Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sotagliflozin, a drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes and kidney disease with additional cardiovascular risk factors, can significantly…
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New blood test could improve Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, research finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Up to half of all people living with Alzheimer’s Disease in Ireland remain undiagnosed. Now, a new blood test may have the potential to transform patient…
Star-shaped brain cells may form specialized networks for reward learning
Left: Astrocyte ensemble labeling using AstroLight. Using this tool, the authors obtained a spatial map of the astrocyte ensemble in the nucleus accumbens involved in a cue-motivated behavioral task. Right:…
Dangerous bacteria lurk in hospital sink drains, despite rigorous cleaning, study reveals
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain We hope to be cured when we stay in hospital. But too often, we acquire new infections there. Such “health-care-associated infections” (HAI) are a growing problem…
Landmark atlas reveals how aging breast tissue shapes breast cancer risk
A spatial transcriptomics analysis showing six enriched cell types in mammillary tissue in aged mice, including epithelial (green), immune (green) and stroma (blue, red, brown, orange). Credit: The Jackson Laboratory…
Study reveals paramedics face challenging end-of-life care demands
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Paramedics in England are experiencing wide-ranging challenges in responding to the increasing number of end-of-life care patients they are being called out to, according to a…
New study adds to evidence of stroke and heart attack risk with some hormonal contraceptives
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark in The BMJ that draws on prescription…
Innovative protein hydrogel shows potential for targeted drug delivery
Credit: Journal of Controlled Release (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.12.026 A research team, affiliated with UNIST has unveiled soft self-standing protein hydrogels that selectively deliver drugs, thereby enhancing medicinal effects while minimizing…
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with actual hearts in mind, says dietitian
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Valentine’s Day is a celebration of the heart. But some of the cliched approaches to commemorate it—a big red box of candy and a decadent dinner…
Older people in England are happier now than before the COVID pandemic, national study suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Older people have greater general happiness, life satisfaction and sense of purpose than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to a new study which…
