New gene therapy approach shows promise for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have made a significant breakthrough in developing a new gene therapy approach that restores...
Could wearable devices adversely affect health?
Using a wearable device, such as a smart watch, to track health data and symptoms, is supposed to help people...
Warehousing industry increases health-harming pollutants, research shows
America's demand for products delivered to the doorstep has led to a dramatic increase in e-commerce and the warehousing industry....
Brain’s support cells contribute to Alzheimer’s disease by producing toxic peptide
Oligodendrocytes are an important source of amyloid beta (Aβ) and play a key role in promoting neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer's...
B cell biohack: Immune cells to churn out custom antibodies
USC scientists have discovered a way to turn the body's B cells into tiny surveillance machines and antibody factories that...
Breakthrough in skeletal muscle regeneration
Newly published research from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy identifies key mechanisms of skeletal muscle regeneration and growth...
These healthcare professionals may be secret weapon against hypertension, study says
When it comes to helping patients with high blood pressure get their hypertension under control, a new Tulane University study...
Can consciousness exist in a computer simulation?
Would it be desirable for artificial intelligence to develop consciousness? Not really, for a variety of reasons, according to Dr....
Scientists pinpoint new drug target for RSV
Irish scientists led by a group from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how the dangerous Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) defuses...
Shining light on amyloid architecture
Amyloid-beta (A-beta) aggregates are tangles of proteins most notably associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. Despite its constant stint in...
Impact of incarceration on youth health
Researcher Samantha Boch has studied the impact of incarceration on child and family health for more than a decade. Her...
Researchers clarify how soft materials fail under stress
Understanding how soft materials fail under stress is critical for solving engineering challenges as disparate as pharmaceutical technology and landslide...
Good timing: Study unravels how our brains track time
Ever hear the old adage that time flies when you're having fun? A new study by a team of UNLV...
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy marks a milestone in cancer treatment
The recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of lifileucel, the first commercial tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy for advanced melanoma,...
Mental health training for line managers linked to better business performance in England
In a study of several thousand companies in England, mental health training for line managers was associated with organizational-level benefits,...
New technique could help treat aggressive brain tumors
Tackling brain cancer is complicated, but groundbreaking new research could help add another tool to the cancer-fighting arsenal. A team...
Research shows protein isoform inhibitors may hold the key to making opioids safer
Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences identified a new way to make opioids safer, increasing the pain-relieving properties...
Large study confirms: Siblings of autistic children have 20% chance of autism
Siblings of autistic children have a 20% chance of being autistic themselves -- about seven times higher than the rate...
American diets got briefly healthier, more diverse during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
American diets may have gotten healthier and more diverse in the months following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according...
New research demonstrates potential for increasing effectiveness of popular diabetes, weight-loss drugs
A network of proteins found in the central nervous system could be harnessed to increase the effectiveness and reduce the...
A better way to make RNA drugs
While the COVID-19 vaccines introduced many people to RNA-based medicines, RNA oligonucleotides have already been on the market for years...
Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer’s disease
Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early...
Brain inflammation triggers muscle weakness after infections
Infections and neurodegenerative diseases cause inflammation in the brain. But for unknown reasons, patients with brain inflammation often develop muscle...
Researchers discover a new neural biomarker for OCD
A recent study from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has identified a specific neural activity pattern as...
Groundbreaking study reveals insights into Alzheimer’s disease mechanisms through novel hydrogel matrix
Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have unveiled a pioneering study shedding light on the intricate mechanisms...
New ways to study spinal cord malformations in embryos
A group of scientists at UCL have successfully created mechanical force sensors directly in the developing brains and spinal cords...
Uncovering late-onset combined immune deficiency in chromosome 18q deletion syndrome
Chromosome 18q deletion (18q del) syndromeis a rare genetic condition disorder, affecting approximately 1 in 40,000 to 55,000 individuals, caused...
Researchers uncover brain region’s role in hearing and learning
Have you ever noticed how you can suddenly hear your refrigerator humming in the background when you focus on it?...
