They looked at the mean vitamin D serum level of 1,368 patients. The study found 634 patients with poor prognosis and 669 patients with good prognosis. Patients with a poor prognosis had much lower serum levels of vitamin D than compared to those with good prognosis; this was statistically significant.
TL;DR Patients with a poor prognosis had a lower vitamin D level compared to patients with a good prognosis
Polarized thermal emission from dust in a galaxy at redshift 2.6 Magnetic fields are really important for how galaxies evolve and how stars are born. We’ve known about these magnetic fields in our own Milky Way and nearby galaxies, but we didn’t know when they first appeared in the Universe. Now, we’ve found evidence of…
Article In a mouse model, this study demonstrated that receptor positive breast cancer are affected by a fasting diet. This is effected by decreasing certain hormones (insulin, leptin, etc.). They found combined with a specific treatment (oestrogen therapy) a fasting like diet further decreased these hormones that are negatively associated in these cancers. TL;DR A…
Bumblebee populations in Europe are expected to decrease in the 21st century Habitat damage and climate change are causing a major decline in wildlife worldwide, and this trend is expected to get worse in the coming decades. This study focuses on bumblebees, crucial pollinators for crops in Europe. They found that bumblebee populations have been…
Article White rice has been associated with type 2 diabetes while brown rice is inversely associated. This study looked at 166 overweight adults ages 25-65. They were placed on either a brown rice or white rice diet and the outcomes looked at were blood glucose, insulin, glycosylated Hb (HbA1c), insulin resistance, and lipids as well as high-sensitivity…
Link to the article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302353/ MicroRNA can have suppressive effects on certain biochemical pathways involved in cancer specifically osteosarcoma in regards to this paper. Using bioinformatics techniques, they were able to hone into specific miRNA that can suppress osteosarcoma. TL;DR Increases in certain molecular mechanisms can help suppress bone cancer (osteosarcoma)
Nirmatrelvir is a medication used to treat COVID-19. However, researchers were previously uncertain about how the virus could develop resistance to it. Recent findings have revealed that the virus can undergo two distinct changes to resist the medication. Some of these changes hinder the medicine’s effectiveness, while others make the virus more resilient. These combined…
