A multi-institutional study, drove by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, distinguished both the hereditary abnormalities that drive pr
Research finds association between genetic changes in head-neck cancer, immunotherapy resistance ANI | Updated: May 02, 2021 22:10 IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): A multi-institutional study, drove by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, distinguished both the hereditary abnormalities that drive pre-cancer cells that lead to an intrusive kind of head and neckcancer and patients who are liable to react to immunotherapy to the least extent. Through a series of surprises, we followed clues that focused more and more tightly on specific genetic imbalances and their role in the effects of specific immune components in tumour development, said co-principal investigator Webster Cavenee, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.
Life after stroke: Questions and answers about stroke rehabilitation
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May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and physiatrist Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio answers some questions about stroke rehabilitation. A life after stroke is possible. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) April 30, 2021 May is National Stroke Awareness Month the perfect time to remind us of the F-A-S-T way to detect a stroke:
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TIME to call 911
Time lost is brain lost, so if you or a loved one think a stroke has occurred, seek help FAST.
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Less than one percent of people in the United States use kratom, a plant-based substance commonly used to manage pain and opioid withdrawal, according to a study published in the
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. However, the use of kratom which is legal but carries the risk of addiction and harmful side effects is more prevalent among people who use other drugs, particularly those with opioid use disorder.
Derived from a tree native to Southeast Asia, kratom can be taken as a pill, capsule, or extract, or brewed as a tea. It acts on the brain s opioid receptors; at low doses, kratom is a stimulant, while at higher doses, it can relieve pain. Some people report using kratom as a substitute for opioids in an effort to limit their opioid use and ameliorate withdrawal. Others use kratom recreationally for relaxation or to self-treat pain, anxiety, or depression.
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The brain possesses a complex architecture of functional networks as its information-processing machinery. Is the brain s network architecture itself a target of disease? If so, which networks are associated with which diseases? What can this tell us about the underlying causes of brain disorders?
Building on the extraordinary progress in neuroscience made over the past 30 years, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) published a study of 43 brain disorders - both psychiatric and neurologic - and strongly affirmed a theory termed the network degeneration hypothesis. According to this theory, disease-related structural damage invades the functional networks used in human behavior and also recapitulates within co-alteration networks.