Researchers find increasing a type of protein helps slow down heart failure

by Amy Colgan,The Ohio State UniversityCredit:Circulation Research(2025). DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.125.327403More than 64 million people worldwide live with heart failure, including 6.7 million America

Updated on: March 29,2026

Researchers find increasing a type of protein helps slow down heart failure

by Amy Colgan,The Ohio State UniversityCredit:Circulation Research(2025). DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.125.327403More than 64 million people worldwide live with heart failure, including 6.7 million America

Updated on:March 29,2026

How a rare disorder triggers sweet aversion and fat buildup in the liver

byCity of Hope National Medical CenterCharles Brenner, Ph.D., City of Hope's Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation Chair in Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, has conducted a landmark study that dissects

Updated on: March 10,2026

How a rare disorder triggers sweet aversion and fat buildup in the liver

byCity of Hope National Medical CenterCharles Brenner, Ph.D., City of Hope's Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation Chair in Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, has conducted a landmark study that dissects

Updated on:March 10,2026

Mapping pre-myelinating oligodendrocytes: New mouse line links neuronal activity to cell survival

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressSchematic showing the potential effect of neuronal activity on oligodendrogenesis, acting through its influence on both OPCs and preOLs. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2025

Updated on: March 16,2026

Mapping pre-myelinating oligodendrocytes: New mouse line links neuronal activity to cell survival

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressSchematic showing the potential effect of neuronal activity on oligodendrogenesis, acting through its influence on both OPCs and preOLs. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2025

Updated on:March 16,2026

Study finds 1 in 8 males undergo scrotal surgery 20 years after kidney donation

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA population-based cohort study evaluated the long-term scrotal surgery rates after laparoscopic nephrectomy in male living kidney dono

Updated on: April 03,2026

Study finds 1 in 8 males undergo scrotal surgery 20 years after kidney donation

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA population-based cohort study evaluated the long-term scrotal surgery rates after laparoscopic nephrectomy in male living kidney dono

Updated on:April 03,2026

Research highlights care challenges faced by children and adolescents with hereditary angioedema

byAmerican College of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyCredit: Pixabay from PexelsTwo new studies presented at the 2025 American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)Annual Scientific Meetin

Updated on: March 27,2026

Research highlights care challenges faced by children and adolescents with hereditary angioedema

byAmerican College of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyCredit: Pixabay from PexelsTwo new studies presented at the 2025 American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)Annual Scientific Meetin

Updated on:March 27,2026

Mosquito warning: Beware of Ross River virus as the temperature warms

byUniversity of AdelaideCredit: Ravi Kant from PexelsAustralian holiday-makers are being urged to prevent mosquito bites this summer, after research mapping studies from across the country found that

Updated on: March 18,2026

Mosquito warning: Beware of Ross River virus as the temperature warms

byUniversity of AdelaideCredit: Ravi Kant from PexelsAustralian holiday-makers are being urged to prevent mosquito bites this summer, after research mapping studies from across the country found that

Updated on:March 18,2026

Strong link between type 2 diabetes and hearing loss revealed

by Tina Maggio,American Academy of OtolaryngologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the United States observes American Diabetes Month this November, acomprehensive studypublished inOtolaryngology–H

Updated on: April 02,2026

Strong link between type 2 diabetes and hearing loss revealed

by Tina Maggio,American Academy of OtolaryngologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the United States observes American Diabetes Month this November, acomprehensive studypublished inOtolaryngology–H

Updated on:April 02,2026

Researchers challenge old mechanism behind skin discoloration from hydroquinone

byFujita Health UniversityTyrosinase (Tyr) catalyzes hydroquinone (HQ) oxidation via two main pathways. The HBQ pathway directly oxidizes HQ to 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone (HBQ), which dimerizes and fo

Updated on: March 28,2026

Researchers challenge old mechanism behind skin discoloration from hydroquinone

byFujita Health UniversityTyrosinase (Tyr) catalyzes hydroquinone (HQ) oxidation via two main pathways. The HBQ pathway directly oxidizes HQ to 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone (HBQ), which dimerizes and fo

Updated on:March 28,2026

Trial showing ivermectin safety in small children could spur progress against several neglected tropical diseases

by American Society of Tropical Medicine & HygieneCredit: Ammad Rasool from PexelsMillions of very young children currently excluded from treatment with the drug ivermectin could be safely include

Updated on: April 05,2026

Trial showing ivermectin safety in small children could spur progress against several neglected tropical diseases

by American Society of Tropical Medicine & HygieneCredit: Ammad Rasool from PexelsMillions of very young children currently excluded from treatment with the drug ivermectin could be safely include

Updated on:April 05,2026

Most Americans still get nicotine wrong

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNicotine is the drug that keeps people coming back to cigarettes, but not the substance that causes serious health effects in people

Updated on: March 19,2026

Most Americans still get nicotine wrong

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNicotine is the drug that keeps people coming back to cigarettes, but not the substance that causes serious health effects in people

Updated on:March 19,2026

Global study finds stable acute kidney injury mortality with shifting age patterns

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA five-year study has revealed a stability in global acute kidney injury (AKI)–related mortality rates with differing patterns that in

Updated on: March 05,2026

Global study finds stable acute kidney injury mortality with shifting age patterns

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA five-year study has revealed a stability in global acute kidney injury (AKI)–related mortality rates with differing patterns that in

Updated on:March 05,2026

Triglyceride-lowering drug significantly reduce rate of acute pancreatitis in high-risk patients

byMass General BrighamCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Mass General Brigham have found that olezarsen—a drug designed to lower triglyceride levels—can also decrease the risk of acute pancreat

Updated on: April 05,2026

Triglyceride-lowering drug significantly reduce rate of acute pancreatitis in high-risk patients

byMass General BrighamCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Mass General Brigham have found that olezarsen—a drug designed to lower triglyceride levels—can also decrease the risk of acute pancreat

Updated on:April 05,2026