Dr. Ramon - Ramon De La Puerta, MD

Top Story Jul 1, 2022

New Device Relieves Pain Without Using Drugs

A Northwestern University team of researchers has developed a new implant that relieves pain without the use of drugs. The biocompatible device is water-soluble and works by softly wrapping around nerves to deliver precise, targeted cooling, which numbs nerves and blocks pain signals to the brain […]

Top Story Jul 1, 2022

New Study Showed that 6 Months of Space Leads to a Decade’s Worth of Long-term Bone Loss

The detrimental effect of spaceflight on skeletal muscle can be profound. Decreases in mechanical loading in microgravity cause substantial loss of bone mineral density (BMD) and strength, and the deterioration of trabecular microarchitecture. Studies have highlighted an altered bone metabo […]

Top Story Jul 1, 2022

The Importance of Muscle-Strengthening Exercise

Physical inactivity is a global public health problem. Several national and international physical activity guidelines recommend regular muscle-strengthening activities for adults. For example, the recent WHO guidelines recommend that adults should perform muscle-strengthening activities ≥2 days/ […]

Top Story Jun 30, 2022

Viruses Can Make You More Attractive to Mosquitoes

According to a recently published study, Zika and Dengue fever viruses alter the scent of mice and humans they infect, making them more attracted to bite the host. Dengue viruses are spread to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. Almost half of the world’s populati […]

Top Story Jun 30, 2022

New Drug Candidate for Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a form of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects more than 5 million patients worldwide. Studies have indicated that UC development is a long-term process that includes various unclear etiologies. There is accumulating evidence that shows that dysbiosis ( […]

Top Story Jun 30, 2022

Even Before Eating by Watching Our Food, There is an Inflammatory Response in Our Brains

Insulin secretion is regulated by multiple factors, and although the direct effects of glucose acting on pancreatic β cells constitute the most prominent stimulus of insulin secretion, other mechanisms such as neuronal stimulation and incretin hormones may account for as much as 70-80% of the tot […]