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Aspirin is a well-established therapy for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. However, its role in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease is unclear, especially in older persons, who have an increased risk. Image credit: Steve Buissinne.

Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Has No Effect on Healthy Life Span in Older Adults, Study Shows

Sep 18, 2018 by News Staff

According to the findings from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) study, taking a low-dose aspirin daily does not prolong healthy living...

Dairy consumption was associated with lower risk of mortality and major cardiovascular disease events in a diverse multinational cohort. Image credit: Rita E.

Higher Dairy Consumption Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Sep 17, 2018 by News Staff

According to investigators from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, dairy intake of around three standard servings per day is associated...

Karshalev et al created a micromotor pill and demonstrated its attractive use as a platform for oral delivery of active micromotors: (A) left: schematic of in vivo administration of a micromotor pill for actuation in the stomach; right: schematic of the micromotor pill composition consisting of a lactose/maltose pill matrix and the encapsulated a magnesium/titanium dioxide/polylactic-co-glycolic acid (Mg/TiO2/PLGA) micromotors; a zoom-in view illustrates the micromotor structure consisting of a Mg microsphere core with a TiO2 shell layer and a cargo-loaded PLGA film coating; (B) schematic of micromotor pill dissolution in gastric fluid and subsequent micromotor release; (C) left: image showing different sizes of disk-shaped micromotor pills; center: microscope image showing the dissolution of a micromotor pill in gastric fluid simulant; right: propulsion of the released Mg-based micromotors in gastric fluid simulant. Image credit: Karshalev et al, doi: 10.1021/acsnano.8b03760.

Researchers Create Micromotor Pill

Sep 14, 2018 by News Staff

A team of scientists at the University of California, San Diego has found a way to encapsulate micromotors into pills. The pill’s coating protects the...

An experimental vaccine that boosts the immune system’s ability to fight cancers could work in tandem with other cancer therapies to fight aggressive tumors. Image credit: Julio C. Valencia, NCI Center for Cancer Research.

Experimental Vaccine-Adjuvant Combination Eliminates Melanoma in Mice

Sep 13, 2018 by News Staff

A team of scientists from the Scripps Research Institute and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has demonstrated that adding an ‘adjuvant’...

Diclofenac is associated with an increased risk of major cardiovascular events. Image credit: Petr Vnukko.

Diclofenac Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Health Risks

Sep 12, 2018 by News Staff

A traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) called diclofenac poses a cardiovascular health risk compared with no use, paracetamol use,...

Increasing daily fasting times made mice healthier and live longer compared to mice who ate more frequently. Image credit: Mitchell et al, doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.08.011.

Study: Daily Fasting Improves Health and Longevity in Male Mice

Sep 12, 2018 by News Staff

A new study led by the National Institute on Aging shows that a long daily period of fasting improves the health and survival of male mice, regardless...

Chandrasekhar et al invented a proof-of-concept blood pressure app that can give accurate readings using an iPhone. Image credit: Michigan State University.

New Smartphone App Accurately Measures Blood Pressure from Fingertip

Sep 11, 2018 by News Staff

A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed an iPhone X app that measures blood pressure via the ‘oscillometric finger pressing...

Hyun-Jin An et al found that bee venom and melittin possess potent anti-atopic activities. Image credit: Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bee Venom Could Help Treat Atopic Dermatitis

Sep 10, 2018 by Sergio Prostak

New research, conducted by scientists from Korea and Australia, paves the way for a new treatment for atopic dermatitis, by testing the effect of bee venom...

Billari et al found that individuals with DSL access sleep 25 minutes less. Image credit: Tookapic.

Sleep Loss Impairs Metabolism, Leads to Adverse Weight Gain, Study Says

Sep 7, 2018 by News Staff

Losing just one night of sleep can have a tissue-specific impact on the regulation of gene expression and metabolism, according to new study. The findings,...

