Imperial Valley News Center
Degenerating Neurons Respond to Gene Therapy Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
- Details
- Written by Scott LaFee
San Diego, California - Degenerating neurons in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) measurably responded to an experimental gene therapy in which nerve growth factor (NGF) was injected into their brains, report researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in the current issue of JAMA Neurology.
Black Bears in Yosemite Forage Primarily on Plants and Nuts
- Details
- Written by Kim McDonald
San Diego, California - Black bears in Yosemite National Park that don’t seek out human foods subsist primarily on plants and nuts, according to a study conducted by biologists at UC San Diego who also found that ants and other sources of animal protein, such as mule deer, make up only a small fraction of the bears’ annual diet.
Can empathy lead to better decisions in water usage?
- Details
- Written by Mary Beth Faller
Tempe, Arizona - As the climate in the Southwest becomes hotter and drier, water will become an ever more precious resource, demanded by people with competing interests.
Quitting smoking after heart attack reduces chest pain, improves quality of life
- Details
- Written by American Heart Association
Dallas, Texas - Smokers who quit after having a heart attack have similar levels of chest pain and mental health as non-smokers, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Coping with pain after breast surgery
- Details
- Written by Timothy J. Moynihan, M.D.
Scottsdale, Arizona - You're not alone in having pain after breast surgery. Studies of women who had a variety of breast cancer operations found that between 25 and 60 percent reported some level of pain after breast surgery two to three years later.
Depression: Let’s Snap Out Of Expecting People to Snap Out Of It
- Details
- Written by Micah Dorfner
Rochester, Minnesota - Filza Hussain, M.D., behavioral health physician at Mayo Clinic Health System, provides some expert perspective on depression and our culture's understanding of the subject.
Page 2961 of 3785