Creativity starts in the cradle, new research shows
Infants less than a year old can combine simple concepts into complex ideas, showing that creativity begins in babyhood. According...
Prime editing efficiently corrects cystic fibrosis mutation in human lung cells
Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetic disorders, causing thick mucus build-up in the lungs and other parts...
Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight
Researchers from Konstanz have measured the heart rate of bats over several days in the wild, including complete flights --...
Stem cell-derived therapy shows promise against treatment-resistant liver cancer
Researchers at University of California San Diego have found that the most common form of liver cancer -- one with...
Brain-imaging study reveals curiosity as it emerges
You look up into the clear blue sky and see something you can't quite identify. Is it a balloon? A...
Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolution trend
The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains -- with humans bucking this trend -- a new study published...
Cuts to processed meat intake bring a range of health benefits
Reducing consumption of processed meat by around one-third could prevent more than 350,000 cases of diabetes in the US over...
Measuring body language | ScienceDaily
Is it possible to decode how we feel from our movements? How can emotions be studied "from the outside" by...
Pasteurization inactivates highly infectious avian flu in milk, study suggests
In March 2024, dairy cows in Texas were found to be infected with highly pathogenic avian flu, or H5N1 bird...
Chemists synthesize an improved building block for medicines
Chemists have overcome a major hurdle in synthesizing a more stable form of heterocycle -- a family of organic compounds...
Clever pupils don’t need to attend academically selective schools to thrive, study finds
Findings published in a new peer-reviewed paper in the British Journal of Educational Studies challenges the idea that academically selective...
Engineers find a way to protect microbes from extreme conditions
Microbes that are used for health, agricultural, or other applications need to be able to withstand extreme conditions, and ideally...
Scientists map how deadly bacteria evolved to become epidemic
Pseudomonas aeruginosa -- an environmental bacteria that can cause devastating multidrug-resistant infections, particularly in people with underlying lung conditions --...
Scientists discover new T cells and genes related to immune disorders
Researchers led by Yasuhiro Murakawa at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) and Kyoto University in Japan and...
New study on children and food: Fruit chunks in yogurt are a turn off for one age group in particular
If you feel like your six-year-old has suddenly gotten extra fussy about the texture of their dinner, don't worry. It...
Poor health, stress in 20s takes toll in 40s with lower cognition
Higher inflammation in young adulthood linked to lower performance in skills testing in midlife. Young adults who have higher levels...
High ceilings linked to poorer exam results for university students
Ever wondered why you performed worse than expected in that final university exam that you sat in a cavernous gymnasium...
Advancing toward a preventative HIV vaccine
A major challenge in developing a vaccine for HIV is that the virus mutates fast -- very fast. Although a...
Light targets cells for death and triggers immune response with laser precision
A new method of precisely targeting troublesome cells for death using light could unlock new understanding of and treatments for...
Finding the sweet spot in brain development
Short-lived neural connections in the mouse brain help prime sensory circuits, forever affecting the mouse's sense of touch. Cold Spring...
Study reveals why AI models that analyze medical images can be biased
Artificial intelligence models often play a role in medical diagnoses, especially when it comes to analyzing images such as X-rays....
Study reveals significant differences in RNA editing between postmortem and living human brain
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shed valuable light on the nuanced functions and intricate...
New model could help provide expectant mothers a clearer path to safe fish consumption
Fish consumption during pregnancy is a complex scientific topic. On one hand, fish are rich in nutrients essential to brain...
Creating supranormal hearing in mice
A study from Michigan Medicine's Kresge Hearing Research Institute was able to produce supranormal hearing in mice, while also supporting...
A dog’s puppyhood can cause ‘puppy blues’ reminiscent of baby blues
Bringing a puppy home is usually a happy event, but sometimes the life change that comes with it can provoke...
Air pollution exposure during childhood linked directly to adult bronchitis symptoms
A new study brings fresh revelations about the connection between early-life exposure to air pollution and lung health later in...
