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.................... by Andrew Celentano
Daily peanut consumption beneficially affects brain insulin responsiveness, new research finds
A study from the Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM) at Maastricht University Medical Center in Maastricht, the Netherlands, has found that longer-term consumption of unsalted, skin-roasted peanuts can benefit insulin responsiveness in the brains of older adults. The findings are published in Food & Function.
Enzyme inhibitor limits scarring after heart attacks and protects heart function in mice
Heart failure often develops after a heart attack because excessive collagen-based scar tissue forms during repair. While collagen is necessary to reinforce scars, disease and chronic inflammation can cause overproduction, which stiffens the heart muscle and impairs its pumping ability.
Nasal vaccine additive improves flu survival in mice even 100 days after treatment
Could the body’s natural defenses be temporarily strengthened without knowing which virus will emerge?
Sticking it to insomnia: AI-powered forehead patch tracks brain signals to help boost deep sleep
A patch the size of a Band-Aid, stuck to your forehead, can now do something no traditional sleep study or fitness tracker can: nudge your brain toward a better night’s sleep. William Coon, a sleep scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, has built a wearable device, meant to be used at home, that listens to brain activity and uses neurostimulation and other techniques to manufacture deep, restorative sleep.
Increasing protective protein suppresses Parkinson’s-linked buildup, more than doubling lifespan in mouse model
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. Over the last 30 years, studies have shown that a protein called alpha-synuclein abnormally aggregates in people with Parkinson’s disease, becoming toxic to neurons in a region of the brain that controls movement. This leads to tremor, rigidity and slowness of movement.
T-cell research reveals paths to better vaccines for COVID-19 and beyond
Two people infected with the same strain of COVID-19 can have vastly different experiences. One might never even sniffle, and the other might end up on a ventilator. But why?
Gut microbes help set the body’s inflammatory response to vaccination
Vaccination is one of the most important tools for preventing infectious diseases and protecting public health. However, immune responses after vaccination vary dramatically from person to person: If you give many people the exact same vaccine, some will experience side effects such as fever and flulike symptoms while others feel fine.
Okami Medical Receives FDA Expanded Indication for LOBO Vascular Occluder in Peripheral Veins
Okami Medical has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an expanded indication for its LOBO Vascular Occlusion System.