Shadira

The best way to help Alzheimer’s patients may be to help their caregivers A mathematical model simulated patient outcomes when given caregiver support or an expensive Alzheimer’s drug to determine cost and health benefits.

The best way to help Alzheimer’s patients may be to help their caregivers.
www.sciencenews.org/article/alzh...

Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known Latest batch of documents show researchers consulting the financier and sex offender on publications, visas and more.

Newly released files from the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reveal that his ties to the scientific community were deeper than previously known.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

When participants heard chimpanzee vocalisations, this response was clearly distinct from that triggered by bonobos or macaques. © L. Ceravolo

Human brains recognize the voices of our Chimpanzee cousins [via UNIGE] 🧪🥼🚶‍♀️🧠👂🦍🔉💡

"certain vocal processing skills are shared between humans and great apes, and therefore predate the emergence of articulate language."

www.unige.ch/medias/en/20...

#human #brain #ape #calls #recognition #evolution

Academic Mamas Foundation Join us at Academic Mamas, empowering mothers in academia worldwide. Access innovative programs and resources to thrive in an inclusive community. Celebrate the unique challenges and triumphs of…

Share this with a colleague. This org does grants for academic moms to help with things like childcare at a conference, covering unpaid days off with a sick kiddo, or just getting through a rough patch.

We need more stuff like this.

🧪 #WomenInSTEM #BlueSci #SciMom

iamas.com/academic-mam...

Frikkin amazing stuff.

Science Feed Rules: 🧪 No misinformation 🧪 Keep posts relevant to science 🧪 Use alt text 🧪 Credit images 🧪 Give context to links to external sites 🧪 Have fun!

Welcome to the Science feed!

Please read our FAQs for instructions for how to be added as a contributor: bossett.io/science-feed/

Mod introductory posts linked below⬇️

Use the test tube emoji on posts you want to appear in the feed🧪

Please like the feed and make sure you follow our feed rules:

Food allergy: begin at the skin, end at the mast cell? - Nature Reviews Immunology In this Review the authors explain how different routes of exposure to food antigens can contribute to the development of food allergies. They discuss how allergic sensitization occurs against food antigens and focus on how IgE and mast cells ultimately drive the allergic pathology.

Food allergies may start with skin reactions, which reshape gut immunity and drive mast cell activation during subsequent exposures.

by Lukacs NW and Hogan SP in Nat Rev Immunol #MedSky

👉 get more here

📖 read the article:

COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms? Limited COVID-19 surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say.

Anecdotally people are presenting sicker as well. I wonder how much of this is attributable to much lower vaccination coverage rates than during the peak of the pandemic. Adult uptake in the US stalled at 21% last year. I predict it will be lower this year.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Genome-wide consensus transcriptional signatures identify synaptic pruning linking Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy - Molecular Psychiatry No description

Microglial synaptic pruning connects Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy, uncovering a potential therapeutic target for their comorbidity.

by Li H, Xie Z (...) Ji X et 13 al. in Mol Psychiatry #MedSky

👉 get more here

📖 read the article:

🌍 Today is World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day! 🩺💙

Every year on October 20, healthcare professionals around the world come together to celebrate and reflect on the importance of evidence-based practice the foundation of safe, effective, and high-quality care.

Genomically matched therapy in advanced solid tumors: the randomized phase 2 ROME trial - Nature Medicine In the proof-of-concept phase 2 ROME trial, comprehensive genomic profiling followed by molecular tumor board evaluation and randomization of patients with metastatic solid cancer to receive personalized therapy or standard of care led to a significantly higher objective response rate and longer progression-free survival in patients who received personalized therapy.

Genomically matched therapies boost response rates and progression-free survival in advanced solid tumors compared to standard treatments, ROME trial shows.

by Marchetti P, Curigliano G (...) Botticelli A et 43 al. in Nat Med #MedSky

👉 get more here

📖 read the article:

Full-spectrum extract from Cannabis sativa DKJ127 for chronic low back pain: a phase 3 randomized placebo-controlled trial - Nature Medicine A phase 3 trial found that VER-01, a full-spectrum cannabis extract, reduces chronic low back pain, improves physical function and sleep and shows no signs of dependence or withdrawal.

Cannabis extract VER-01 significantly alleviates chronic low back pain, demonstrating sustained effects and good tolerance in a phase 3 trial.

by Karst M, Meissner W (...) Häuser W et 3 al. in Nat Med #MedSky

👉 get more here

📖 read the article:

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time - BBC News One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

Breakthroughs like this remind you why science matters, not for headlines, but for the families who’ve been waiting their whole lives to hear this.

Nb: it's not peer reviewed yet, but it's promising news

www.bbc.com/news/article...