Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: MIT develops wearable sensor for ALS patients; Cord blood DNA can hold clues for early ASD diagnosis and intervention; ENIGMA consortium offers hope for improving treatment of brain injuries.
French researchers have shown that modifying peripheral macrophages could quell microglial activation in the central nervous system, slowing the rate of decline and extending survival in mouse models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Study underscores long-term impact of COVID-19; CT scan enhancement via deep learning; Caution in screening for large fetus size.
A multi-institutional team of researchers has implicated lipid droplets, which are key energy storage units of individual cells, in innate immune defense. "Until now it was thought that [lipid droplets] were at the service of viruses or bacteria during infection," Albert Pol told BioWorld. The new study, which was published in the Oct. 16, 2020, issue of Science, demonstrated that cells also use the droplets to coordinate their defense.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Magnetic field and hydrogels could be used to grow new cartilage; COVID-19 pandemic has dramatic impact on osteoporosis management, finds new global study; Casting call: Why immobilizing helps in healing; Osteoarthritis biomarker could help 300 million people worldwide.
A collaborative Sino-Australian study led by scientists at the Institute of Ageing Research at Hangzhou Normal University in Chongqing has identified a new target for enhancing respiratory function and preventing stress-induced premature lung aging and fibrosis due to environmental stresses in mice.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: Study supports use of hypofractionated SRT to resection cavity in brain metastases; PDAC subtypes point to targeting strategies; NICE endorses Tagrisso; Nanofibers show well in study of skin cancer.
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