Gestational hypertension — high blood pressure during pregnancy — can have persisting adverse effects on the health of mothers and their infants. In 2017, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) released clinical guidelines for hypertension in non-pregnant adults, which lowered the blood pressure threshold to diagnose hypertension, compared to…
IMAGE: The mTOR pathway is activated by exercise training program, and enhances spinogenesis, neuronal activity and axonal myelination. This illustration summarizes major findings of a paper published on July 3, 2019,… view more Credit: Kai Chen, Jinan University Muscle memory — it’s not just a saying. Repetitive exercise induces improved learning for motor skills, and researchers…
IMAGE: Deep Aging Clocks: the emergence of AI-based biomarkers of aging and longevity. view more July 3, 2019 – There are two kinds of age: chronological age, which is the number of years one has lived, and biological age, which is influenced by our genes, lifestyle, behaviour, the environment and other factors. Biological age is the…
IMAGE: Scientists at the Center for Research on Inflammatory Diseases (CRID) show why pediatric patients with sepsis suffer from more inflammation and organ injury than adults. New treatment strategies may be… view more Credit: image: Mariana J. Kaplan / NIAMS Systemic Autoimmunity Branch An immune mechanism that makes babies more likely than adults to die from…
IMAGE: Lee Jennings, M.D. view more Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY – The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, working with partners across the state, has been awarded a $3.75 million federal grant to enhance the care and support of a growing group of Oklahomans – those who suffer from memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and other…
IMAGE: Ramesh Shivdasani, MD, PhD view more Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Two distinct subtypes discovered, each with dramatically different risks of recurrence Patients with more aggressive subtype can be monitored vigilantly for recurrence and possible treatment, while patients with the less aggressive subtype can be advised their prognosis is excellent BOSTON – Researchers have discovered two…
For the first time, a team of neuroscientists from Columbia University have controlled a visual behavior of a mouse by activating a few neurons in its visual cortex. In their study, published in Cell, the researchers demonstrated that specific groups of neurons, known as neuronal ensembles, have a causal role in behavior. The researchers used…
Rearing its head in infancy, Christianson Syndrome is a rare disorder whose symptoms include intellectual disability, seizures and difficulty standing or walking. Although it is becoming increasingly diagnosed, with little being known about the neural mechanism behind the disease, therapeutic options for patients remain limited. Now, researchers at McGill University focusing on the intellectual disability…
Although we know that exercise improves anxiety and mood problems in younger people with cancer, few studies have looked at the effects of exercise on older adults with cancer. Since most new cancer cases occur in adults aged 60 or older, a team of researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center and other institutions…
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, & PARIS, FRANCE, June 26, 2019 – PathMaker Neurosystems Inc. (“PathMaker”) is very pleased to announce that it has been named as the 2019 recipient of the CCI France International Trophy for Innovation at this year’s Trophées CCI France International. PathMaker Neurosystems, a clinical-stage bioelectronic medicine company developing breakthrough non- invasive systems for…