“Stress Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s in Women: Study Finds Elevated Levels of Beta Amyloid in Stressed Female Mice”

“Stress Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s in Women: Study Finds Elevated Levels of Beta Amyloid in Stressed Female Mice”

A study found that levels of beta-amyloid increased in stressed female mice. (Photo = DB) [메디컬투데이=최재백 기자] Stress has been shown to play a significant role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease in women. A study published in the journal ‘Brain’ found that beta amyloid levels increased in stressed female mice. Researchers at the Washington … Read more

Early Screening and Treatment of Cognitive Impairment Key to Preventing Long-Term Disability After Stroke: Study

Early Screening and Treatment of Cognitive Impairment Key to Preventing Long-Term Disability After Stroke: Study

▲ A study has shown that it is necessary to screen and treat cognitive impairment early to prevent long-term disability after stroke. (Photo = DB) [메디컬투데이=최재백 기자] Research has shown that early screening and treatment of cognitive impairment is necessary to prevent long-term disability after stroke. In order to prevent long-term disability after a stroke, … Read more

“Intermittent Fasting Found Effective in Lowering Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Study”

“Intermittent Fasting Found Effective in Lowering Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Study”

A study has found that intermittent fasting is effective in lowering blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes. (Photo = DB) [메디컬투데이=이승재 기자] Studies have shown that intermittent fasting is effective in lowering blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. A study on the effects of intermittent fasting, calorie restriction, and standard obesity … Read more

“Repeated Infections Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia, Study Finds”

“Repeated Infections Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia, Study Finds”

A study has found that repeated infection increases the risk of dementia. (Photo = DB) [메디컬투데이=이승재 기자] Research has shown that repeated infections increase the risk of dementia. Cognitive decline is normally observed during the aging process. Similarly, pathological aging processes are associated with cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer’s disease. According to previous studies, inflammation … Read more

Toxins from gut bacteria may cause multiple sclerosis; clostridium perfringens produces epsilon toxin linked to symptoms.

Toxins from gut bacteria may cause multiple sclerosis; clostridium perfringens produces epsilon toxin linked to symptoms.

▲ Research results have been announced that multiple sclerosis can be caused by toxins in the gut microbes. (Photo = DB) [메디컬투데이=한지혁 기자] A study has been published that multiple sclerosis can be caused by toxins in the gut microbes. A study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation found that toxins produced by gut … Read more

Preventing Genital Warts and Cervical Cancer through Vaccination Against HPV and Gardasil

Preventing Genital Warts and Cervical Cancer through Vaccination Against HPV and Gardasil

​​[메디컬투데이=정현민 기자] Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that causes disease by infecting through the skin or subcutaneously, and there are more than 120 types. The problem is that the possibility of infection in high-risk groups such as condyloma (genital warts) and cervical cancer cannot be ruled out. Genital warts are HPV contagious diseases that … Read more

The need for screening tests for rare genetic disease heterochromatic white matter disorders

The need for screening tests for rare genetic disease heterochromatic white matter disorders

▲ Since MLD can be prevented if diagnosed early, it is argued that all newborns should be screened for MLD. (Photo = DB) [메디컬투데이=최재백 기자] It has been argued that all newborns should be screened for MLD to prevent metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). Children with inherited MLD, a rare genetic disease, show progressive decline in thinking, … Read more

Plastic Additive Phthalates Increase Diabetes Risk

Plastic Additive Phthalates Increase Diabetes Risk

A study has found that phthalates, a plastic additive, increase the risk of diabetes in white women. (Photo = DB) [메디컬투데이=이승재 기자] Phthalates, a plastic additive, increase the risk of diabetes in white women, a new study has found. A study on the effects of phthalates on diabetes was published in the Journal of Clinical … Read more

Dementia-causing cerebrospinal fluid leakage, symptom relief through surgical treatment

Dementia-causing cerebrospinal fluid leakage, symptom relief through surgical treatment

▲ A new diagnostic technique and treatment effect on the cerebrospinal fluid outflow tract that causes dementia was announced. (Photo = DB) [메디컬투데이=김영재 기자] A new diagnostic technique and treatment effect for the cerebrospinal fluid outflow tract that causes dementia was announced. The results of a study showing that surgical treatment for cerebrospinal fluid leakage … Read more

Seafood-derived omega-3 fatty acids, effective in chronic kidney disease

Seafood-derived omega-3 fatty acids, effective in chronic kidney disease

▲ Studies have shown that certain types of omega-3 fatty acids are effective in preventing chronic kidney disease. (Photo = DB) [메디컬투데이=한지혁 기자] Certain types of omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to be effective in preventing chronic kidney disease. A study on the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on chronic kidney disease was published … Read more