Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. It is a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss and possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to the environment. In 2020, as many as 5.8 million individuals were living with Alzheimer’s disease in the US and the […]
A team of researchers from Northwestern University in the United States have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses “dancing molecules” to reverse paralysis and repair tissue after severe spinal cord injuries. Their research results were published in the journal Science in the November 12 issue. They administered a single injection to tissues surrounding the […]
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract triggered by microbial and environmental insults. The global burden of disease associated with CD is rising, particularly in developed countries where incidence has been increasing for decades. Current standards of care, including immunomodulatory biologics, are expensive and have high rates of primary and secondary non-responsiveness. […]
Stroke is the most common cause of epilepsy in older age. Subclinical cerebrovascular disease is believed to underlie some of the 30-50% of late-onset epilepsy without a known cause. Epilepsy is the third most common neurological condition that affects older people after stroke and dementia. Research shows that late-onset epilepsy has become more widespread in […]
Influenza A viruses infect a number of different species, ranging from birds to mammals including humans. In addition to the welldefined respiratory effects, acute influenza infection in humans can lead to the development of a number of encephalitic syndromes, each having neurological consequences. This can happen with other respiratory viruses also. A new study published […]
The ticks Ixodes scapularis transmit many pathogens that cause human disease, including Borrelia burgdorferi. Acquired resistance to I. scapularis due to repeated tick exposure has the potential to prevent tick-borne infectious disease, and salivary proteins have been postulated to contribute to this process. Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted […]
Vitamin D has been inconsistently associated with reduced risk of several autoimmune diseases and large, randomized controlled trials have been lacking. Dietary marine-derived long-chain omega-3 fatty acids decrease systemic inflammation and ameliorate symptoms in some autoimmune diseases, but no trials have tested if they can lower the risk of developing autoimmune diseases. New Controlled Trial […]
A new study from the University of Minnesota Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital show it is possible to improve specific human brain functions related to self-control and mental flexibility by merging artificial intelligence with targeted electrical brain stimulation. The study was published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering in November 2021. The research was […]
A woman from Argentina has become only the second person known to ever show no detectable traces of HIV infection without receiving a stem cell transplantation treatment to cure it. The patient was diagnosed with HIV in 2013, but after 8 years of follow up checks and a total of 10 commercial viral load tests, […]
As we age, we experience a form of chronic low-grade inflammation in our immune system. Experts have linked this kind of age-related inflammation to dementia and cognitive decline. Research suggests that different foods can influence rates of inflammation both acutely and chronically. Researchers have recently investigated the link between inflammatory diets and the risk of […]