In people with bipolar disorder, the left side of the amygdala is less active and less connected with other parts of the brain than in people with depression. Image credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research.

Amygdala Neurons Could Hold Key to Accurately Diagnosing Unipolar Depression, Bipolar Disorder

Sep 6, 2018 by News Staff

A team of scientists, led by Dr. Mayuresh Korgaonkar of the Westmead Institute for Medical Research and the University of Sydney, used MRI scanning to...

Did Mona Lisa Suffer from Hypothyroidism?

Sep 4, 2018 by News Staff

In a paper published in the September 2018 issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Brigham and Women’s Hospital researcher Mandeep Mehra and University...

Scanning electron micrograph of Cutibacterium acnes. Magniﬁcation - 20,000x. Image credit: Yvonne Achermann et al, doi: 10.1128/CMR.00092-13.

Researchers Make Progress on Acne Vaccine

Sep 4, 2018 by News Staff

A team of scientists from Germany, Taiwan and the United States has demonstrated that antibodies to a toxin secreted from Cutibacterium acnes bacteria...

Workers in hospitals and nuclear facilities can wear disposable yeast badges to check their daily radiation exposure instantly. Image credit: Kayla Wiles, Purdue University.

Researchers Create Wearable Yeast-Based Radiation Sensor

Aug 30, 2018 by News Staff

A new radiation sensor developed by Purdue University researchers is a wearable, disposable, film-type device fabricated on a paper substrate with cells...

There are many ways alcohol may cause cancer including directly damaging DNA, increasing levels of certain hormones and damaging the liver. Image credit: Laura M.

Study: There is No Safe Level of Drinking Alcohol

Aug 28, 2018 by News Staff

Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for global disease burden and causes substantial health loss. A new study has found that the risk of all-cause mortality,...

Immune cells gather at the SPF. The purple band represents the surface of the SPF. Image credit: Imogen Moran / Tri Giang Phan.

Researchers Discover New ‘Micro-Organ’ in Human Immune System

Aug 27, 2018 by News Staff

A team of scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia, has identified a new anatomical structure within the human immune system....

Mazor et al showed that, in rodents, obesity induced matrix MMP-2 activation in the hypothalamus. In turn, MMP-2 activation reduced leptin-mediated signaling by promoting leptin receptor degradation. MMP-2 deletion in the hypothalamus increased leptin receptor expression and reduced fat accumulation in mice fed a high-fat diet. Image credit: Mazor et al, doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aah6324.

Researchers Discover Destructive Mechanism that Causes ‘Leptin Resistance’ Phenomenon

Aug 24, 2018 by News Staff

Obesity is associated with increased blood concentrations of the anorexigenic hormone leptin; however, obese individuals are resistant to its anorexigenic...

Enzymes could hold key to changing blood type. Image credit: Jural Min.

Newly Found Enzymes Can Help Turn Type A and B Blood into Universal Type O

Aug 21, 2018 by News Staff

A team of researchers headed by University of British Columbia scientist Stephen Withers reports on enzymes — from the human gut — that remove...

An artist’s rendering incorporates the images of the Müller glia-derived rod photoreceptors. These photoreceptors were structurally no different from real photoreceptors and they became integrated within the circuitry of the visual pathway, from the retina to the brain. Image credit: Bo Chen.

Scientists Reverse Congenital Blindness in Mice

Aug 20, 2018 by News Staff

A team of scientists led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has successfully reversed congenital blindness in mice by changing supportive cells...

The new study offers evidence of how a phytochemical called indole-3-carbinol in the diet can prevent colon inflammation and cancer, by activating the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. Image credit: Jose Antonio Alba.

Chemicals Produced by Vegetables Such as Cabbage and Cauliflower Protect Mice from Colon Cancer

Aug 15, 2018 by News Staff

A new study led by Francis Crick Institute researchers shows that mice fed on a diet rich in indole-3-carbinol (I3C) — a secondary plant metabolite...