In a recently published study, researchers evaluated the use of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) transferred from younger to older mice and its effect on the aging brain. The study appears in the journal Nature. For the study, the researchers conditioned mice to remember an event so they could test this memory later. They used 20-month-old mice […]
A rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint, keeping the head of the upper arm bone firmly within the shallow socket of the shoulder. A rotator cuff injury can cause a dull ache in the shoulder that worsens at night. Rotator cuff injuries are common and increase with […]
Stimulant medications have always been seen as an aid for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to learn. However, in a recently published study, researchers at the Center for Children and Families at Florida International University, have found that medication has no detectable impact on how much children with ADHD learn in the classroom. […]
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar. Hyperglycaemia, or raised blood sugar, is a common effect of uncontrolled diabetes and over time leads to serious damage to […]
Since early May 2022, many countries in Europe, as well as Australia, and the U.S. have reported an increased number of monkeypox cases. In the U.K., 20 monkeypox cases have been confirmed since early May. As of May 19, Canada confirmed two monkeypox cases and said it was investigating 17 suspected cases. What is Monkeypox? […]
Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October of 2018. However, it has been legal for medical purposes since 2001, with over 230,000 individuals having acquired medical client registrations by early 2018. Cannabis is a popular alternative or complementary therapy among people with multiple sclerosis (MS), whose use of cannabis has been estimated as high as four […]
Only some organs have intrinsic repair and regenerative capacity in the human body, and different organs often show different rates of repair and regeneration, such as the peripheral nervous system. Sciatic nerve injury is a common peripheral neuropathy usually caused by trauma, indicating the loss of motor and sensory functions. Patients suffering from such injury […]
As the population continues to age, a pandemic of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is emerging, with conservative estimates of over 14 million victims globally by 2040. While PD patients display a wide range of non-motor features, the defining symptoms are progressive motor deficits due to striatal dopaminergic insufficiency secondary to loss of dopaminergic nigral neurons. Current […]
Chronic inflammatory diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Inflammation is part of the host’s complex defense mechanism. It is the immune system’s biological response against different infectious or non-infectious stimuli. These stimuli may activate inflammatory signaling pathways such as nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and Janus kinase signal transducer and […]
Guidelines recommend radical cystectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy for aggressive bladder cancer, which is a complex procedure with an estimated 33,429 operations performed in the US from 2008 to 2011 and 3,043 in England in 2015. Survival following radical cystectomy reflects tumor biology, treatment received, and patient fitness. Morbidity from complications after cystectomy can be considerable. […]