Category: Lifestyle

In response to brain injury, neural stem cells cluster and migrate to the site of injury. The clustering is key—without it, the cells don’t travel. But what causes it? To investigate, Yale researchers created a 3-D model of the brain’s workings. The results of the study, led by the lab of Anjelica Gonzalez, associate professor […]

The precise choice of treatment for breast cancer depends upon the status of the hormone receptors (for estrogen and progesterone). Their conventional determination by means of immunohistochemistry (IHC) is associated with a certain error rate, which can be reduced by adding genomic data. Even conventional statistics can bring about a notable improvement but now it […]

While most people think of strokes affecting the brain, they can also affect the eye. Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare form of acute ischemic stroke that occurs when blood flow is blocked to the main artery of the eye. It typically causes painless, immediate vision loss in the impacted eye, with fewer […]

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests triggered by opioid overdose are a significant cause of death among adults 25 to 64, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization focused on heart and brain health for all. The statement published today in the Association’s flagship journal Circulation. In the U.S., […]

Cancers that are resistant to radiotherapy could be rendered susceptible through treatment with immunotherapy, a new study suggests. Manipulating bowel cancers based on their “immune landscape” could unlock new ways to treat resistant tumors. Cancers can evolve resistance to radiotherapy just as they do with drugs. The new study found that profiling the immune landscape […]

A new study released for World Salt Awareness Week shows that while many countries are taking action to drop the salt, Australia is falling behind. Study author Dr. Kathy Trieu from the George Institute for Global Health said the lack of progress in Australia is disappointing given that eating less salt is one of the […]

Challenges with data collection and infrastructure are affecting medical workforce research and access to medical care, particularly in rural and regional Australia, according to the authors of a Perspective published by the Medical Journal of Australia. Dr. Grant Russell, Professor of Primary Care Research at Monash University’s School of Primary and Allied Health Care, and […]