Category: Health News
Scientists Build a Model That Shows How Antibodies Attach to Foreign Bodies
The invasion of foreign bodies into the body is identified and neutralized by the action of antibodies (also known as immunoglobulins) which are a class of Y-shaped proteins made …
Alzheimer’s Association’s Updated Guidelines Represent Crucial Advancements in Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
An Alzheimer’s Association workgroup has released the final version of the new diagnostic guidelines for the disease that take into account findings from the latest research. In the new …Intermittent Senolytic Therapy with Dasatinib and Quercetin: Phase 2 Trial Shows Potential Benefits for Bone Health in Postmenopausal Women with High Senescent Cell Burden
Results from a new study that appeared in the journal Nature Medicine raise some hope that certain drugs aimed at getting rid of senescent cells may promote healthier aging …
Microchip Technology Reveals Detailed Vascular Lesions and Advances Disease Modeling While Reducing Animal Testing
When medicine and technology meet, the possibilities seem endless! After creating a vagina on a chip to better study certain vaginal infections and find treatments, now it’s our blood …Adding Aspirin to Interferon Type I (IFN-I) Can Cure Chronic Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a disease condition caused by the hepatitis B virus, of the Hepadnaviridae family. It causes viral hepatitis which can be acute or chronic. …PPY998 Gene Therapy Boosts Factor I, Potentially Improving Outcomes for Patients with Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an acquired eye condition that causes vision loss in the elderly. It is the commonest cause of blindness in developed countries affecting people above …New Study Highlights Discrepancies in Eating Disorder Reporting Between Parents and Youth
Eating disorders are very common among young people and are associated with chronic malnutrition and a chronic course of illness. They range from binge eating disorder to anorexia nervosa, …Atherosclerosis Plaque Behaves Like Cancer and Can Be Reversed with the Oncological Drug Niraparib (Zejula), Study Shows
Atherosclerosis is one of the major causes of cardiovascular events, accounting for more than 50% of deaths in developed countries Atherosclerosis is caused by the accumulation of lipids in …