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A new study led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital has identified a pattern of brain activity that seems to correlate with impairment from cannabis intoxication. The researchers suggest this novel brain-based biomarker could be a way to… Continue reading Roadside brain imaging could assess cannabis driving impairment
The first results have been revealed from a massive study testing a new algorithm designed to detect irregular heart rhythms using data from smartwatches and fitness trackers. Enrolling nearly half a million subjects, the study successfully detected un… Continue reading Fitness tracker algorithm catches 98% of irregular heart rhythm episodes
A unique new imaging study compared brain activity of superagers learning novel information to youthful brains completing the same task. The results highlight exactly how some older adults can maintain good memory function, and directs researchers to b… Continue reading Superager study uncovers how aging brains maintain superior memory
Fascinating new research led by scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital has found a strong link between opioid addiction and vitamin D deficiency. The research indicates subjects with low vitamin D levels may experience heightened euphoric effec… Continue reading Vitamin D deficiency linked to opioid addiction
Some of the most devastating health effects of a stroke or heart attack are caused by oxygen deprivation in the brain. Now, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified an enzyme that may naturally protect the brain from oxygen d… Continue reading New potential drug target may protect brain against low oxygen damage
One of cancer’s crafty tricks involves manipulating the host’s immune cells to protect the tumors instead of fighting them. But now, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have turned the tables around again, transforming these cells back … Continue reading New immunotherapy double-crosses cancer to kill it from within
A new review article published in the journal Trends in Cancer is presenting a promising case for phenformin, an old diabetes drug related to metformin, being repurposed as an adjunct to new immunotherapy cancer treatments. A phase 1 clinical trial is … Continue reading Old diabetes drug given new life as potential cancer treatment
There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to the way Alzheimer’s takes hold in the brain, but one area where researchers are focusing much of their attention is the development of toxic clumps of proteins in the brain. These harmful clusters are seen as key players in the cognitive decline associated with the disease, and scientists have now found that a single injection of a novel gene therapy may be able to prevent a significant portion of them from forming.
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Continue reading “Zinc finger” gene therapy tackles the toxic tangles of Alzheimer’s
Heart attacks often occur when plaque deposits break off of blood vessel walls, subsequently blocking arteries that carry oxygen to the heart. A new imaging process could identify those unstable deposits, allowing them to be treated before they rupture… Continue reading Analysis of speckled laser light could help prevent heart attacks
Getting transplanted tissue to behave like the original tissue isn’t always a smooth process, and one of the things physicians look out for following a procedure is how well it takes in oxygen. Wired devices called oximeters are the gold standard when … Continue reading Glowing bandage monitors oxygen uptake in transplanted tissue