A new review paper titled “ACSL4: biomarker, mediator and target in quadruple negative breast cancer” has been published in Oncotarget. Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease for which effective treatment depends on correct categorization of its molecular subtype. For the last several decades this determination has relied on hormone receptor status for estrogen, progesterone and […]
In the ongoing absence of a reliable biomarker for multiple sclerosis (MS), misdiagnosis is a common, and persistent, problem that potentially puts patients at prolonged and unnecessary risk. Experts warn that false-negative diagnoses cause treatment delays, while false-positive diagnoses run the risk for potential harm from needless treatment. Dr Patricia Coyle “MS has a misdiagnosis […]
Newborns delivered by cesarean section who are swabbed with the vaginal fluid of their mothers after birth have beneficial bacteria restored to their skin surface and stools, according to a new study. In the first randomized study of its kind, published in the journal mBio, a team of researchers that included Rutgers scientists found the […]
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham has found that a brief, simulated task of navigating a phone menu can detect the earliest changes in daily functioning in people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Investigators found that an older adult's performance on the test, which can be completed in a matter of […]
More to health status than location The ‘inverse care law’ is still in the conversation A parallel focus is required Source: Read Full Article
Mom left traumatized after medics insisted she had GONORRHOEA… but it was actually compulsive skin-picking Angela Hartlin, 36, used to have hour-long skin-picking sessions An ER doctor said she had gonorrhea due to an open wound beside her bikini line READ MORE: Experts warn of STI epidemic in RETIREMENT HOMES A mom was left traumatized after […]
Food allergy has not been on the radar of most racial and ethnic communities. But a new Northwestern Medicine study—the first population-based food allergy study in the U.S. to explore racial and ethnic differences in all age groups—shows why it should be. The new study found the prevalence of food allergy is highest among Hispanic, […]
A University of Waterloo engineer’s MRI invention reveals better than many existing imaging technologies how COVID-19 can change the human brain. The new imaging technique known as correlated diffusion imaging (CDI) was developed by systems design engineering professor Alexander Wong and recently used in a groundbreaking study by scientists at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute and […]
University of Queensland researchers have used an algorithm from a video game to gain insights into the behavior of molecules within live brain cells. Dr. Tristan Wallis and Professor Frederic Meunier from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute came up with the idea while in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Combat video games use a very fast […]
When former What Not to Wear co-host Stacy London pitched a show about mid-life transformation, she was met with crickets. “Everybody said nobody wanted to watch middle-aged women,” she recalls. “But first of all, who are The Real Housewives?” Completely valid jokes aside, London firmly believes that seeing people transformed, taking agency in their life, […]
