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    Massage doesn’t just make Muscles feel better, it makes them Heal Faster and Stronger

    October 7, 2021, Categories  Biology/Biotechnology, Health/Medical

    Immunofluorescence images show that when an injured muscle is treated with mechanotherapy (right), its muscle fiber type composition changes compared to untreated muscles (left). The resulting composition of the treated muscle is more similar to that of healthy muscle, implying that treatment helps restore proper muscle function. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

    Study in mice confirms link between mechanotherapy and immunotherapy in muscle regeneration. Massage has been used to treat sore, injured muscles for more than 3,000 years, and today many athletes swear by massage guns to rehabilitate their bodies...

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    Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice

    October 6, 2021, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    Cancer chemotherapy drug reverses Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice
    Since cancerous tumours also rely on new blood vessel growth to survive and thrive, the researchers reasoned that a proven anti-cancer drug might halt the process in Alzheimer’s. Credit: Jesse Orrico/Unsplash

    A drug commonly used to treat cancer can restore memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, new UBC research has found.

    The drug, Axitinib, inhibits the growth of new blood vessels in the brain — a feature shared by both cancer tumours and Alzheimer’s disease, but this hallmark represents a new target for Alzheimer’s therapies.

    Mice with Alzheimer’s disease that underwent the therapy not only exhibited a reduction in blood vessels and other Alzheimer’s markers in their brains, they also performed remarkably well in tests designed to...

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    Natural compound in basil may protect against Alzheimer’s disease pathology

    October 6, 2021, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    Alzheimer’s disease model of the worm C. elegans treated with the plant-derived compound fenchol (Left) and with a DMSO placebo (Right). Fenchol reduced accumulation of amyloid-β (green dots) in the organism’s head, compared to the placebo. | Images courtesy of Hariom Yadav, PhD, of the University of South Florida, first appeared as Fig. 4d in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, DIO: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.735933

    Fenchol, a natural compound abundant in some plants including basil, can help protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease pathology, a preclinical study led by University of South Florida Health (USF Health) researchers suggests.

    The new study published Oct...

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    Link between Crohn’s disease and Fatty Tissue in the Gut revealed

    October 5, 2021, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    Illustration of intestine with creeping fat

    New research led by University of Limerick in Ireland has revealed a direct link between fatty tissue and Crohn’s disease. The study, carried out by researchers at UL along with a team from University Hospital Limerick, is suggesting for the first time that Crohn’s disease, which is an inflammatory bowel condition, may in fact be a fatty intestine condition.

    The research, published in leading journal Scientific Reports, has been described as “an exciting starting point” for the further exploration of Crohn’s disease, which affects thousands of people every year in Ireland and internationally.

    The study involved body composition analysis of patients with Crohn’s disease using equipment hosted on the UL campus, with the UL team collaborating with gastroenterology and surgical spec...

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