A heart of stone: Study defines the process of and defenses against cardiac valve calcification
The human body has sophisticated defenses against the deposition of calcium minerals that stiffen heart tissues, researchers at the University...
Analysis suggests 2021 Texas abortion ban resulted in increase in infant deaths in state in year after law went into effect
A study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers estimates that infant deaths in Texas increased more...
Dancers are less neurotic | ScienceDaily
A study led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, has shown...
How do our memories last a lifetime? New study offers a biological explanation
Whether it's a first-time visit to a zoo or when we learned to ride a bicycle, we have memories from...
Adolescents today are more satisfied with being single
Young people aged 14 to 20 years are nowadays more satisfied with being single than their counterparts ten years ago....
Your future medications could be personalized for you on a 3D printer
Chocolate-flavored pills for children who hate taking medicine. Several drugs combined into one daily pill for seniors who have trouble...
New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin
A study of 17 commonly used synthetic 'forever chemicals' has shown that these toxic substances can readily be absorbed through...
Facial recognition linked to close social bonds, not social butterflies
Do you have trouble recognising faces, or do you never forget a face? The better you are at facial recognition,...
Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance
Fewer than one percent of people who get the flu every year get tested, in part because most tests require...
Study identifies first drug therapy for sleep apnea
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and international collaborators have led a worldwide, advanced study demonstrating...
Membrane protein analogues could accelerate drug discovery
Many drug and antibody discovery pathways focus on intricately folded cell membrane proteins: when molecules of a drug candidate bind...
Resiliency shaped by activity in the gut microbiome and brain
A new UCLA Health study has found that resilient people exhibit neural activity in the brain regions associated with improved...
Hidden DNA mechanisms of rare genetic diseases uncovered
Researchers at the Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) and collaborating institutions have made a groundbreaking discovery that could significantly advance...
Cooling ‘blood oranges’ could make them even healthier — a bonus for consumers
An orange teeming with antioxidants and other health benefits may be a shot in the arm for consumers and citrus...
Scientists devise algorithm to engineer improved enzymes
Scientists have prototyped a new method for "rationally engineering" enzymes to deliver improved performance. They have devised an algorithm, which...
Walking brings huge benefits for low back pain
Adults with a history of low back pain went nearly twice as long without a recurrence of their back pain...
Rigorous new study debunks misconceptions about anemia, education
In low- and middle-income countries, anemia reduction efforts are often touted as a way to improve educational outcomes and reduce...
At least one in four US residential yards exceed new EPA lead soil level guideline
Roughly one in four U.S. households have soil exceeding the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lead screening levels of 200...
Cancer survivors are at increased risk of disease throughout life
Swedish researchers have surveyed all people under the age of 25 who have had cancer since 1958. The study, led...
Scientists solve decades long mystery of NLRC5 sensor function in cell death
The innate immune system is responsible for protecting the human body from threats that could cause disease or infection. The...
Gonadal function in male mice disrupted by prenatal risk factors
Researchers have consistently shown that prenatal exposure to Di (2-ethyhexyl) phthalate harms the reproductive system in male mice and causes...
Fasting primes the immune system’s natural killer cells to better fight cancer, new study in mice finds
Periods of fasting reprogram the immune system's natural killer cells to better fight cancer, according to a new study in...
Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk?
Worldwide, a majority of babies -- approximately 75% -- drink infant formula in their first six months of life, either...
Short-term loneliness associated with physical health problems
Loneliness may be harmful to our daily health, according to a new study led by researchers in the Penn State...
Does having a child with low birth weight increase a person’s risk of dementia?
People who give birth to infants less than 5.5 pounds may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems...
Age is just a number: Immune cell ‘epigenetic clock’ ticks independently of organism lifespan
St. Jude researchers use epigenetic clock, DNA methylation and mouse model to demonstrate that T cell proliferation can stretch past...
Painful truth about knee osteoarthritis: Why inactivity may be more complex than we think
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of pain and joint stiffness. And while physical activity is known to ease...
