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 […]
In a recently published study, researchers from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, the Icahn School of Medicine at New York’s Mount Sinai have identified the most critical genes that cause coronary heart disease and trigger heart attacks. The researchers aimed to develop a comprehensive integrative genomics analysis for coronary artery disease (CAD) and provide […]
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a myeloid-progenitor-derived neoplasm of poor prognosis, particularly among the elderly, in whom age and comorbidities preclude the use of intensive therapies. Around half the patients under the age of 60 die. For that reason there is an increased need for novel therapeutic approaches. Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is […]
Sweden is one of the few countries that have removed the dental health recommendation of giving prophylactic antibiotics in people at a higher risk of infection of the heart valves, an infection called infective endocarditis. The recommendation was removed in 2012, and since then there has been no increase in the disease. What is Infective […]
Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition consisting of difficulties in social communication, adaptation to unexpected change, heightened sensory sensitivity and restricted interests. There are many barriers to obtaining an autism diagnosis, such as knowledge of autism, availability of diagnostic services and funding. In a new study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, researchers found […]
According to a new study published in the journal Circulation, the American Heart Association (AHA) journal, more than 1 in 2 young women between the ages of 20 to 44 who gave birth in the United States in 2019 had poor heart health before becoming pregnant, causing more than 1 in 4 pregnancy-related deaths. More […]
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), includes two conditions, Cronh’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Both conditions are associated with acute and chronic inflammation of the intestine. Some risk factors to develop IBD include genetic predisposition and factors that alter gut microbiota, such as antibiotics. The effect of nutrition in IBD remains poorly understood, but diets that cause […]
The increase in oxidative stress causes damage to the central nervous system and is linked to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The pathophysiology of AD has been widely investigated. However, the relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction and the disease remains largely unknown. In a recently published study, researchers from Japan’s Shibaura Institute of Technology […]