Treating Sleep Apnea Can Improve Memory in People With Cognitive Decline

Good News Notes: “I and University of Sydney colleagues have published a new study showing treating sleep apnea in older adults with mild cognitive impairment can improve memory, but not other areas of cognition, in the short term. As there is no current treatment or cure for dementia, increasing efforts have focused on developing novel approaches to…

Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Leads to Long-Term HIV Remission

Good News Notes: “One individual treated with the broadly neutralizing antibody 3BNC117 plus the latency-reversing agent romidepsin remains in remission nearly four years after stopping antiretroviral therapy, according to study results presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2022). He and other study participants who received the antibody showed enhanced HIV-specific CD8 T-cell responses….

Coca-Cola eyes European plastic bottle recycling plant with CuRe investment

Good News Notes: “Coca-Cola’s European arm has announced backing for recycling start-up CuRe Technology, with a view to establishing an innovative pilot factory to turn waste plastic bottles back into high quality packaging for food and drink via a single, on-site process. Announced today via Coca-Cola European Partners’ innovation investment fund CCEP Ventures, the undisclosed…

Music therapy helps Parkinson’s patients reconnect mind with muscles

Good News Notes: “Care providers are now turning to music to help people with Parkinson’s Disease improve their quality of life. With the help of a certified music therapist, pairing rhythms with exercise can help patients regain some movement and possibly slow down the progression of the disease, experts said. In the ballroom of the Clara…

Saturday’s Cure Bowl promotes research for breast cancer

Good News Notes: “Orlando’s bowl season kicks off Saturday afternoon with the Cure Bowl. This year’s game will pit Georgia Southern versus Liberty.” “Liberty players were checking out Exploria Stadium before a Cure Bowl photo shoot.” “Normally a place ruled by Orlando’s soccer teams, this game will have goalposts instead of goals. The Cure Bowl…

New drug shows promising results in the treatment of Alzheimer’s

Good News Notes: “Alzheimer’s disease affects some 5 million people in the United States, and as the population ages, doctors estimate those affected will more than double by 2050.” “A new drug might offer new hope.” “Dr. Daniel Murman, a neurologist with University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been studying a new drug that can…

How a Pharmaceutical Company Developed a Breakthrough Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

Good News Notes: “In June 1989, Dr. Lap-Chee Tsui and Dr. Francis Collins, two geneticists, pinpointed the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene.” “In the decade that followed, scientists experimented with gene therapy, a method of replacing defective genes with healthy ones, but to no avail.” “Eventually, in…

Scientists Tout “Miracle” Cancer Drug That Starves Tumor Cells

Good News Notes: “To grow and survive, cancer cells need to eat, and the amino acid glutamine is a big part of their diet.” “In the 1950s, researchers tried using a compound called DON to prevent cancer cells from metabolizing glutamine, but the side effects of the drug in trials prevented its approval.” “Now, in…