Reduced blood flow and impaired neurovascular coupling are well-known features of glaucoma, the main cause of non-curable blindness affecting 80 million people worldwide in 2020. The mechanisms underlying these abnormalities are now unveiled, thanks to new research by a team led by Adriana Di Polo, professor of neuroscience and ophthalmology at Université de Montréal. The study was […]
Rarely does an oncologist closely question a breast cancer patient about their blood glucose, body weight, lipid profile, or medications for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Instead, these issues are usually the concern of the patient’s primary care provider. Medical experts have recognized that obesity, defined as a body mass index of 30 or greater, increases […]
GP talks about the impact of the menopause on weight gain We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Menopause is a transitional […]
Dr Zoe Williams discusses visceral fat on This Morning We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Whether you are carrying a little […]
No single gene causes uterine cancer, the fourth most common cancer among women, which is on the rise in the U.S. That’s why Clemson University geneticist Allison Hickman’s research focused on identifying networks of genes involved in uterine cancer that could be potential targets for more effective drug therapies. The American Cancer Society estimates that […]
South Korea said Wednesday it was dropping its vaunted “trace, test and treat” programme as a surge in Omicron cases threatens to overwhelm the country’s healthcare system. At the start of the pandemic in 2020, South Korea was hit by one of the worst early outbreaks of the disease outside China but brought it under […]
Adele Roberts says her cancer diagnosis 'was a shock' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Not all cancers can be prevented, […]
Most all of us have felt the exhaustion of pandemic-era decision-making. Should I travel to see an elderly relative? Can I see my friends and, if so, is inside OK? Mask or no mask? Test or no test? What day? Which brand? Is it safe to send my child to day care? Questions that once […]
Northwestern investigators have discovered that dopamine signaling in the brain's dorsomedial striatum promotes the development of compulsive behaviors in animal models, according to findings published in Current Biology. Talia Lerner, PhD, assistant professor of Neuroscience, was senior author of the study. Corticostriatal circuits are neural circuits connecting the brain's cerebral cortex to the striatum, a […]
The EU’s medicines watchdog said Tuesday it has started to evaluate Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 booster shot for children aged 12 to 15 years. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) last week said it would rule soon on a similar application to give the booster jab, called Comirnaty, to teens aged 16 and 17 within the 27-nation bloc. […]
