Alzheimer's drug targeting soluble amyloid falls short in a large clinical trial
A paper published today in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that solanezumab, a monoclonal antibody-based treatment for Alzheimer's disease developed by Eli Lilly that targets amyloid plaques, did not significantly slow cognitive decline.Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/cumc-adt012418.php
Century of data shows sea-level rise shifting tides in Delaware, Chesapeake bays
The warming climate is expected to affect coastal regions worldwide as glaciers and ice sheets melt, raising sea level globally. For the first time, an international team has found evidence of how sea-level rise already is affecting high and low tides in both the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, two large estuaries of the eastern United States.Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/ps-cod012418.php
Finding the root cause of bronchiolitis symptoms
'By treating all bronchiolitis patients with a single agent, we could be comparing apples with oranges,' says Robert J. Freishtat, M.D., M.P.H., chief of emergency medicine at Children's National Health System. The necessary treatment may differ, depending on the underlying cause: Respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus or another virus.Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/cnhs-ftr012418.php
Augmented reality system lets doctors see under patients' skin without the scalpel
New technology is bringing the power of augmented reality into clinical practice. The system, called ProjectDR, allows medical images such as CT scans and MRI data to be displayed directly on a patient's body in a way that moves as the patient does.Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uoa-ar012418.php
Link found between genes in mosquitos and the spread of diseases
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a link between genetic molecules in mosquitos and dengue fever. The results of the study, conducted by Susanta K. Behura and his colleagues, could lead to future breakthroughs in combating destructive tropical diseases like dengue fever, Zika virus and yellow fever. The researchers focused their efforts on a single species of mosquito, Aedes aegypti, a key player in the spread of such diseases in animals and humans around the world.Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uom-lfb012418.php
Stanford-led clinical trial shows broader benefits of acute-stroke therapy
A 38-center clinical trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has shown that far more people than previously thought can benefit from an emergency procedure for acute ischemic stroke.Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/sumc-sc012418.php
Better than a hologram: Research produces 3-D images floating in 'thin air'
In the original Star Wars film, R2D2 projects an image of Princess Leia in distress. The iconic scene includes the line still famous 40 years later: 'Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope.'BYU electrical and computer engineering professor and holography expert Daniel Smalley has long had a goal to create the same type of 3-D image projection. In a paper published this week in Nature, Smalley details the method he has developed to do so.Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/byu-bta012418.php
Will supplements help your workout or diet routine?
The new year is a time to set new goals, and for many people this means losing weight and improving fitness. Many people may turn to dietary supplements for a boost to their routines. To help cut the confusion, the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health has two new resources to help people understand what is known about the effectiveness and safety of many ingredients in dietary supplements promoted for fitness and weight loss.Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/nods-wsh012418.php
Rise in severity of hottest days outpaces global average temperature increase
While our planet's average annual temperature has increased at a steady pace in recent decades, there has been an alarming jump in the severity of the hottest days of the year during that same period, with the most lethal effects in the world's largest cities.Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uoc--ris012418.php
CCNY IUSL scientists study optical biopsy tool that detects disease in seconds
A recent IUSL paper published in the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology reports how Resonance Raman spectroscopy, a tool previously used to provide molecular information in science, is now being used in medicine and biomedicine to provide an optical biopsy that offers more detailed, faster detection.Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/ccon-cis012418.php
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