Amniotic liquid undifferentiated cells may prompt better treatment for ischemic stroke Kumar Jeetendra | October 7, 2020 A study published today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine points the way to a potential new avenue of treatment for ischemic stroke. The study, led by Annamaria Cimini, Ph.D., of the University of L’Aquila, and Liborio Stuppia, M.D., of D’Annunzio University, Italy, shows how the secretome of amniotic fluid stem cells can restore neuronal plasticity …
Blood vessel deformities start in vein cells Kumar Jeetendra | November 3, 2020 In the condition called cavernoma, lesions appear in a cluster of blood vessels in the brain, spinal cord or retina. Researchers from Uppsala University can now reveal, at molecular level, these changes originate in vein cells. This new understanding of the condition creates possibility of developing better treatments for patients. The study was published in …
Polypill in addition to headache medicine and polypill alone reduced cardiovascular sickness hazard Kumar Jeetendra | November 17, 2020 A single, daily pill combining blood pressure and cholesterol medications, as well as the addition of a daily dose of aspirin, reduced cardiovascular disease events in people at risk for heart disease, according to late-breaking study presented today in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2020. The virtual conference, …
Study affirms most basic complexities related with COVID-19 Kumar Jeetendra | December 8, 2020 A large study of patients in america who contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) confirms many complications of the disease, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Understanding the full range of associated conditions can aid in prognosis, guide treatment decisions and better inform patients as to their actual risks for the variety …
Researchers utilize human stem cells and bioengineered platform to construct entire working thymus Kumar Jeetendra | December 11, 2020 Their work is an important step towards having the ability to build artificial thymi that could be utilised as transplants. The thymus is an organ in the chest where T lymphocytes, which play a vital role in the immune system, mature. If the thymus doesn’t work properly or doesn’t form during foetal development in the …
Study subtleties how glutamate flagging functions in the brain to empower neuronal communication Kumar Jeetendra | January 31, 2021 The most powerful substance in the human brain for neuronal communication is glutamate. It’s by far the most abundant, and it’s implicated in all kinds of operations. One of the most amazing is the slow restructuring of neural networks because of memory and learning acquisition, a process called synaptic plasticity. Glutamate is also of deep …
Compounds in green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins Kumar Jeetendra | March 9, 2021 A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that chemicals in both black and green tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications. Released in Cellular Physiology …
Researchers describe the systems that manage embryonic stem cells Kumar Jeetendra | March 26, 2021 Scientists at the Proteomics Core Unit of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), headed by Javier Muñoz, have clarified the mechanisms, unknown to date, included in maintaining embryonic stem cells in the best possible condition for their use in regenerative medicine. The results, published in Nature Communications, helps to find novel stem-cell therapies for …
FDA supports new medication for therapy of adults with chronic kidney infection Kumar Jeetendra | May 1, 2021 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted Farxiga (dapagliflozin) oral tablets to decrease the risk of kidney function decline, kidney failure, cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults with chronic kidney disease who are at risk of disease progression. Chronic kidney disease occurs when the kidneys are damaged and can’t filter blood …
Researchers examine signal necrotic cells that prompt phagocytic cells to overwhelm the dying cell Kumar Jeetendra | May 8, 2021 As people keep their homes clean and clutter in check, a crew of cells within the body is in charge of clearing the waste that the body generates, including cells that are dying. The housekeeping cells remove unwanted material by a process called phagocytosis, which literally means’eating cells’ “Phagocytosis is quite important for the body’s …
Scientists distinguish new compound that may forestall heart arrhythmia risk from basic drugs Kumar Jeetendra | May 16, 2021 Dozens of commonly used drugs, including antibiotics, antinausea and anticancer medications, have a potential side effect of lengthening the electrical event that causes regeneration, creating an irregular heartbeat, or cardiac arrhythmia called acquired Long QT syndrome. While safe in their current dosages, some of these drugs might have a more therapeutic benefit at higher doses, …
New medication like compound could adequately hinder a critical step in malaria parasite life cycle Kumar Jeetendra | May 19, 2021 Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis have designed a drug-like compound which effectively blocks a vital step in the malaria parasite life cycle and are working to develop this compound into a potential first of its type malaria treatment. While drugs and mosquito control have reduced levels of …
