Summary: Plaque formation can cause spheroid-shaped swellings to build up along axons near amyloid plaque deposits. The swellings are caused by lysosomes, which digest cellular waste. As the swelling grows, it can block the transmission of signals from one area of the brain to another. Source: Yale The formation of amyloid plaques in the brain …
A two-stroke of COVID-19 and the flu is hitting California, sickening residents – some so badly they’ve had to go to hospital – interrupting daily life and threatening to upend vacation plans. But as both diseases spread widely, officials stress that Californians are not helpless. There are steps everyone can take to better protect themselves …
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Summary: Researchers have identified a protein that could be harnessed to help microglia in the brain ward off Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Source: The conversation Many neurodegenerative diseases, or conditions resulting from the loss of function or death of brain cells, remain largely incurable. Most available treatments target only one of the multiple …
VSChronic illness is pervasive in the United States. Trillions of dollars are spent and hundreds of thousands of lives are claimed by chronic disease each year. So why do we feel like we’re going backwards, with declining life expectancy and a higher prevalence of chronic disease? The pandemic, for its part, has been an accelerator, …
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More people are getting seriously ill with the flu in the United States than with COVID-19, a demonstration of this year’s severe flu season — but also of the waning severity of a pandemic that once brought the world to its knees. Figures collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the …
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Across the sector of for-profit companies that manufacture gene therapy drugs, a sobering process is taking place. Even when they create a treatment that works, companies price it exorbitantly (about $2-3 million per patient), arguing that a one-time treatment saves the healthcare system years of supportive care. expensive. For diseases with less than 100 patients, …
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Sonde Health has raised $19.25M in Series B funding to globalize its voice-based disease screening technology with partners in Korea and India, CEO David Liu tells Axios exclusively. Why is this important: Noninvasive health tracking has grown in popularity during the pandemic, and voice tags have long since emerged as a lucrative potential arena for …
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In a large study, the experimental drug lecanemab was able to slow Alzheimer’s disease, but not stop it. Some researchers believe that the drug will become the first to help many patients; others have questions. Cemile Bingol/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Cemile Bingol/Getty Images In a large study, the experimental drug lecanemab was able …
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Newswise – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) – a debilitating chronic lung disease that includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis – has previously been linked to mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety and mental illness. substance use. But a new study by researchers at the University of Toronto found that while adults without the disease …
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Many neurodegenerative diseases, or conditions resulting from the loss of function or death of brain cells, remain largely incurable. Most available treatments target only one of the multiple processes that can lead to neurodegeneration, which may not be effective in treating symptoms or disease progression completely, if at all. But what if researchers harnessed the …
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