Cannabidiol may target proinflammatory mechanisms to reduce neuroinflammation in an Alzheimer’s mouse model, offering a new potential therapeutic approach.

Internal organ tissues often don’t heal after illness or injury and lose some function, such as the heart after a heart attack. UCLA cardiologists have identified a protein that interferes with healing. Funded entirely by federal and state grants, the researchers developed a drug to block this protein and promote tissue regeneration. The FDA has now granted approval to begin Phase I clinical trials of the first-in-class drug for tissue repair, called AD-NP1, in humans.

Researchers from Michigan State University’s Department of Psychology are examining the understudied period of perimenopause and its potential impacts on mental health thanks to a $3.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Despite progress in past decades to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD), it remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. and worldwide. Data within the past 10 years indicate deceleration and reversal of declines in CVD morbidity and mortality. These trends may be further worsened by the prevalence of low heart health, particularly among young adults.

 

A new study by researchers from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has found that among young adults, unfavorable patterns of heart health through young adulthood were associated with increased risk for CVD later in life.

Inhalers are the frontline treatment for asthma and COPD, but they come with a steep environmental cost, according to a new UCLA Health study — the largest to date quantifying inhaler-related emissions in the United States.

About The Study: In this cohort study, implementation of the sickest patients first (SIPS) surgical handover system (introduction, situation, background, assessment, recommendation; prioritize; summarize) was associated with improvements in handover quality, patient physiology, and staff perceptions of safety without prolonging handover meetings.

About The Study: In this prospective cohort study of young adults, unfavorable patterns of cardiovascular health (CVH) change through young adulthood were associated with marked elevations in risk for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). These data suggest that achieving and maintaining high CVH throughout young adulthood through strategies of primordial prevention are important for prevention of later-life CVD.