Monthly Archives: February 2023

Regenerative Medicine News and General Information

Digital Twin Opens Way to Effective Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases

Posted on by Karely Vega, MD
28
Feb

Inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis have complex disease mechanisms that can differ from patient to patient with the same diagnosis. This means that currently available drugs have little effect on many patients. Using so-called digital twins, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now obtained a deeper understanding of the “off and on” proteins that control these […]

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Nutrition and Supplements

Anthocyanins as Promising Molecules Affecting Inflammation and Gut Microbiota in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted on by Karely Vega, MD
28
Feb

According to the CDC, over 37 million Americans—about 1 in 10 individuals—have diabetes, and approximately 90-95% of them have type 2 diabetes. Normally, a hormone called insulin moves glucose (sugar) from the blood into cells, where it’s used for energy. But in type 2 diabetes, the body doesn’t use or produce insulin properly, and glucose […]

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Lifestyle

Insomnia Tied to Greater Risk of Heart Attack

Posted on by Karely Vega, MD
27
Feb

People who suffer from insomnia were 69% more likely to have a heart attack compared to those who didn’t have the sleep disorder during an average nine years of follow-up, according to new research being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology. In addition, when […]

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Lifestyle

Physical Activity for Improving Depression, Anxiety and Distress

Posted on by Karely Vega, MD
27
Feb

University of South Australia researchers are calling for exercise to be a mainstay approach for managing depression as a new study shows that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or the leading medications. Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the review is the most comprehensive to date, encompassing 97 reviews, […]

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Stem Cell Therapy for Specific Conditions

Successful Cure of HIV Infection After Stem Cell Transplantation, Study Suggests

Posted on by Karely Vega, MD
24
Feb

Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of severe blood cancers is the only medical intervention that has cured two people living with HIV in the past. An international group of physicians and researchers from Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain, and the United States has now identified another case in which HIV infection has been […]

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Nutrition and Supplements

Regular Laxative Use Linked to Increased Dementia Risk

Posted on by Karely Vega, MD
24
Feb

Researchers say they’ve found a possible link between regular laxative use and a person’s risk of dementia, but experts note that the research is very early and should be interpreted with caution. According to the researchers, from medical institutions across China as well as the University of Cambridge and Harvard Medical School, constipation affects about […]

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Regenerative Medicine News and General Information

Is a Change in Alcohol Consumption Associated with the Incidence of Dementia?

Posted on by Karely Vega, MD
23
Feb

Currently, more than 57 million people live with dementia worldwide, and this number is expected to increase to more than 152 million by 2050. Alcohol consumption is generally considered as a potential modifiable risk factor for dementia, but the results in the literature are not completely consistent. In this study, the authors evaluated the association […]

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COVID-19

COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Fewer Cardiac Events

Posted on by Karely Vega, MD
22
Feb

First U.S. study to show lower risk in patients following SARS-CoV-2 infection Analyzing the most extensive datasets in the United States, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have revealed that vaccination against COVID-19 is associated with fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular issues among people who were infected with SARS-CoV-2, […]

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COVID-19

When is Remdesivir Effective for COVID-19?

Posted on by Karely Vega, MD
22
Feb

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and medical practitioners have made a massive effort to find effective treatments for the illness. Remdesivir was the first antiviral agent approved for treatment of COVID-19, first in the USA in 2020 and later in Europe. The medication was a beacon of hope early in the pandemic […]

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