Fight Aging! Newsletter, December 16th 2019
This study shows that CA are released from periventricular and subpial regions to the cerebrospinal fluid and are present in the cervical lymph nodes, into which cerebrospinal fluid drains through the meningeal lymphatic system. We also show that CA can be phagocytosed by macrophages. We conclude that CA can act as containers that remove waste products from the brain and may be involved in a mechanism that cleans the brain. Moreover, we postulate that CA may contribute in some autoimmune brain diseases, exporting brain substances that interact with the immune system, and hypothesize that CA may contain brain markers that m...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 15, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
RSNA 2019 AI Round-Up
Shah Islam
Hugh Harvey
By HUGH HARVEY, MBBS and SHAH ISLAM, MBBS
AI in medical imaging entered the consciousness of radiologists just a few years ago, notably peaking in 2016 when Geoffrey Hinton declared radiologists’ time was up, swiftly followed by the first AI startups booking exhibiting booths at RSNA. Three years on, the sheer number and scale of AI-focussed offerings has gathered significant pace, so much so that this year a decision was made by the RSNA organising committee to move the ever-growing AI showcase to a new space located in the lower level of the North Hall. In some ways it made sense to offe...
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Artificial Intelligence Health Tech Start-Ups AI Hugh Harvey Radiology RSNA RSNA 2019 RSNA19 Shah Islam Source Type: blogs
Cancer Survivors have Double the Risk of Suffering a Later Stroke
We present a contemporary analysis of risk of fatal stroke among more than 7.5 million cancer patients and report that stroke risk varies as a function of disease site, age, gender, marital status, and time after diagnosis. The risk of stroke among cancer patients is two times that of the general population and rises with longer follow-up time. The relative risk of fatal stroke, versus the general population, is highest in those with cancers of the brain and gastrointestinal tract. The plurality of strokes occurs in patients older than 40 years of age with cancers of the prostate, breast, and colorectum. Patients of any ag...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 9, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
The Digital Health Future of Oncology
It’s in the early morning of April 15th, 2030 that when looking at your smart mirror, the latter beeps a warning notification: that new mole on your chin should be checked by your dermatologist. That was to be expected. After all your genetic test revealed that you possess a mutation in the CDKN2A gene. But you also get the recommendation to have your esophagus and stomach checked as your connected smart scale registered a noticeable drop in weight and this mutation also carries an increased risk of gastrointestinal (GI) tract cancer.
With such increased awareness and early stage diagnosis methods, will the cancer de...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 26, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Future of Medicine Personalized Medicine cancer digital health cancer treatment digital technology oncology cancer research cancer care digital health technologies Source Type: blogs
Kimberly ’ s Two-Month Wheat BellyTransformation
Look at Kimberly’s dramatic transformation in appearance after just two months on the Wheat Belly lifestyle: the lateral dimensions of her face are reduced, her cheeks are no longer bloated, the around-the-eye swelling is gone and her eyes are bigger. She lost “only” 20 pounds but, judging by the “deflation” of her facial features, it looks more like 100 pounds—this is what happens when you reverse the body-wide inflammation caused by wheat/grain consumption.
“I didn’t recognize myself! This side-by-side spoke volumes! I’ve lost about 20 pounds so far. I was 237, no...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 21, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Open Inflammation Weight Loss wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Suffering from “chemo brain”? There’s hope and many things you can do
Some of the most common symptoms experienced by cancer patients are memory problems, difficulties with multitasking, and reduced attention and concentration. Historically, cancer patients with these symptoms were often diagnosed with depression. Research over the past decade has revealed that many cancer patients experience such symptoms as a consequence of specific damage to the brain caused by either their tumor or their treatment.
While radiation to the brain has long been linked to causing cognitive difficulties, the effects of chemotherapy on brain structure and function have only recently been discovered. We now know...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jorg Dietrich, MD, PhD Tags: Brain and cognitive health Cancer Memory Radiation Source Type: blogs
Bariatric surgery . . . . for kids?!
That’s precisely what the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is recommending: more weight loss surgery for overweight kids.
This sort of perverted advice reflects the deep and widespread failure of the healthcare system to address nutrition and health, resorting instead to an awful surgical “solution” that, contrary to the AAP’s declaration that it is a proven safe option, is filled with complications, nutritional deficiencies, dysbiotic alterations in bowel flora, hormonal disruptions, and—not all that rarely—death. (Granted that it was over 10 years ago, but the first patient ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 31, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Open bariatric surgery gastric bypass lap bad Weight Loss wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Handheld MasSpec Pen for Molecular Cancer Detection During Surgeries
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new handheld pen for rapid intraoperative cancer detection. Their work demonstrates that the tool can identify different molecular profiles between cancerous and non-cancerous tissue without harming the sampled tissues. This exciting development can one day improve cancer diagnosis and allow for more precise surgical removal of tumors.
