Articles by Justin Jackson
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 drugs linked to reduced symptoms in chronic skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa
A multicenter French study led by Rennes University Hospital reports potential benefits of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), with statistically significant reductions in HS-related ...
Phys.org / Evidence from an Uzbekistan rock shelter points to possible 80,000-year-old arrowheads
Université de Bordeaux and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography Novosibirsk report initial findings from an ~80 ka site, Obi-Rakhmat in Uzbekistan, identifying three projectile armature types, including unretouched ...
Medical Xpress / 'Clear' e-cigarettes linked to greater acute rises in blood pressure and heart rate
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University and Boston University Chobanian, Avedisian School of Medicine-led researchers report that e-cigarettes labeled "clear" produced greater acute increases ...
Phys.org / Triassic freshwater deposits at Petrified Forest preserve diverse tanystropheids
Researchers report three distinct tanystropheid taxa from the upper Blue Mesa Member of the Chinle Formation in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, including a new genus and species, Akidostropheus oligos, with ...
Medical Xpress / Long-term transcranial magnetic stimulation plus language therapy may slow aphasia progression
Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid-led research reports that intermittent theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) paired with language therapy over six months was associated with positive outcomes in primary ...
Medical Xpress / Implant-based reconstruction linked to increased risk of breast lymphomas
Columbia University investigators report an increased risk of breast lymphomas after postmastectomy implant-based reconstruction, including anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and several B-cell and T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma ...
Medical Xpress / Sex differences in dementia: Men face a 24% higher mortality hazard
Duke University School of Medicine-led research finds male patients with dementia have higher mortality rates and higher use of many health care services, especially hospital stays, than comparable female patients.
Medical Xpress / Vitiligo linked to higher depression risk in a large US cohort
A David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA-led research team reports that vitiligo is associated with increased depression risk, with higher risk among Black and Hispanic patients.
Medical Xpress / Portable tuberculosis test achieves 100% sensitivity and specificity in clinical samples
Princeton University and collaborators have developed SHINE-TB, a one-sample, parallelized reaction amplification and detection CRISPR assay that detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum, achieving 100% sensitivity ...
Phys.org / Hidden honey bee viruses alter flight distance and speed in different ways
Montana State University-led research finds that bees with deformed wing virus flew shorter distances, whereas bees with sacbrood virus flew greater distances at higher speeds.
Phys.org / Elongated skull from Italian cave reveals earliest European evidence of cranial modification
A University of Florence–led team reports early Eurasian evidence of artificial cranial modification (ACM) in a Late Upper Paleolithic individual from Arene Candide Cave, Italy. Shape analyses place the specimen within the ...
Medical Xpress / Is laughter a form of therapeutic medicine?
University of Jaén investigators report significant reductions in anxiety and increased life satisfaction in adults through laughter therapy across 33 clinical trials.
Medical Xpress / Beyond histamine: Study links intestinal leukotrienes to oral anaphylaxis in mice
Yale University School of Medicine reports that cysteinyl leukotrienes released by intestinal mast cells are essential for anaphylaxis after food ingestion in mice, while responses to intravenous allergen challenge proceed ...
Phys.org / A giant virus wags its tail
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa oceanographers have identified PelV-1, a dinoflagellate-infecting giant virus whose micron-length tail reaches 2.3 µm, stretching current notions of viral architecture.
Medical Xpress / Physicians with more patient complaints also more likely to receive industry payments
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators report that physicians who attract more unsolicited patient complaints also tend to accept larger nonresearch payments from ...
