A Swedish study has found a new potential therapeutic target for diabetes. Inhibition of a protein named MNK2 regenerated pancreatic insulin-producing cells in zebrafish larvae, laboratory pigs, and human cell cultures. “Our findings indicate a new potential target for treating diabetes, in that we demonstrate a possible way of stimulating the formation of new insulin-producing…
Study Finds New Way to Regenerate Insulin-Producing Cells to Treat Diabetes
June 16, 2022
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Study Discovers Gene Involved in Chronic Pain, Offers Hope in Developing New Treatment
Researchers from the UK’s University of Oxford have identified a gene they say is involved in chronic pain levels in humans. The gene, NCX3, regulates pain sensitization by amplifying pain signals within the spinal cord, researchers said in a statement. The researchers said that NCX3 was identified as being involved in chronic pain through tests on mice….
Rune Labs Gets FDA Clearance to Use Apple Watch to Track Parkinson’s Symptoms
San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The Rune Labs software uses motion sensors built into the Apple Watch, which can already be used to detect when…
WHO Convenes Experts to Decide If Monkeypox Is a Global Health Emergency
GENEVA—The World Health Organization (WHO) will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday he decided to convene the emergency committee on June 23 because the virus has shown “unusual”…
Study Finds Mechanism of Regeneration After Heart Attack, Potential Use as Treatment
A Canadian study has found the mechanism underlying regeneration of damaged heart tissue in zebrafish, with researchers optimistic that the findings may give rise to heart regeneration therapeutics for human use. “This discovery will make it possible to study the potential of this molecule for treatment purposes in people with heart damage,” one of the authors…
Thin Evidence of Cannabis Pain Relief Benefits Despite Popular Medical and Recreational Use: Study
A federally funded study reviewing research on cannabis has found very little concrete evidence on its benefits as a chronic pain reliever, despite popular media and academic coverage of its medicinal potential. “With so much buzz around cannabis-related products, and the easy availability of recreational and medical marijuana in many states, consumers and patients might…
FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines for Babies, Toddlers
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel on June 15 voted to recommend the FDA give emergency authorization to the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months of age. The panel unanimously voted during a virtual meeting after presentations from the companies and the FDA. The FDA has yet…
Naturally Produced Proteins a Potential Therapy for Lung Cancer Patients
A study on dogs, conducted by researchers at the University of California, Davis, has found human immune proteins to be moderately successful in controlling lung cancers without causing major sensitivities and toxicities, showing potential for the protein’s use in humans. Surgical oncologist Dr. Robert J. Canter and canine oncologist Robert B. Rebhun co-authored the study,…
Monkeypox Cases Around the World
More than 30 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases approach 1,900, most of them in Europe. Monkeypox, which spreads through close contact and was first found in monkeys, mostly occurs in west and central Africa and only very occasionally spreads elsewhere. Below is a list…
Study Shows Causal Relationship Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Dementia
June 15, 2022
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An Australian study has found that deficiency in vitamin D has a causal relationship with the development of dementia, with both inadequacy and excessive levels of the vitamin associated with a smaller brain volume. “Our findings have important implications for dementia risks,” said professor Elina Hyppönen from the University of South Australia. “In this UK…
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