Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How too much drinking harms the liver
As Americans stepped up their drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic, liver disease and transplants surged.
Apr 18, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Positive oral CT contrast agent improves detection of malignant deposits in intraabdominal nonsolid organs
According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the selection of oral contrast agent and optimization of bowel preparation for oncologic CT could help avoid potentially severe clinical consequences of missed malignant ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Surgery
Sharp tools reduce infection risk in bone surgeries
Researchers at Auckland University of Technology's BioDesign Lab and the University of Auckland's Department of Surgery have uncovered a link between the sharpness of surgical implements and the risk of post-surgery infection.
Feb 3, 2022
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Surgery
Developing bioactive coatings for better orthopaedic implants
Bioactive coatings play a vital role in the success of implants such as those for knees or hips, because their properties induce a biological response that is good for the health. Ph.D. student Imran Deen and Professor Federico ...
Dec 22, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Exogenous amyloid β protein (Aβ) seeds induce Aβ depositions in the blood vessels
Alzheimer's disease (AD) involves the deposition of a protein called amyloid β protein (Aβ) in the brain. This protein can build up in both the functional tissues, or "parenchyma", of the brain, and in the blood vessels. ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Amyloid deposits in eyes provide a peek at Alzheimer's disease risk
Amyloid plaques are protein deposits that collect between brain cells, hindering function and eventually leading to neuronal death. They are considered a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the focus of multiple investigations ...
Aug 23, 2021
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Medical research
Model explains how charged biopolymers enhance protein clustering in amyloid diseases
Amyloid diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type-2 diabetes and other life-threatening diseases, involve pathologic deposits of normally soluble proteins or peptides as insoluble amyloid fibrils. When this happens ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
An amyloid link between Parkinson's disease and melanoma
On the surface, Parkinson's disease—a neurodegenerative disorder—and melanoma—a type of skin cancer—do not appear to have much in common. However, for nearly 50 years, doctors have recognized that Parkinson's disease ...
Apr 7, 2021
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Neuroscience
Location, location, location: Regional tau deposits in healthy elders predict Alzheimer disease
Subtle memory deficits are common in normal aging as well as Alzheimer disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia in older adults. This makes AD difficult to diagnose in its early stages. As there is currently no effective ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Medical research
Cholesterol recycling supports myelin repair
As known from diseases such as arteriosclerosis, cholesterol deposits along blood vessels can be harmful. Similar problems occur in neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Here, defects occur in the regeneration ...
Dec 22, 2020
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