New Technology Could Help Reverse Baldness
BOSTON (CBS) — Hair loss can be distressing for both men and women, but engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a new technology that could one day help reverse baldness.
The device stimulates the skin with low-frequency, painless electric pulses that coax hair follicles that have essentially fallen asleep to resume hair production.
Instead of requiring a bulky battery pack, the device is powered by the person’s day to day movements, and it is so small it could be worn under a regular baseball cap.
They tested the technology on hairless mice and found that it stimulated hair growth as ef...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local baldness Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Hat that zaps the scalp with electricity helps reverse male balding, scientists say
The patch generates electric pulses triggered by movement. Engineer Xudong Wang at the University of Wisconsin said his father had grown new hair after a month of using a prototype. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Want To Live Longer? Be An Optimist, Boston Researchers Say
(CNN) — You don’t have to be a Monty Python fan to whistle along with Eric Idle as he croons “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” while contemplating death on a cross.
British satire aside, focusing on the upside of life could easily be the theme song for research focusing on a key component of longevity: optimism.
Optimism doesn’t mean ignoring life’s stressors. But when negative things happen, optimistic people are less likely to blame themselves and more likely to see the obstacle as temporary or even positive. They also believe they have control over their fate and can create opp...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Offbeat Syndicated CBSN Boston CNN Source Type: news
Health Tip: Treating a Torn Nail
-- Tearing a nail from the nail bed can be very painful. From infection to a jam, nail separation can have a variety of causes, says the University of Wisconsin.
To treat a torn nail, the school suggests:
Trim or file any sharp edges. Trim off the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 26, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How Exercise Lowers the Risk of Alzheimer ’s by Changing Your Brain
In this study, they showed that intervening with an exercise regimen could actually affect these processes. Taken together, his body of research is establishing exactly how physical activity contributes to significant changes in the biological processes that drive Alzheimer’s, and may even reduce the effect of strong risk factors such as age and genes linked to higher risk of neurodegenerative disease.
For example, in their earlier work his group confirmed that as people age, the presence of Alzheimer’s-related brain changes increases—including the buildup of amyloid, slower breakdown of glucose by brain ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Alzheimer's Brain Exercise/Fitness Source Type: news
Major Surgery Linked to Lasting Change in Cognitive Trajectory
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2019 -- Major surgery is associated with a small, long-term change in the average cognitive trajectory, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in The BMJ.
Bryan M. Krause, Ph.D., from the University of Wisconsin in Madison,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 8, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Major surgery ages your brain by FIVE MONTHS by the time you die, study finds
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin found surgery patients who had to stay in hospital for two days or more had a 5.5 per cent chance of 'substantial brain decline', up from 2.4 per cent. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fei Zhao to launch lab at University of Wisconsin
<div class="rxbodyfield">NIEHS visiting fellow moves to Madison in January, where he will continue his groundbreaking reproductive development research.</div> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
New Penis Implant Raises the Bar for Erectile Dysfunction Solutions
U.S. surgeons treating erectile dysfunction (ED) now have access to a malleable penile prosthesis that is easier to implant and designed to offer the patient and his partner a "more authentic, natural-feeling" erection.
The recently-launched Tactra prosthesis is manually lifted up for intercourse and manually pushed down when not in use. It is the first new innovation in penile implants from Boston Scientific in more than a decade. The Tactra is designed with a natural-feeling dual-layer silicone and includes a nitinol core, which is supposed to help optimize comfort, rigidity, and durab...
Source: MDDI - July 29, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Implants Source Type: news
Investigation into fungal infection reveals genetic vulnerability in Hmong
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) A new study led by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers Caitlin Pepperell and Bruce Klein has identified a specific genetic vulnerability among Hmong people that renders them more susceptible to the disease-causing fungus. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 15, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
SNMMI: Whole-body dynamic PET matches standard images
ANAHEIM, CA - Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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SNMMI: FDG-PET/MRI improves pain diagnosis, management (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 27, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
How inhaled fungal spores cause fatal meningitis
(PLOS) Pathogenic fungal spores capitalize on host immune cells to escape the lung and gain access to the brain to cause fatal disease in mice, according to a study published June 27, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Christina Hull of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and colleagues. These insights into the interactions between pathogenic fungal spores and lung immune cells provide new opportunities for understanding spore-mediated fungal diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 27, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Long delays prescribing new antibiotics hinder market for needed drugs
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) US hospitals wait over a year on average to begin prescribing newly developed antibiotics, a delay that might threaten the supply or discourage future development of needed drugs, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Heat kills invasive jumping worm cocoons, could help limit spread
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) New research out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum shows that temperatures of about 100 degrees Fahrenheit kill the cocoons of invasive jumping worms. That's good news for ecologists and horticulturalists who are working to slow or stop the spread of the worms, which can damage the soils they invade. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 20, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Record-low fertility rates linked to decline in stable manufacturing jobs
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) New research by University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist Nathan Seltzer identifies a link between the long-term decline in manufacturing jobs -- accelerated during the Great Recession -- and reduced fertility rates. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
