A team led by researchers from Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham, reports the results of a phase I trial of a revolutionary stem cell treatment called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell transplantation (CALEC), which was found to be safe and well-tolerated over the short term in four patients with significant chemical burns in one eye. […]
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. We love the concept of a “boo basket” for Halloween! Like Easter baskets and Christmas stockings, boo baskets are a collection of little, inexpensive treats and trinkets guaranteed to put a smile on a kid’s face. They’re perfect for […]
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The median interhospital transfer time for stroke patients needing targeted therapy is 174 minutes, which is longer than the recommended 120 minutes, results of a new US registry-based study show. The study also uncovered age, racial, and gender disparities in transfer times. Dr Shyam Prabhakaran The study exposed transfer delays in US stroke systems that “dramatically” affect patients, study author […]
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Reviewers’ Notes Smell loss became the cardinal symptom of COVID-19 early in the pandemic and has ignited research on how smell and taste function. An international study led by the Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research (GCCR) and the Monell Chemical Senses Center has untied taste from smell in people with COVID-19, demonstrating in a large and diverse group of more […]
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Most of us who’ve reached middle age have noticed a slowing in memory and cognition, but scientists don’t have a clear picture of the molecular changes that take place in the brain to cause it. Now, a study in mice has determined that the most pronounced changes occur in the white matter, a type of nervous system tissue that’s integral […]
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Prior to receiving a Ph.D. in computer science from MIT in 2017, Marzyeh Ghassemi had already begun to wonder whether the use of AI techniques might enhance the biases that already existed in health care. She was one of the early researchers to take up this issue, and she’s been exploring it ever since. In a new paper, Ghassemi, now […]
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A new type of medication, JAK inhibitors, can effectively treat moderate to severe alopecia areata, unfilled internal medicine residency a hair loss condition that has been historically hard to treat. A study of its effectiveness, by Dr. Brett King and Dr. Brittany Craiglow of Yale University, was published in August in a supplement to the Journal of the American Academy […]
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A university researcher is studying the potential effect of leaky gut syndrome on our overall health. “A mechanism by which gut microbiota elevates permeability and inflammation in obese/diabetic mice and human gut,” a paper coauthored by Bo Wang, chemical engineering assistant professor, and researchers at the University of South Florida, looks at the role of gut microbes. The paper was […]
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