Currently, surgeons rely on tissue sectioning and histology to determine whether or not the tumor has been fully excised. This process, which takes at least 30 minutes and requires trained operators, is time- and reso...
Source: Medgadget - August 30, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Siavash Parkhideh Tags: Diagnostics Oncology Pathology Surgery Source Type: blogs
Blood tests: There are BIG differences between “ normal ” and ideal
It is not uncommon for there to be considerable differences between what you are told is “normal” for a blood test and what is ideal. The differences are big enough to impair health, even increase risk for numerous diseases, even death.
Here is why labs and your doctor often provide grossly misleading interpretations of blood tests and how you can decipher the real answers. Among the examples:
Vitamin D—The lab says that blood levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D should be between 10-30 ng/ml. How did they get that value? Easy: They tested the blood levels of many people who live indoors, wear clothes, and don...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 5, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Blood tests undoctored wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Blood tests: The BIG differences between “ normal ” and ideal
It is not uncommon for there to be considerable differences between what you are told is “normal” for a blood test and what is ideal. The differences are big enough to impair health, even increase risk for numerous diseases, even death.
Here is why labs and your doctor often provide grossly misleading interpretations of blood tests and how you can decipher the real answers. Among the examples:
Vitamin D—The lab says that blood levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D should be between 10-30 ng/ml. How did they get that value? Easy: They tested the blood levels of many people who live indoors, wear clothes, and don...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 5, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Blood tests undoctored wheat belly Source Type: blogs
From Chernobyl To Mars: The Future Of Radiation Protection
In the minutes after block 4 of the nuclear power
plant in Chernobyl exploded, no one knew that they are experiencing a disaster
that never happened anywhere before on planet Earth. The public health,
environmental, and even the socio-political consequences were disastrous and we
can still experience the negative impacts. That’s why we posed the question of
what public health authorities, as well as individuals, can do to mitigate the
consequences of radiation exposure, and what digital technologies are available
for radiation detection. In this respect, after our investigations, it even
turned out that it would be benef...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 29, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Space Medicine astronautics chernobyl disaster fiction Health Healthcare Innovation mars nuclear power plant public health radiation radiation exposure radiation protection technology Source Type: blogs
What Has A.I. In Medicine Ever Done For Us? At Least 45 Things!
Remember Monty Python’s
brilliant Life of Brian movie scene where the Palestinian insurgent commando,
planning the abduction of Pilate’s wife in return for all the horrors they had
to endure from the Roman Empire, asks the rhetorical question: what have the
Romans ever done for us? With the hype and overmarketing, not to speak about
the fears around A.I, we asked the same question. What has A.I. in medicine
ever done for us? Well, we found at least 45 things.
I have 45 responses to
the pressing question on everyone’s mind who is interested in healthcare but
tired of the hype or the doomsday
scenarios around A.I.: ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 28, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Future of Medicine administration AI cancer diagnostics digital health digital health technology Healthcare Innovation medical medical imaging Radiology treatment Source Type: blogs
4 Healthy Practices with High ‘Reward-To-Effort’ Ratio
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We might have been able to dig the surface of Mars, build artificially intelligent robots and make virtual reality a new normal but everything comes with a price and in exchange of this technologically advanced era, we have traded our health. The modern-day lifestyle looks amazing from outside as we are now equipped with many scientific and technological marvels which a decade ago, were not even imagi...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - April 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Saurabh64cloud Tags: featured health and fitness diet good habits Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, April 22nd 2019
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
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Source: Fight Aging! - April 21, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
6 Inspiring Books That Will Lift Your Mood
Losing yourself in the pages of a riveting novel or memoir is a legitimate form of therapy. Even better is coming away from the characters and the story with a renewed purpose and sense of hope.
John Green, one of my favorite authors, said “Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood.” I think that’s true especially for people who struggle with depression and anxiety or some other chronic illness that is stigmatized in our culture. Between the covers of a book, we find a new world that shines some light on our reality.
Here are a few inspiring books that will “help you understand and help you...
Source: World of Psychology - April 18, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Books Inspiration & Hope Mental Health and Wellness Motivation and Inspiration Self-Help Change In Mood reading uplifting Source Type: blogs
