Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tick-borne Powassan virus can kill. What is it, and how can you protect yourself?
Robert Weymouth, 58, of Portland, Maine, died this year because of a tick bite.
May 25, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Balance declines with age, but exercise can help stave off some of the risk of falling
My wife and I were in the grocery store recently when we noticed an older woman reaching above her head for some produce. As she stretched out her hand, she lost her balance and began falling forward. Fortunately, she leaned ...
May 22, 2023
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Cardiology
Managing cardiovascular disease risk factors may help preserve physical function as we age
Managing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors may play a role in preserving physical function during the aging process, according to new research published today in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A.
May 15, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Long molecule of RNA essential to our GI tract's ability to contract and move food along
A long molecule of RNA found in abundance in the healthy smooth muscle cells that give our blood vessels strength and flexibility is also essential to the continuous contraction that moves food through our gastrointestinal ...
May 9, 2023
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Health
Skin issues can be first sign of rheumatological illnesses
Skin conditions may be the first sign that a person has a rheumatic disease that will also affect the joints, muscles or ligaments.
Apr 25, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disturbed sleep may partially explain long COVID breathlessness
A major UK study has discovered that the disturbed sleep patterns in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 was likely to be a driver of breathlessness.
Apr 15, 2023
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Genetics
Genetic therapy corrects progressive muscle disorder in mice
People with myotonic dystrophy experience progressive muscle weakness and repeated episodes of painless muscle stiffness called myotonia.
Apr 13, 2023
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Medical research
Bile acids and gut microbes could potentially treat multiple sclerosis, according to new research in mice
Multiple sclerosis is characterized by an immune system gone haywire. A patient's immune system starts treating the protective coating of the nerves—called myelin—as dangerous. The subsequent nerve damage can cause a ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Neuroscience
In test, zaps to spine help 2 stroke survivors move arms
A stroke left Heather Rendulic with little use of her left hand and arm, putting certain everyday tasks like tying shoes or cutting foods out of reach.
Feb 25, 2023
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Genetics
Toxic protein linked to muscular dystrophy and arhinia
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have found that a toxic protein made by the body called DUX4 may be the cause of two very different rare genetic disorders. For patients who have facioscapulohumeral ...
Feb 17, 2023
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