Long-term pain after knee surgery reduced, new treatment has shown
With one in five people experiencing ongoing pain long after knee replacement surgery, new research, led by the University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and published in The Lancet Rheumatology today [27 January], has shown a way to help reduce people’s continuing pain that could also save the NHS time and money […]
Antibody with engineered peptide targets bone metastasis: Enhanced breast cancer drug could halt spread
A moderate amount of a peptide-enhanced, biological cancer drug goes a long way in treating breast cancers that metastasize to the bone. A study by scientists at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine demonstrated the effective treatment of such cancers in rodent models, bringing hope for new therapies to treat bone metastases. The open-access […]
Blood proteins could be the key to a long and healthy life, study finds
Two blood proteins have been shown by scientists to influence how long and healthy a life we live, research suggests. Developing drugs that target these proteins could be one way of slowing the ageing process, according to the largest genetic study of ageing. As we age, our bodies begin to decline after we reach adulthood, […]
Celebrated malting barley came from a single plant
The 200-year-old malting barley variety ‘Chevalier’ was for a long time world-leading in beer brewing and is thought to have originated from a single plant. In a new study, Swedish researchers from the universities of Linköping and Stockholm have investigated this claim. They have analysed seed samples that are older than 150 years using molecular […]
Why Your Anxiety Happens At The Same Time Every Day
Anxiety has been a constant, if unwelcome, companion for as long as I can remember. Therapists, meditation and self-help books have given me tools to cope with my racing thoughts and mental spirals for the most part. But lately, I’ve noticed a sudden increase in anxiety at the same time every afternoon — no matter […]
Make the Diagnosis: Good That She Didn’t Ignore This
Presentation A 50-year-old woman with a long history of cigarette smoking asked her dentist about a white oral plaque that she noticed on the underside of her tongue. She thought it had been there for several months. It was not painful and didn’t seem to cause any other symptoms, but she was concerned it might […]
Paralympian Superstar Swimmer’s Fibular Hemimelia
Paralympian swimmer Jessica Long was born with bilateral fibular hemimelia, a congenital shortening or absence of the fibula. If you watched any of the Tokyo Olympics, you were no doubt moved by a commercial from Toyota that featured Long, depicting a phone call to her parents about a baby they are going to adopt from […]
Double vaccination halves risk of long COVID, study finds
Adults who have received a double vaccination are 49% less likely to have Long COVID should they contract a COVID-19 infection, a new study finds. Researchers at King’s College London analysed data from participants logging their symptoms, tests and vaccines on the UK ZOE COVID Symptom Study app between 8th December 2020 and 4 July […]
How To Say No To Social Invitations Without Getting FOMO
After the initial portion of the COVID-19 pandemic kept us apart for so long, many people pledged to take advantage of every opportunity to see loved ones again once vaccines were available. Thus, “hot vax summer” was born, with a focus on filling our social calendars with parties, trips, weddings and more. Now, as the […]
New method developed to solve plastics sustainability problem
Plastics sustainability has come a long way in recent years thanks in large part to scientific advances. But even as plastics become more and more environmentally friendly, the world continues to be polluted as many industries rely on them for their widely used products. The latest research from Dr. Junpeng Wang, assistant professor in UA’s […]