Summary: New research from The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has shown that brain imaging can detect abnormal metabolic network activity and dopamine loss in individuals with isolated rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (iRBD), a condition often preceding neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia. Using PET imaging, researchers tracked these changes…
Summary: University of Virginia researchers have identified 35 blood biomarkers linked to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) through an analysis of 828 metabolites from blood samples of infants who died from SIDS. The findings, based on the largest metabolomics study of its kind, highlight potential biological pathways, such as nerve cell communication and stress response,…
Decorating a Christmas tree with lights used to be a real hassle. Nowadays, if one bulb goes out in a strand of Christmas lights, it’s no big deal — the other lights keep working because they’re wired on a parallel circuit. But when I was little, Christmas tree lights were on a series circuit, so…
Summary: A global commission, endorsed by over 75 medical organizations and published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, has proposed a new framework for diagnosing obesity that goes beyond the traditional reliance on body mass index (BMI). The framework incorporates additional measures of excess body fat, fat distribution, and objective signs of ill health to…