Category: Health

THE BEST SKIN CARE ROUTINE FOR SENSITIVE SKIN

Tom Patriot

While many of us can head over to our local drugstore—or log onto our favorite online retailer—to find new skin care and beauty products, those of us with sensitive skin need to be a little more particular about what we’re picking up. This is because sensitive skin can be easily thrown off by anything from the weather to a new product formula. The best skin care routine for sensitive skin is (simply put) the one that works for you. But, if you’re just getting started, allow us to help. Below…

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Inflamed monkey guts produce Parkinson’s-related proteins

Tom Patriot

The intestinal linings of monkeys with inflamed bowels show chemical alterations similar to abnormal protein deposits in the brains of Parkinson’s patients, lending support to the idea that inflammation may play a key role in the development of the degenerative neurological disorder. A study published by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers today in the Journal of Inflammation Research found phosphorylated alpha-synuclein — a modified version of a protein common to nerve cells — in samples from common marmosets kept in a tissue bank at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. “It’s not entirely…

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Researchers develop prostate cancer prediction tool that has unmatched accuracy

Tom Patriot

A team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a novel machine-learning framework that distinguishes between low- and high-risk prostate cancer with more precision than ever before. The framework, described in a Scientific Reports paper published today, is intended to help physicians — in particular, radiologists — more accurately identify treatment options for prostate cancer patients, lessening the chance of unnecessary clinical intervention. Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of…

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Some biologic treatments for psoriasis may be safer for patients

Tom Patriot

A common chronic skin condition affecting 125 million people worldwide, psoriasis is an autoimmune disease, a class of disorders in which the immune system attacks the body’s own healthy cells. In recent years, new medications — known as biologics — that inhibit the overactive immune system by targeting specific inflammatory pathways, have revolutionized the treatment of psoriasis and other autoimmune diseases. However, until now, few studies have documented the comparative safety of these various biologics. In the largest study of its kind, clinician-researchers compared the risk of serious infection —…

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Statins’ potential to treat MS unrelated to lowering cholesterol

Tom Patriot

The widely prescribed statin, simvastatin, can medically help patients with secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS) – for reasons that might be unrelated to the drug’s intended cholesterol-lowering effects, a UCL study has found. “Although this study cannot provide a final answer as to what exactly is the reason for the success of statins in progressive MS, it directs future researchers toward certain pathways,” said lead author, Dr Arman Eshaghi (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology). “This paves the way to find better drug targets for an incurable disease such as…

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