Articles by Justin Jackson
Medical Xpress / EPIC study highlights Mediterranean diet impact on obesity-linked cancer risk
Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a modest reduction in the risk of obesity-related cancers, according to research conducted by the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition ...
Medical Xpress / Five days of ultra-processed food: Study finds that's enough to alter insulin and reward functions in the brain
Researchers at the Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of the Helmholtz Center Munich at the University of Tübingen, in collaboration with the German Center for Diabetes Research, have found that a short-term, ...
Medical Xpress / Gene therapy can improve vision in young children with AIPL1-associated retinal dystrophy
Researchers from the NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre and University College London have found that gene therapy improved visual acuity and preserved retinal structure in young children with AIPL1-associated severe ...
Phys.org / Starfish sites: The secret war effort of British aerial bombing decoys
Keele University researchers have investigated three World War II Allied aerial bombing decoy sites in North Staffordshire, UK, uncovering significant variation in preservation and construction.
Medical Xpress / Another novel virus found in bats with the potential to infect humans: HKU5-CoV-2
Research led by the Wuhan Institute of Virology has identified a distinct bat virus lineage capable of infecting human cells using the ACE2 receptor. The newly discovered merbecovirus, designated HKU5-CoV-2, was isolated ...
Medical Xpress / Pancreatic cancer RNA vaccine shows durable T cell immunity
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers have found RNA neoantigen vaccines that generate long-lived, functional CD8+ T cells in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), potentially delaying disease ...
Medical Xpress / Machine learning tool decodes immune receptor sequences to diagnose multiple diseases
Stanford University researchers developed a machine learning-based method capable of diagnosing multiple diseases using B cell and T cell receptor sequences. The model, called Machine learning for Immunological Diagnosis ...
Medical Xpress / Mice exhibit paramedic-like behaviors toward unresponsive peers, study finds
University of California, Los Angeles, researchers have identified neural mechanisms behind prosocial behaviors in mice directed toward unresponsive conspecifics. Their findings suggest that mice, driven by an amygdala-regulated ...
Medical Xpress / Common procedures for chronic spine pain found to offer little to no relief
Researchers from McMaster University and collaborating institutions found that commonly performed interventional procedures for chronic non-cancer spine pain may provide little to no pain relief when compared with sham procedures.
Medical Xpress / A stressed mind is made more prone to rigid thinking, mouse study finds
University of California, Los Angeles researchers have discovered that chronic stress flips brain activity between two amygdala-striatal pathways, disrupting flexible decision-making and promoting inflexible habits.
Phys.org / Dual mechanisms found to guard mitochondria against fusion-related damage
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a dual regulatory mechanism safeguarding mitochondrial integrity through the combined actions of Parkin–PINK1 and OMA1. The study reveals that these ...
Phys.org / Unraveling structure and function relationships in synthetic cell receptors
Northwestern University researchers have identified structural features in engineered cell receptors that correlate with variations in receptor function.
Medical Xpress / Platform trials streamline ALS therapy evaluation by rapidly ruling out ineffective drugs
Massachusetts General Hospital coordinated the first four platform trials within the HEALEY ALS platform to evaluate potential treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with results published in various JAMA journals.
Medical Xpress / Many adults stop GLP-1 therapy within a year with low restart rates, analysis finds
A study conducted using electronic health record data from a collective of U.S. health care systems found that most adults with overweight or obesity discontinued glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapy ...
Phys.org / The evolving pigment palette of European skin, eyes and hair as seen through ancient DNA
University of Ferrara researchers in Italy have examined how European skin, eye and hair pigmentation evolved over the past 45,000 years. Findings indicate that lighter pigmentation traits emerged gradually and non-linearly, ...
