Blood levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL) — a marker of nerve cell damage — can separate people with symptoms of forms of hereditary ATTR amyloidosis (hATTR), including familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), from those who haven’t developed symptoms yet. That’s according to a study in Italy that also showed blood NfL levels were higher in […]
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This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the TV series being covered here wouldn’t exist. Sorry for the delay! Gretchen’s computer was in for repairs and they were out on vacation for the week. Hope you all were still able […]
This is the first in a four-part series of Advent reflections by Julia Goldie Day that will run on Mondays. Ever hear the phrase, “Behind every successful man, there is a woman?” Jesus is the successful man; Mary is the woman. “Mary, Mary” by P.J. Speakman. Museum of Menstruation and Women’s Health Mary is an […]
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The search for the secrets to a long, healthy life is as old as mankind. A new study has found a series of clues, which take us closer than ever before – and they lie in our blood. In mid-October, a Swedish-led team of researchers reported on their study of blood samples taken from 44,000 […]
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The CDC estimates nearly half of adults have hypertension. High blood pressure puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the U-S and Texas. You usually sit down to check your blood pressure. But a new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center says standing up may give […]
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A pall of gloom descended upon the family of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya after the Supreme Court in Yemen rejected her appeal against the death penalty that was handed to her for murdering a Yemeni native. Priya, who has been imprisoned in Yemen since 2017, can be hanged anytime but there is still a glimmer […]
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Tiny devices inside our bodies, like micro and nano-implants, gather crucial information, changing how we do medicine. Connecting them for communication has been challenging. But now, a worldwide team, including EPFL researchers, planned a molecular network with many transmitters. First came the Internet of Things (IoT). Now, at the crossroads of computer science and biology, […]
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The case against Robert Talland is being heard at Woolwich Crown Court, where he is accused of stirring up race hate as well as “encouraging terrorism”. Talland is better known to his Hitler-worshipping goons in Ulster as ‘Ginger Rob’. He has been a regular visitor to Northern Ireland over the last couple of decades. The […]