Category: 8. Health
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THz Waves – A New Potential Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
By Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS August 10, 2023 Amyloid deposition, a hallmark of diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, follows a sigmoidal curve where misfolded proteins form oligomers before fibril elongation. Researchers have developed a technique using a specific THz frequency to regulate this deposition, showing the potential…
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Singing and speech linked to same neural networks in the brain
The neural network related to speech is mostly located in the left cerebral hemisphere, while singing has been primarily associated with the structures of both hemispheres. However, a new study indicates that the left hemisphere has a greater significance, including in terms of singing, than previously thought. According to a notion prevalent for more than…
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Amazon Clinic Expands To All 50 States
A page from Amazon’s clinic site is shown on a laptop in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. (AP … [+] Photo/Peter Morgan) Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Amazon recently announced that their virtual care service platform, Amazon Clinic, will expand to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This…
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Thousands Of Felines Die In Cyprus As Vets Turn To Human Drug For Treatment
Topline Sick cats in Cyprus are being given human Covid-19 drugs in an effort to stamp out a lethal feline coronavirus, offering hope of saving the island’s famous feline population from a virus that has already killed thousands of animals and shows little sign of stopping. A coronavirus is killing thousands of cats in Cyprus,…
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Weight Loss Drug Wegovy Also Cuts Heart Risks
In a large clinical trial, the weight loss drug Wegovy was recently shown to reduce the overall risk of heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular deaths by 20% in the study population. The double-blind placebo-controlled trial included over 17,000 adults over the age of 45 years who were overweight or had obesity. All participants had been…
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FDA approves Izervay for geographic atrophy tied to age-related macular degeneration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Izervay (avacincaptad pegol intravitreal solution) for the treatment of geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration. The approval was based on two phase 3 clinical trials, in which patients received 2 mg intravitreal administration of Izervay. During a 12-month follow-up period, there was a statistically significant… Continue…
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New orally available drug for spinal cord injury found to be safe and tolerable in healthy participants — ScienceDaily
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has demonstrated the safety and tolerability of a new drug treatment designed as a therapeutic intervention for spinal cord injury (SCI). The research, published in British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, found that the KCL-286 drug — which works by activating…
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Scientists reveal two paths to autism in the developing brain — ScienceDaily
Two distinct neurodevelopmental abnormalities that arise just weeks after the start of brain development have been associated with the emergence of autism spectrum disorder, according to a new Yale-led study in which researchers developed brain organoids from the stem cells of boys diagnosed with the disorder. And, researchers say, the specific abnormalities seem to be…
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Researcher pioneers technique to self-assemble high-performance biomolecular films — ScienceDaily
A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a novel technique to self-assemble a thin layer of amino acids with ordered orientation over a large area that demonstrates high piezoelectric strength, making the manufacturing of biocompatible and biodegradable medical microdevices, such as pacemaker and implantable biosensor, in…
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Nano-sized particles released by red blood cells reduce inflammation and fat deposition in immune cells, potentially paving the way for new methods of treating atherosclerosis — ScienceDaily
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up inside artery walls. This can lead to plaque formation, which can block arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes. Immune cells play a key role in cleaning the blood, by interacting with red blood cell extracellular vesicles (RBCEVs), which are nano-sized particles…