Colchicine may not be effective in COVID-19 infection; it may even be harmful?

AdipoRon may be benefit for atherosclerosis prevention

Atherosclerosis has serious role in coronary arteries disease,so it is important to establish effective strategies for prevention or even treatment of atherosclerosis. Adiponectin, as one of the most abundant adipokines, has insulin sensitivity, anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties. Disturbed adiponectin actions through its receptor, (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2) may be involved in atheros...

Early start of hemodialysis may be harmful.

BACKGROUND A dramatic increase in the "early start" of dialysis with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at least 10 mL/min/1.73 m(2) has occurred in the United States since at least 1996. Several recent studies have reported a comorbidity-adjusted survival disadvantage of early start of dialysis. The current study examines a relatively "healthy" dialysis cohort to minimize confoundi...

Why Even Good Defenses May be Bad

China ’ s treatments for Internet overuse may not be effective

InsIde IllInoIs onlIne: news.illinois.edu/ii/ • To subscrIbe: go.illinois.edu/iisubscribe I N D E X Monitored progress Industrial design professor Cliff Shin, center, offers assistance to graduate student Ehsan Noursalehi, left, and engineering student Kevin Verre during a meeting of the “A New Life for Laptops” research group. The group, with monetary support from Dell Corp., is searching for ...

They think it's all over, but it may not be!

I t is evident that anyone required to perform at a high level in sport or other physically demanding occupation has a limited number of years before demands made on the body begin to take their toll, sometimes accompanied by difficulties of a psychological nature. Although there may be a good deal of informal support from family, friends, and perhaps even other athletes who have retired, in so...