Monthly Archives: February 2022

Non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NNAMD) is a major medical condition that affects millions of people in the Western world. The use of Macular translocation surgery, transplantation of autologous adult retinal pigmental epithelial (RPE) cells, and injection of suspensions of human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived RPE cells have been pursued as potential treatments.  Recently, a team […]

The communication between the gut bacteria and the neurologic function, referred to as the gut-brain axis is a novel area of research that has shown us it can regulate different aspects of our health, including brain health through immunologic, metabolic, and endocrine pathways.  Different studies have shown associations between the gut microbial measures and neurological […]

Glioblastoma is an aggressive type of cancer that can occur in the brain or spinal cord. Glioblastoma forms from cells called astrocytes that support nerve cells. This type of tumor can appear at any age, but it is more common in older adults. It is considered a terminal disease, as its life expectancy is less […]

In 2007, Timothy Ray Brown became the first person ever whom doctors declared to be cured of HIV. Thirteen years later, in 2020 researchers from the United Kingdom confirmed the second case of a person cured from HIV. In both cases the patients had a diagnosis of leukemia and lymphoma respectively, that required a stem […]

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan had found that higher levels of dietary fiber, particularly soluble fiber, are associated with a lower risk of developing dementia. The study results were published in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience. Dietary fiber is a component that reaches the large intestine without being affected by digestive enzymes in […]

Apoptosis and necroptosis are 2 cell death pathways with very different immune consequences. Apoptosis results in nuclear and cytoplasmic condensation, cell shrinkage, and small apoptotic body formation, without damaging plasma membrane integrity, which does not cause an immune response/inflammation.  On the other hand necroptosis is manifested by organelle and cell swelling and eventual cell membrane […]