Cardiology
The technology that can detect rapid pressure changes inside your heart
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have used cutting-edge imaging technology to measure acute pressure changes inside the heart.
May 11, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Adult smokers with mental illness consume the most caffeine in the US, finds study
Americans are drinking more caffeinated beverages than ever before, but Rutgers researchers have found one group that tops the charts in caffeine consumption: adult smokers with mental illness.
Feb 28, 2023
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Health
Nope, coffee won't give you extra energy. It'll just borrow a bit that you'll pay for later
Many of us want (or should I say need?) our morning coffee to give us our "get up and go." Altogether, the people of the world drink more than two billion cups of coffee each day.
Jan 30, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify molecular mechanism associated with juvenile Parkinson's
Parkinson's disease affects 3% of population over 65 years old, and the average age of onset is 60. In juvenile Parkinson's, which accounts for 5–10% of Parkinson's cases, the disease begins before 40 years old.
Nov 8, 2022
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Medical research
Multiple sclerosis drug works in a surprising way
Drugs called interferon betas are common treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), reducing relapses and slowing motor function decline. Interferon beta, a protein known to contain a zinc binding pocket, is thought to reduce ...
Aug 10, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
ATP from sensory neuron-interneuron crosstalk is key to spreading inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. One of the key features of this disease is remote inflammation, where inflammation spreads from one joint to another. Research ...
May 17, 2022
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Immunology
Biomarker discovery can lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of asthma and COPD
Rutgers researchers have discovered that people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a protein in their lungs that leaks a small molecule into their bloodstream that restricts their breathing instead ...
Oct 20, 2021
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Medications
Light-activated drugs provide localized medicine without side effects
Photopharmacology is an emerging area of science based on the development of photosensitive drugs, that is, drugs that activate with light. A team from IDIBELL and the University of Barcelona has worked on two treatments ...
Sep 9, 2021
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Medical research
A mechanism underlying the most common cause of epileptic seizures revealed
During fetal development, cells should migrate to the outer edge of the brain to form critical connections for information transfer and regulation in the body. When even a few cells fail to move to the correct location, the ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
A potential new cancer target
The role of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) in cancer progression is still not fully understood due its context-dependent biology.
Jun 5, 2020
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