Rockville, Md. (March 22, 2019)–A new article explores the pathophysiological factors that link sleep disturbances and Alzheimer’s disease. Better understanding of this connection may lead to potential diagnostics and therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases and dementia. The article is published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurophysiology (JNP). Alzheimer’s research has…
IMAGE: Patient, monitored by nurse, in a Genetesis Cardioflux™ scanner. view more (Mason, OH March 22, 2019 8 am) Genetesis, a medical technology company focused on using biomagnetic imaging to enable rapid, noninvasive and accurate chest pain triage, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its cardiac imaging platform. The platform pairs the CardioFlux™ Magnetocardiograph with the…
IMAGE: Dr Crawford Moodie view more Credit: University of Stirling Health warnings on plain-packaged cigarettes have more of an impact on smokers than those on branded packs, according to new research from the University of Stirling. In one of the first studies to explore how smokers responded to standardised (plain) packaging, experts at the Institute of…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – March 22, 2019 – An inexpensive weight-loss drug approved 60 years ago for only short-term use also may be safe and effective for longer-term treatment, according to a study conducted by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health and the Patient Outcomes Research to Advance Learning (PORTAL) network. The study is published in…
IMAGE: The FSU researchers’ new model allows for increased variation in simulations designed to identify the origins of genetic differences. The graph shows the many different environments that can change the… view more Credit: Beerli TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A sophisticated new analysis tool developed by Florida State University scientists may signal a new era in the…
IMAGE: From left, Hideaki Fujiwara, M.D., Ph.D.; Grace Chen, M.D., Ph.D.; and Pavan Reddy, M.D. view more ANN ARBOR, Michigan — A protein that protects people with inflammatory bowel disease has quite a different effect in graft-vs.-host disease, a common and challenging side effect of bone marrow transplants. In a surprising finding, researchers at the University…