Articles by Justin Jackson
Medical Xpress / Preterm infant with drug-resistant seizures responds to antisense oligonucleotide treatment
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München-led researchers have induced a greater than 60% reduction in seizure frequency in a preterm infant with early-onset SCN2A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE). Seizures initially ...
Phys.org / New method allows live-cell protein tagging without interfering with function
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed a powerful new investigative tool to reveal how proteins work inside living cells. A technique that enables quick, precise and minimally disruptive incorporation of amino ...
Medical Xpress / Skin-to-skin contact improves breastfeeding but not cognitive outcomes in very preterm infants: Clinical trial
Researchers led by the Trondheim University Hospital in Norway report that two hours of immediate skin-to-skin contact between mothers and very preterm infants after birth does not improve cognitive, motor, or language development ...
Medical Xpress / Brain interface allows speech decoding and computer control in ALS patient
University of California, Davis researchers have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that enables computer cursor control and clicking, using neural signals from the speech motor cortex. One participant with amyotrophic ...
Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's biomarkers detected in other dementias may blur diagnostic boundaries
An international collaboration led by the University of Gothenburg report that cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's pathology—specifically β-amyloid and tau proteins—are also present in individuals diagnosed ...
Medical Xpress / Menstrual phase and vaccine timing linked to minor cycle shifts
An international research team led by Oregon Health & Science University discovered a temporary increase in menstrual cycle length of less than one day associated with receiving the influenza vaccine, either alone or alongside ...
Medical Xpress / Single-cell atlas reveals hidden patterns of differentiation in acute myeloid leukemia
Princess Margaret Cancer Center at University Health Network-led researchers constructed a detailed single-cell atlas of human blood development, improving understanding of leukemia formation and enabling a more precise classification ...
Medical Xpress / JAK inhibitors show no increased cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients, large international study finds
An international research team led by Geneva University Hospital found no increase in cardiovascular events during the first two years of treatment with Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) compared to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden transmission of avian influenza virus H5N1 found in Texas dairy cattle
Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center, with multiple academic, state and federal collaborators, identified the emergence and interstate spread of highly pathogenic avian ...
Medical Xpress / Mice develop fibromyalgia-like pain after receiving gut microbiota from human patients
McGill University-led research has discovered that transplanting gut microbiota from women with fibromyalgia into mice induces pain, immune activation, metabolomic changes, and reduced skin innervation.
Medical Xpress / Researchers find link between HPV and thyroid eye disease
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers have identified molecular evidence linking human papillomavirus (HPV) to thyroid eye disease (TED) through molecular mimicry involving HPV capsid proteins and autoimmune ...
Medical Xpress / Long-term study links chronic conditions in midlife to higher cancer risk and mortality
Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the University of California, Los Angeles, identified that comorbidities in midlife are associated with an increased risk of developing cancer and cancer-related ...
Medical Xpress / Circular breathwork induces altered states of consciousness linked to improved mental health
Researchers from the Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience, the MIND Foundation, alongside other collaborators, have found that reductions in carbon dioxide saturation during circular breathwork sessions were correlated ...
Phys.org / Structure of lipid-transfer tunnel protein in C. elegans revealed
Oregon Health & Science University, in collaboration with Oregon State University, has discovered the structural organization and protein components of a lipid-transfer complex known as LPD-3. Findings show that LPD-3 contains ...
Medical Xpress / Children born before 34 weeks show lasting cognitive lag behind peers
Karolinska Institutet researchers report that children born before 34 weeks of gestation show persistent deficits in cognitive abilities at ages 9 to 10. Impairments appear independent of socioeconomic status, genetic predisposition, ...