A Korean study led by Seoul National University scientists is the first to demonstrate that the human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium, Akkermansia muciniphila, secretes a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-inducing protein, which significantly improved glucose homeostasis and ameliorated metabolic disease in mice.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: Rheumatic aortic stenosis responds well to TAVR vs. SAVR; Cardiac MR may improve correct diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction; Better management needed for infarct patients with mechanical complications.
Cachexia, Teresa Zimmers told the audience at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), is "woefully understudied for the outsized impact it has on cancer patients." The condition, which is currently defined as weight loss and muscle wasting, is the direct cause of death in an estimated 25% to 30% of cancer patients. But it is the main subject of only 0.1% of research papers and 0.2% of clinical trials.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: Blood test for depression, bipolar disorder developed; Specialized hydrogel helps repair circuitry in severe TBI; Using AI to diagnose neurological diseases based on motor impairment.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Method measures vital signs using smartphone camera; Improving purity of urine and plasma cfDNA.
A splicing defect in the survival of motor neuron gene (SMN) leads to a deficiency of protein function that results in spinal muscular atrophy. It is the second most common autosomal recessive disease, occurring with a prevalence of 1 to as little as 6,000 births.
LONDON – The largest study to date, involving 236,379 confirmed cases, shows that 1 in 3 survivors of COVID-19 was diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric condition within six months of contracting the infection. For 13% of those patients, it was their first such diagnosis.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: New study expands evaluation of gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy; High risk of AKI in patients undergoing treatment for infected total knee replacement; Tadpole nerve regeneration capacity provides clue to treating spinal cord injury.
LONDON – The largest study to date, involving 236,379 confirmed cases, shows that 1 in 3 survivors of COVID-19 was diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric condition within six months of contracting the infection. For 13% of those patients, it was their first such diagnosis.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: Popcorn-like gold nanofilms for detection of miRNA in cancer; Myeloid cells differ in primary and recurrent glioblastoma; Premetastatic niche is prepared via leaky gut in colorectal cancer; Brain metastases of breast cancer depend on fatty acid synthesis.
RSS
