Monthly Archives: April 2022

A new and final recommendation has been issued by the U.S. Preventive Task Force on the use of aspirin in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention.  “Evidence is pointing to the fact that we’re not seeing a benefit from using low-dose aspirin for reducing risk in patients who don’t already have cardiovascular disease,” says Dr. Demilade Adedinsewo, […]

Cellular reprogramming can manipulate the identity of cells to generate the desired cell types. The use of cell-intrinsic components, including oocyte cytoplasm and transcription factors, can enforce somatic cell reprogramming to pluripotent stem cells.  By contrast, chemical stimulation by exposure to small molecules offers an alternative approach that can manipulate cell fate in a simple […]

A new study from Brown University and RIKEN Center for Brain Science has provided further evidence about the correlation between sleep and learning.  There has always been a wrong belief that staying up late at night studying is the best and most normal way of learning, but according to the study, it may not be […]

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic condition that affects the central nervous system (CNS). It is characterized by the immune system attacking myelin sheaths, which are fatty layers that surround nerve fibers and enable them to communicate.  One recent study published early this year found that contracting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a type of herpesvirus, […]

An important consideration for the use of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) in biomedical research and regenerative medicine is the acquisition of mutations, in particular in genes associated with cancer.  In a study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, researchers from the University of Exeter’s flagship Living Systems Institute has shown that stem cells […]

The human microbiome contains a community of microorganisms that include bacteria, fungi, and even viruses, which is called the human virome, a community of both beneficial and pathogenic viruses.  This virome starts developing at birth and may be an equally important factor in health as the microbiome.  In a recently published study, researchers found out […]

Brain autopsy studies have long demonstrated the accumulation of lipid droplets in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), starting with AloisAlzheimer’s initial description of “adipose saccules” in the brain in 1907. There are reports that lower plasma HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) levels are associated with increased severity of AD, and conversely that higher HDL-C levels are associated with better […]

We know from multiple studies that conventional tobacco can cause different adverse effects on our health. But information about vaping devices, including one of the most popular e-cigarettes which also has high nicotine levels, is less established.  The use of e-cigarettes or ‘vaping’ has become widespread, particularly among young people and smokers trying to quit. […]