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“Migraine.” This oil painting, by Dr. Emily Bates, was created while she was collecting data for this publication. As a migraine sufferer, this painting describes how migraines feel to her.Credit: Emily Bates Migraines—pounding headaches sometimes preceded by a visual “aura,” and often coupled with vomiting, nausea, distorted vision, and hypersensitivity to sound and touch—can Continue reading Sleep Gene Linked to Migraines … Caption: Anopheles female blood feeding and Plasmodium falciparum eggs in Anopheles mosquito midguts.Credit: Image courtesy of Jose Luis Ramirez, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, NIAID, NIH It turns out that one of the most innovative and effective strategies to fight malaria might involve harnessing a bacterium called Wolbachia. This naturally occurring genus of Continue reading Fighting Malaria, With a Little Help from Bacteria … Caption: Betatrophin, a natural hormone produced in liver and fat cells, triggers the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas to replicateCredit: Douglas Melton and Peng Yi Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has arguably reached epidemic levels in this country; between 22 and 24 million people suffer from the disease. But now there’s an exciting new Continue reading More Beta Cells, More Insulin, Less Diabetes … Caption: Artist rendition of spiny headed worm │The adhesive patch with microneedles that swellSource: The Karp Lab, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Inspiration can come from some pretty strange sources. Case in point: a new adhesive Band-Aid inspired by Pomphorhynchus laevis, a spiny-headed worm that lives in the intestines of fish. The parasitic worm pokes Continue reading Spiny Worm Inspires Next-Gen Band-Aid … Source: National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH We all hope for health care in the genomic era to become as easy and personal as a smartphone app. And perhaps at some point it will be. At some medical centers, electronic health records already include a list of patients’ genetic variations that might trigger harmful Continue reading An Evolving App for Genetic Tests … |
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