposed diagnostic pathway, considerably fewer harmless tumors are found. This solves a big problem ...

Dec 8, 2022

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Some benefits, potential risks with alternative medicines for heart failure

There are some benefits and potentially serious risks when people with heart failure use complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), to manage symptoms, so involving the health care team is important for safety, according ...

Dec 8, 2022

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Negotiations on global pandemic treaty to start in February: WHO

Negotiations on a draft global agreement to better combat the next pandemic will begin in February next year, the WHO announced after three days of discussions in Geneva.

Dec 8, 2022

Virtual reality helps reduce patient anxiety and need for sedatives during hand surgery

As an anesthesiologist, Adeel Faruki, MD, MBA, works with patients to manage not just pain, but also anxiety. It can be a particular concern for patients receiving a nerve block, rather than sedation or general anesthesia, ...

Dec 8, 2022

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