Cognitive test is poor predictor of athletes’ concussion
When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician's...
Feeling rough after your COVID shot? Congrats, it’s working!
Fewer than 1 in 4 people in the United States have received last year's updated COVID-19 vaccine, despite a death...
Optimism wards off procrastination | ScienceDaily
People with an optimistic outlook on the future are less likely to be severe procrastinators, according to new research at...
Fat molecule’s inability to bond with shape-shifting protein in cell’s powerhouse linked to an inherited metabolic disease
By studying mutations in yeast and human cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found that biochemical bonds between...
Simply looking at the natural world in urban areas can reap benefits
New eye-tracking research has shown that simply looking at natural elements during urban walks can offer significant mental health benefits....
Basic income can double global GDP while reducing carbon emissions
Giving a regular cash payment to the entire world population has the potential to increase global gross domestic product (GDP)...
Antioxidant gel preserves islet function after pancreas removal
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new antioxidant biomaterial that someday could provide much-needed relief to people living with chronic...
Online professional education works for complex topics
Online education is effective for teaching complicated topics like quantum information science (QIS) to high school science educators, according to...
Silkworms help grow better organ-like tissues in labs
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a silk-based, ultrathin membrane that can be used in organ-on-a-chip models to better...
Nanoparticles: Risk for babies in the womb
Human life begins with a single egg cell that grows into a human being with trillions of cells. To ensure...
Could taking certain drugs reduce risk of ruptured brain aneurysm?
A new study suggests that people who take a few common drugs may have a decreased risk of having a...
Oral insulin drops offer relief for diabetes patients
Diabetes rates continue to rise, with 11.7 million Canadians living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. At UBC, scientists have created a...
An anti-inflammatory curbs spread of fungi causing serious blood infections
A team of UC Davis Health researchers discovered that a common anti-inflammatory drug, mesalamine, can replace the work of good...
Proton therapy demonstrates advantages in Phase III head and neck cancer trial
According to preliminary data from a multi-institution Phase III trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson...
Airplane noise exposure may increase risk of chronic disease
A new study found that people who were exposed to higher levels of noise from aircraft were more likely to...
Sunshine spurs spending: Investors bet big on sunny days
It's often said we can't control the weather. But what if the weather controls how and when we invest our...
The embryo assembles itself | ScienceDaily
Biological processes depend on puzzle pieces coming together and interacting. Under specific conditions, these interactions can create something new without...
Lighting up the brain: What happens when our ‘serotonin center’ is triggered?
Using mice, scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and their collaborators from Keio University School of...
Researchers discover ‘trojan horse’ virus hiding in human parasite
An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found a new RNA virus that they believe...
Researchers identify a genetic cause of intellectual disability affecting tens of thousands
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations...
Children’s visual experience may hold key to better computer vision training
A novel, human-inspired approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify objects and navigate their surroundings could set the...
Antibodies may aid effort to fight influenza B
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated human monoclonal antibodies against influenza B, a significant public health threat that...
How does ‘not’ affect what we understand? Scientists find negation mitigates our interpretation of phrases
When we're told "This coffee is hot" upon being served a familiar caffeinated beverage at our local diner or cafe,...
Scientists develop visual tool to help people group foods based on their levels of processing
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists studying ultra-processed foods have created a new tool for assessing the rewarding and...
First hints of memory problems associated with changes in the brain
People who report early memory problems and whose partners also suspect they have memory problems have higher levels of tau...
Grow the skin you’re in: In vivo generation of chimeric skin grafts
Skin grafting is an essential procedure used to treat severe skin wounds. In the case of extensive wounds, however, it...
Bird flu: Diverse range of vaccines platforms ‘crucial’ for enhancing human pandemic preparedness
Vaccination remains the most effective strategy for avian influenza prevention and control in humans, despite varying vaccine efficacy across strains....
Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with increased mental health risks
A baby's exposure to air pollution while in the womb is associated with the development of certain mental health problems...
