Month: April 2022

Placing COVID Patients on Stomach Not Always Beneficial: Study

Placing hospitalized COVID-19 patients on their stomach is helpful if they’re on a mechanical ventilator, but a new study suggests it’s not a good idea for patients who are not intubated. “Awake” COVID patients – as opposed to ventilated patients who are kept sedated – did… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David […]

Published on April 19, 2022

Altered Cholesterol Homeostasis in Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder caused by an expansion of the CAG repeat in the first exon of Huntingtin’s gene. The associated neurodegeneration mainly affects the striatum and the cortex at early stages and progressively spreads to other brain structures. Targeting HD at its earlier stages is under intense investigation. Numerous […]

Published on April 19, 2022

Doctors Suggest Rebranding Low-grade Prostate Cancer

Being told you have cancer can be absolutely terrifying, but some doctors believe it’s time to give low-grade prostate cancer a new name to ease anxiety. It’s like changing the name of a little bug to something less scary like a ‘glowworm’. You see, cancer cells can pop up in pretty much every aging prostate, […]

Published on April 19, 2022