A lab test that can tell doctors if someone has Parkinson’s disease is a long-sought goal of researchers. Doctors currently diagnose the progressive condition by looking for telltale physical symptoms: tremors, a halting gait, stiffness or trouble balancing. About 90,000 Americans are diagnosed on the basis of these symptoms each year, according to a recent…
Dizziness is one of the most common symptoms that patients experience. Along with headache and back pain, this is a common complaint in the office of a general practitioner or neurologist. What is this symptom and why does it appear? What is dizziness? Dizziness or vertigo is the sensation of an imaginary movement of space…
Scientists in Germany say they’ve been able to make a nasal vaccine that can shut down a Covid-19 infection in the nose and throat, where the virus gets its first foothold in the body. In experiments in hamsters, two doses of the vaccine – which is made with a live but weakened form of the…
The World Health Organization is monitoring the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, which has been identified in about two dozen countries. The subvariant has not been found in the United States, but it is similar to the XBB.1.5 subvariant that has been dominant in the country since January. XBB.1.16 has one additional mutation that, according to lab…
Regular consumption of tea can be very beneficial for people with diabetes, according to various studies. Different types of tea contain antioxidants and trace elements that help reduce inflammation, increase immunity and energy, and improve blood circulation. In addition, they make cells more sensitive to insulin. The experts of the Food News portal have indicated…
Scientists have identified an auto-inflammatory disease caused by mutations in the LYN gene, an important regulator of immune responses in health and disease. Named Lyn kinase-associated vasculopathy and liver fibrosis (LAVLI), the identification sheds light on how genes linked to certain illnesses can potentially be targets for treatment by repurposing existing drugs. The research is…
Using a new computational approach developed to analyze large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues including the University of Bristol, have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of three rare conditions: primary lymphedema (characterized by tissue swelling), thoracic aortic aneurysm disease, and congenital deafness.…
Vitamin D has been shown to be effective in treating skin rashes resulting from chemical exposure, scientists from Northwestern Medicine have found. In a double randomized trial. The results are published in the journal JCI Insight. The scientists analyzed tissue samples from 28 healthy participants: the skin of their hands on the inside of their…
The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new nasal spray as a rapid treatment for migraine pain in adults. The nasal spray zavegepant, sold as Zavzpret, may relieve pain and other bothersome migraine symptoms as soon as 15 minutes after use, drugmaker Pfizer said in a news release. The drug is expected to be…
The Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI) published results of a Phase 1 clinical trial demonstrating the safety and immune responses in a new vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), the world’s second deadliest infectious disease (NCT03722472). AAHI’s TB vaccine combines several proteins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium that causes TB, into a fusion protein (“ID93”)…
