Hacker News with Generative AI: Medical Research

Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis (2006) (nlm.nih.gov)
Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis in four days: a case report and hypothesis for action by stimulation of endogenous nasal nitric oxide production

Health, Medical Research, Alternative Medicine, Case Studies

7 points by bfoks 8 hours ago | 0 comments

Cluster headaches are 'the most painful condition on the planet' (theguardian.com)
The condition is more excruciating than childbirth or gunshot wounds, but little understood. An online community of ‘clusterheads’ are self-experimenting with psilocybin – with promising results

Health, Pain, Psilocybin, Medical Research, Online Communities

10 points by pseudolus 2 days ago | 0 comments

Clinical trial: novel nutritional formula treats gut microbial overgrowth (medicalxpress.com)
Cedars-Sinai researchers have developed a novel nutritional formula, mBiota Elemental, a palatable elemental diet (PED) that reduces the abundance of key gut microbiome taxa and improves symptoms in patients with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and intestinal methanogen overgrowth (IMO).

Clinical Trials, Gut Health, Nutrition, Medical Research

64 points by wglb 2 days ago | 25 comments

Study Reveals an Amount of Plastic in the Arteries of Stroke Patients (businessinsider.com)
Tiny, microscopic bits of plastic have been found almost everywhere researchers look — including throughout the human body.

Health, Medical Research, Plastic Pollution, Stroke

5 points by gpi 2 days ago | 1 comments

Marijuana hospital visits linked to dementia diagnosis within 5 years – a study (cnn.com)

Marijuana, Dementia, Health, Studies, Medical Research

44 points by avodonosov 4 days ago | 96 comments

Cigarette smoking: an underused tool in high-performance endurance training (nlm.nih.gov)
The review paper is a staple of medical literature and, when well executed by an expert in the field, can provide a summary of literature that generates useful recommendations and new conceptualizations of a topic. However, if research results are selectively chosen, a review has the potential to create a convincing argument for a faulty hypothesis. Improper correlation or extrapolation of data can result in dangerously flawed conclusions.

Health, Science, Medical Research, Endurance Training

25 points by erhmmmm 4 days ago | 8 comments

A unique sound alleviates motion sickness (nagoya-u.ac.jp)
A research group led by Takumi Kagawa and Masashi Kato at Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine has discovered that using “a unique sound stimulation technology”—a device that stimulates the inner ear with a specific wavelength of sound—reduces motion sickness.

Motion Sickness, Sound, Technology, Medical Research

211 points by miles 6 days ago | 95 comments

Popular CT Scans Could Account for 5% of All Cancer Cases a Year (ucsf.edu)
Computed tomography (CT) scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs.

Cancer, Health, Medical Technology, Medical Research

26 points by hsuduebc2 6 days ago | 9 comments

Differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells into neuron-like cells (biomedcentral.com)
Human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) constitute a promising alternative for central nervous system (CNS) cell therapy.

Stem Cells, Biology, Neuroscience, Medical Research

7 points by PaulHoule 7 days ago | 0 comments

Phase I/II trial of iPS-cell-derived dopaminergic cells for Parkinson's disease (nature.com)
Parkinson’s disease is caused by the loss of dopamine neurons, causing motor symptoms.

Medical Research, Parkinson's Disease, Clinical Trials

28 points by LinuxBender 8 days ago | 0 comments

New strategy may enable cancer monitoring from blood tests alone (medicalxpress.com)
A new, error-corrected method for detecting cancer from blood samples is much more sensitive and accurate than prior methods and may be useful for monitoring disease status in patients following treatment, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center investigators.

Cancer, Healthcare, Medical Research, Blood Tests

7 points by wglb 9 days ago | 1 comments

The unusual genetic inheritance that could change Alzheimer's treatment (nature.com)
The genes of a Colombian woman who beat the odds might lead to a new way to tackle the disease.

Genetics, Alzheimer's, Medical Research, Colombia

4 points by sohkamyung 9 days ago | 0 comments

The Silencing of Scientific Curiosity (maryannedemasi.com)
As a scientific writer and researcher, I’ve witnessed the decline of medical journals firsthand. Once forums for open debate and intellectual rigour, they’ve morphed into gatekeepers, more concerned with preserving a narrow orthodoxy than pursuing truth.

Science, Journalism, Medical Research, Academia

12 points by XzetaU8 9 days ago | 4 comments

Human teeth grown in a lab for first time (independent.co.uk)
Scientists have successfully grown human teeth in a lab for the first time, according to a new study.

Biotechnology, Medical Research, Dentistry

9 points by Sontho 11 days ago | 0 comments

Radiation from CT scans could account for 5% of all cancer cases a year (medicalxpress.com)
Radiation from CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs.

