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American football head impacts tied to increased brain damage and cognitive decline

Repetitive head impacts in former American football players are linked to increased perivascular space volume, which correlates with cognitive decline and neurodegeneration. The study suggests that the force of head impacts may be more critical than frequency, with potential protective effects from β-blocker use.

1 Sep 2024

Lightly roasted coffee: Benefits for overweight individuals

Study found that consuming lightly roasted coffee rich in polyphenols significantly reduced body fat percentage and modestly increased muscle mass in overweight or obese individuals.

1 Sep 2024

New method accelerates drug discovery from years to months

Researchers from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital have found a new method to increase both speed and success rates in drug discovery.

30 Aug 2024

Tau protein shows unexpected benefits in mitigating brain damage

A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital, reveals that the protein Tau – a key player implicated in several neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer's disease – also plays a positive role in the brain.

30 Aug 2024

New imaging technology enhances detection of tumor remnants

The imaging techniques currently used in biological research cannot penetrate into deeper tissue layers.

30 Aug 2024

Enhancing low-quality video detection with EEG and ERP techniques

In a research paper, scientists from the Beijing Institute of Technology proposed an event-related potential (ERP) extraction method to solve the asynchronous problem of low-quality video target detection, designed the time-frequency features based on continuous wavelet transform, and established an EEG decoding model based on neural characterization.

30 Aug 2024

Advancing precision medicine with functional information in cancer treatment

A new editorial was published in Volume 11 of Oncoscience on July 19, 2024, entitled, "Functional information offers individualized adaptive cancer therapies."

30 Aug 2024

UCLA team develops automated HER2 scoring system with deep learning and pyramid sampling

HER2 is a critical protein that plays a pivotal role in breast cancer cell growth and aggressiveness. Its expression level is a key indicator for treatment decisions, including the use of HER2-targeted therapies.

30 Aug 2024

Breakthrough in stress detection with advanced cortisol measuring device

Stress takes various shapes in our daily lives, from relentless work demands to the constant rush of the school run.

30 Aug 2024

New ESC guidelines introduce intensive blood pressure targets and renal denervation recommendations

Updated ESC Guidelines on the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension include a new elevated blood pressure category, more ambitious and intensive treatment targets, and, for the first time, recommendations on the use of renal denervation to treat various forms of hypertension.

30 Aug 2024

New ESC guidelines highlight broader approach to managing chronic coronary syndromes

The 2024 ESC Guidelines on the management of chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) include a focus on both larger and smaller blood vessels of the heart; new models to estimate chances of blocked large arteries (so-called obstructive coronary artery disease); optimal selection and sequence of tests; drugs and interventions to prevent disease complications and improve symptoms, and the fundamental role of patient involvement.

30 Aug 2024

Rare genetic mutation tied to increased risk of tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a confounding scourge. It's the leading cause of death from infectious disease in the world, and yet it's estimated that those deaths represent perhaps 5% of infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).

30 Aug 2024

UTHealth Houston and Baylor partner to establish Texas's first Injury Control Research Center

The only Injury Control Research Center in Texas has been established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at UTHealth Houston in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine.

30 Aug 2024

AI tool RENAISSANCE transforms creation of kinetic models in cellular metabolism

Understanding how cells process nutrients and produce energy - collectively known as metabolism - is essential in biology. However, analyzing the vast amounts of data on cellular processes to determine metabolic states is a complex task.

30 Aug 2024

New ESC guidelines integrate management of aortic and peripheral arterial diseases

The 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of peripheral arterial and aortic diseases (PAAD) evaluate these vascular diseases together as part of same cardiovascular system, appreciating that patients with aortic diseases are at risk of having peripheral vascular diseases and vice versa.

30 Aug 2024