New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How

Updated on: March 13,2024

New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How

Updated on:March 13,2024

New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172262In a finding that could help reduce the racial disparity in kidney disease, Duke H

Updated on: March 14,2024

New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172262In a finding that could help reduce the racial disparity in kidney disease, Duke H

Updated on:March 14,2024

Dogs may provide new insights into human aging and cognition

by Eötvös Loránd UniversityThe quest to understand intelligence and unravel the workings of the mind has always been considered the holy grail of natural sciences. While we're still uncoverin

Updated on: April 06,2024

Dogs may provide new insights into human aging and cognition

by Eötvös Loránd UniversityThe quest to understand intelligence and unravel the workings of the mind has always been considered the holy grail of natural sciences. While we're still uncoverin

Updated on:April 06,2024

The phageome: A hidden kingdom within your gut

Updated on: August 15,2024

The phageome: A hidden kingdom within your gut

Updated on:August 15,2024

New insight into dying cells in Parkinson's disease

APRIL 25, 2023by Birgitte Svennevig, University of Southern DenmarkGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112180When a patient experiences the first symp

Updated on: March 15,2024

New insight into dying cells in Parkinson's disease

APRIL 25, 2023by Birgitte Svennevig, University of Southern DenmarkGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112180When a patient experiences the first symp

Updated on:March 15,2024

Kidney patients' lives could be saved by international change to donor policies

byNewcastle UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThousands of kidney disease patients' lives could be saved around the world each year if countries adopted the UK's rules on organ

Updated on: December 03,2024

Kidney patients' lives could be saved by international change to donor policies

byNewcastle UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThousands of kidney disease patients' lives could be saved around the world each year if countries adopted the UK's rules on organ

Updated on:December 03,2024

Healthy omega-3 fats may slow deadly pulmonary fibrosis, research suggests

JANUARY 2, 2024byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCould healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and

Updated on: March 27,2024

Healthy omega-3 fats may slow deadly pulmonary fibrosis, research suggests

JANUARY 2, 2024byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCould healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and

Updated on:March 27,2024

Working days lost to long COVID could cost the economy billions every year, finds study

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsWorking days lost to long COVID could be costing the economy billions of pounds every year as patients struggle to cope with sympt

Updated on: December 03,2024

Working days lost to long COVID could cost the economy billions every year, finds study

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsWorking days lost to long COVID could be costing the economy billions of pounds every year as patients struggle to cope with sympt

Updated on:December 03,2024

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infections

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infectionsby International Society for Stem Cell ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSevere sepsis from bacterial or vira

Updated on: April 28,2024

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infections

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infectionsby International Society for Stem Cell ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSevere sepsis from bacterial or vira

Updated on:April 28,2024

New lens system for endoscopes could allow physicians to see inside the body like never before

by Wayne Gillam,University of Washington - Department of Electrical & Computer EngineeringAn illustration of the endoscope lens system designed by UW ECE and Physics Professor Arka Majumdar

Updated on: November 23,2024

New lens system for endoscopes could allow physicians to see inside the body like never before

by Wayne Gillam,University of Washington - Department of Electrical & Computer EngineeringAn illustration of the endoscope lens system designed by UW ECE and Physics Professor Arka Majumdar

Updated on:November 23,2024

Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

22 February 2024Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexistin

Updated on: March 11,2024

Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

22 February 2024Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexistin

Updated on:March 11,2024

Study: This protein may be the 'glue' that helps COVID virus stick

JANUARY 24, 2024byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus' spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replic

Updated on: March 30,2024

Study: This protein may be the 'glue' that helps COVID virus stick

JANUARY 24, 2024byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus' spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replic

Updated on:March 30,2024