Medical Research, Cancer, CT Scans, Healthcare

9 points by XzetaU8 11 days ago | 0 comments

'Low-sugar' vaccine can provide broad immunity against coronavirus variants (medicalxpress.com)
Sugar coatings aren't only for candies; they also help viruses, like the ones that cause COVID-19, hide from their hosts' immune system. Now, researchers have developed a universal vaccine that targets coronaviruses and the sugars that they use as cover.

Vaccines, Coronavirus, Immunology, Medical Research, Biotechnology

9 points by PaulHoule 12 days ago | 4 comments

The overlooked psychedelic that may help treat traumatic brain injury (bigthink.com)
A powerful psychedelic long used in African rituals shows surprising promise for treating traumatic brain injury and PTSD.

Psychedelics, Brain Injury, PTSD, Medical Research

11 points by PaulHoule 15 days ago | 1 comments

At-home saliva test for prostate cancer better than blood test, study suggests (theguardian.com)
An at-home spit test appears to perform better at predicting prostate cancer risk than the current frontline test, a study suggests.

Prostate Cancer, Medical Research, Health, Science

10 points by pseudolus 16 days ago | 0 comments

Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk (theguardian.com)
Researchers who tracked cases of dementia in Welsh adults have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccination reduces the risk of developing the devastating brain disease.

Medical Research, Health, Vaccines, Dementia

5 points by namanyayg 16 days ago | 0 comments

Major endometriosis study reveals impact of gluten, coffee, dairy and alcohol (theguardian.com)
Dietary changes could reduce the pain of endometriosis for half of those living with the disease, a new study suggests.

Endometriosis, Health, Diet, Medical Research, Science

54 points by normie3000 21 days ago | 24 comments

Lowering bad cholesterol may cut risk of dementia by 26%, study suggests (theguardian.com)
Lowering your levels of bad cholesterol could reduce the risk of dementia by 26%, a study suggests.

Health, Dementia, Cholesterol, Medical Research

6 points by mindracer 24 days ago | 2 comments

New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria found in technician's garden (nature.com)
Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic molecule that targets a broad range of disease-causing bacteria — even strains resistant to commercial drugs — and is not toxic to human cells1.

Antibiotics, Medical Research, Science, Bacteria

421 points by ascorbic 25 days ago | 307 comments

First stroke rehabilitation drug discovered in mouse model (medicalxpress.com)
A new study by UCLA Health has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice.

Medical Research, Neuroscience, Stroke, Pharmacology, Animals

3 points by PaulHoule 30 days ago | 0 comments

A breakthrough moment: Researchers discover new class of antibiotics (phys.org)
The last time a new class of antibiotics reached the market was nearly three decades ago—but that could soon change, thanks to a discovery by researchers at McMaster University.

Antibiotics, Science, Healthcare, Medical Research

21 points by bentobean 30 days ago | 2 comments

Paralysed man stands again after receiving 'reprogrammed' stem cells (nature.com)
A paralysed man can stand on his own after receiving an injection of neural stem cells to treat his spinal cord injury.

Biotechnology, Medical Research

11 points by alexcos 30 days ago | 0 comments

High‑dose Vitamin D reduces disease activity in early multiple sclerosis onset (medicalxpress.com)
Researchers from CHU Nîmes, Université Montpellier, and multiple MS centers in France have found that oral cholecalciferol in doses of 100,000 IU every two weeks significantly reduced disease activity in clinically isolated syndrome and early relapsing‑remitting multiple sclerosis.

Medical Research, Multiple Sclerosis, Vitamin D, Treatment

91 points by pseudolus 32 days ago | 52 comments

First-of-its-kind trial enables paralysed man to stand via stem cell injection (nature.com)
A paralysed man can stand on his own after receiving an injection of neural stem cells to treat his spinal cord injury.

Medical Research, Neuroscience, Stem Cells

175 points by bentobean 32 days ago | 34 comments

Japanese scientists use stem cell treatment to restore movement in spinal injury (medicalxpress.com)
A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said.

Medical Research, Stem Cells

259 points by pseudolus 33 days ago | 42 comments

Parkinson's Gut Bacteria Link Suggests an Unexpected, Simple Treatment (sciencealert.com)
Researchers have suspected for some time that the link between our gut and brain plays a role in the development of Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's Disease, Gut Microbiome, Medical Research, Treatment

7 points by bsindcatr 34 days ago | 0 comments

Breakthrough stroke drug heals the brain to restore movement (newatlas.com)
There's newfound hope for stroke patients in recovery, with what researchers believe is the very first drug that can comprehensively deliver rehabilitation without the need for challenging long-term physical therapy.

Medical Research, Neurology, Stroke Recovery, Pharmaceuticals

12 points by 01-_- 37 days ago | 2 comments