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Friday, 2 June 2023

ALS: Parkinson's drug ropinirole may be an effective treatment

Ropinirole is a medication already approved as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Researchers are now saying the drug may be an effective treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Japanese scientists reached that conclusion after conducting a clinical trial involving 20 people being treated for ALS. Ropinirole, a drug used…

Technology advance lays groundwork for OCT eye imaging at home

Researchers have shown that a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) diode, which is commonly used in telecommunications and lidar applications, could offer a less expensive light source for swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT). This advance could lead to ophthalmologic OCT systems that are practical for use outside the ophthalmology…

Many people living in the Diabetes Belt are plagued with medical debt

Delores Lowery remembers vividly the day in 2016 when she was working in a weaving plant near her home in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and the world around her seemed to go dim. She turned to her co-workers. “And I asked, I said, ‘Why y’all got it so dark in here?’…

New genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease unique to Ashkenazi Jews identified

Alzheimer disease (AD), the most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world, affects individuals of all races and ethnicities; however, most genetic research for AD has been performed on individuals of European ancestry (EA) with a limited number of large-scale genetic studies in other populations. For many centuries, Ashkenazi Jews lived…

Can consuming grapes daily increase certain gut bacteria?

Researchers found that when healthy adults ate the equivalent of three servings of grapes daily for two weeks, the diversity of bacteria in the gut was not affected, but some types of gut bacteria increased while others decreased. In some people, changes in the gut microbiome as well as associated…

Treatment of asymptomatic elevated blood pressure linked to cardiac and kidney injury

Blood pressure is closely monitored in hospitalized patients. Severely high blood pressure can lead to a heart attack, stroke, or damage blood vessels and organs including the heart, brain, kidneys and eyes. However, most hospitalized patients experience transiently elevated blood pressure without signs of organ damage, also referred to as…

Dietician reveals which milk is really best for health

From cow’s and oat to soya and almond – dietician reveals which milk is really best for health Cow’s milk and soya contain the most protein, registered dietitian says  But cow’s milk has the most calories compared to plant-based alternatives  Shoppers are spoiled for choice when choosing which milk to…