Cart is empty In autoimmune encephalitis, a rare but serious and sometimes life-threatening inflammation of the central nervous system, the body’s own defenses are directed against the central nervous system. This disease was first identified in 2007, and the most common type is Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.
Population-wide gene testing has limited ability to predict disease, argue researchers
Testing a population for multiple genes at once will be limited in its ability to accurately predict disease risk, argues a new paper involving UCL’s Professor Aroon Hingorani.
Researcher uncovers link between ultra-processed foods and Crohn’s disease
McMaster University professor Neeraj Narula has discovered that consuming large amounts of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) can increase the risk of Crohn’s disease, but not ulcerative colitis (UC).
Taking a team approach to patient care
Improved data and encouraging doctors to work together as a team on patient care could be one way to improve conditions for stressed GPs, a new study has found.
App helps promote better dietary habits and less screen time in young children
With the help of a multi-language smartphone app, parents in Sweden were able to give their young children better dietary habits and less screen time, a study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity reports.
Acid glia in REM sleep: Stronger acid response in epileptic mice
Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that astrocytes—star-shaped glial cells that control the local ionic and metabotropic environment of the brain—exhibit an acid response with REM sleep in mice. They theorize that the acid response could be the underlying drive for specific information processing and generating plasticity during sleep.
Machine learning model focuses on news articles to predict food crisis outbreaks
A team of researchers has developed a machine learning model that draws from the contents of news articles to effectively predict locations that face risks of food insecurity. The model, which could be used to help prioritize the allocation of emergency food assistance across vulnerable regions, marks an improvement over existing measurements.
Tumor cells’ response to chemotherapy is driven by randomness, shows study
Cancer cells have an innate randomness in their ability to respond to chemotherapy, which is another tool in their arsenal of resisting treatment, new research led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows.
Augmenting the human body with a wearable robotic arm
Imagine having a third arm—a robotic one—to assist you with daily living. Silvestro Micera from EPFL, Switzerland, is engineering the human nervous system to make this a possibility.
Marketing for baby formula ignores UK government guidance, says study
Baby formula manufacturers are marketing their products in ways that contravene guidance from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), according to a new study by UCL researchers.