Cart is empty Modern living may be contributing to an epidemic of nearsighted vision and related blindness. By 2050, it is estimated that half the world’s population will suffer from low vision due to myopia, a condition where the eye grows too large and can no longer focus on objects in the distance. Human eyes, honed by evolution to survive in the wild, are ill-adapted to city living, contributing to increased cases of myopia, among other factors.
Endovascular catheter opens blocked arteries deep within lungs
The BASHIR Endovascular Catheter (THROMBOLEX, Inc.), recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is paving the way to more effective and safe treatment for acute pulmonary embolism.
Research examines nutrition data’s value from pregnancy to adolescence in understanding child health
Collaborative ECHO research led by Megan Bragg, Ph.D., RD and Kristen Lyall, ScD of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute highlights the opportunity for researchers to access the large amount of diet information already collected from the ECHO Cohort. This research, titled “Opportunities for examining child health impacts of early-life nutrition in the ECHO Program: Maternal and child dietary intake data from pregnancy to adolescence,” is published in Current Developments in Nutrition.
Understanding diet’s role in modifying risk of Alzheimer’s disease
In a detailed study, “Diet’s Role in Modifying Risk of Alzheimers Disease: History and Present Understanding” published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, we can finally see which diets are helpful in reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The role of diet in modifying the risk of Alzheimer’s disease is discussed in detail.
Eating more oily fish may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, says study
People with close relatives who have suffered from cardiovascular disease may benefit from eating more oily fish. This is according to a new study led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and published in the journal Circulation.
Increase in child suicide linked to the nation’s opioid crisis
The rise in child suicides in the U.S. since 2010 was fueled in part by the nation’s opioid crisis, which previous studies found increased rates of child neglect and altered household living arrangements, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Osteopontin induces mitochondrial biogenesis in deadherent cancer cells: Study
A new research paper was published in Oncotarget is titled, “Osteopontin induces mitochondrial biogenesis in deadherent cancer cells.”
A European initiative aims to ensure fair trials for children and young people with special language needs
Nearly 70% of children and young adults who face the justice system for committing a crime have serious language difficulties that affect their comprehension and expression skills. This severe disorder leaves them defenseless or unable to fully exercise their right to be heard and, consequently, exposed to harsher sentences than individuals without this disorder.
Mathematics supporting fresh theoretical approach in oncology
A study by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) uses game theory to establish that tumors with less cellular heterogeneity are more aggressive
Drug-resistant tuberculosis may be under-diagnosed, says genomic analysis in southern Mozambique
A proportion of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) receive ineffective treatment due to misdiagnosis by rapid molecular tests, according to a genomic analysis carried out in southern Mozambique and co-led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, and the Institute of Biomedicine in Valencia (IBV), from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).