Feeding infants peanut products protects against allergy into adolescence, study suggests
Feeding children peanuts regularly from infancy to age five reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by 71%, even...
New advances in cancer viral immunotherapy
Vaccinia viruses are therapeutic tools with different biomedical applications depending on the susceptibility characteristics. For example, the strain called MVA...
High H5N1 influenza levels found in mice given raw milk from infected dairy cows
Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus levels in their respiratory organs...
Understanding a broken heart | ScienceDaily
The stress of heart failure is remembered by the body and appears to lead to recurrent failure, along with other...
‘Invisible tweezers’ use robotics and acoustic energy to achieve what human hands cannot
Undergoing surgery is seldom a pleasant experience, and it can sometimes be highly invasive. Surgical procedures have evolved steadily over...
Tiny target discovered on RNA to short-circuit inflammation
UC Santa Cruz researchers have discovered a peptide in human RNA that regulates inflammation and may provide a new path...
Genetic cause of rare childhood immune disorders discovered
Scientists have pinpointed genetic changes that can leave children born with little to no immune defence against infection. In a...
AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once
Noise-canceling headphones have gotten very good at creating an auditory blank slate. But allowing certain sounds from a wearer's environment...
Psychedelic drug-induced hyperconnectivity in the brain helps clarify altered subjective experiences
A new study shows that the use of psilocybin, a compound found in the widely known "magic mushrooms," initiates a...
Scientists map networks regulating gene function in the human brain
A consortium of researchers has produced the largest and most advanced multidimensional maps of gene regulation networks in the brains...
Mental disorders may spread in young people’s social networks
Using population-wide registry data, researchers from the University of Helsinki, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, the University of...
Gentler cell therapies for blood cancer
Researchers have developed an approach to "deleting" a blood system affected by leukemia while simultaneously building up a new, healthy...
Scientists create tailored drug for aggressive breast cancer
Scientists have used breast cancer cells' weakness against themselves by linking a tumour-selective antibody with a cell-killing drug to destroy...
New tool may help prioritize high-risk infants for RSV immunization
On the heels of a shortage of nirsevimab for infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) prevention,...
Drug-like inhibitor shows promise in preventing flu
Currently available flu medications only target the virus after it has already established an infection, but what if a drug...
Extreme heat associated with children’s asthma hospital visits
For children seeking care at a California urban pediatric health center, extreme heat events were associated with increased asthma hospital...
Researchers develop ‘game-changing’ blood test for stroke detection
Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide and the second leading cause of death, but the right early intervention...
Sweet taste receptor affects how glucose is handled metabolically by humans
The rich research portfolio of the Monell Chemical Senses Center on sweet taste goes way back: Monell scientists were one...
Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses
The COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the virus that caused it is still here, sending thousands of people to the...
Clinicians report success with first test of drug in a patient with life-threatening blood clotting disorder
A team led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, used...
Global life expectancy to increase by nearly 5 years by 2050 despite geopolitical, metabolic, and environmental threats
The latest findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021, published today in The Lancet, forecast that global...
Better medical record-keeping needed to fight antibiotic overuse
A lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate...
Seeing not just with the eyes: Degree of arousal affects perception
The brain modulates visual signals according to internal states, as a new study by LMU neuroscientist Laura Busse reveals. What...
Researchers wrestle with accuracy of AI technology used to create new drug candidates
Artificial intelligence (AI) has numerous applications in healthcare, from analyzing medical imaging to optimizing the execution of clinical trials, and...
Very early blood pressure control confers both benefits and harms in acute stroke
Early identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early in-ambulance blood pressure lowering treatment...
Infertility treatment doubles the risk of postpartum heart disease
A study by Rutgers Health experts of more than 31 million hospital records shows that infertility treatment patients were twice...
Global methane emissions automatically detected in satellite imagery using AI
Methane is particularly targeted for curbing greenhouse gas emissions because its significant global-warming potential in the short term exceeds carbon...
Artificial intelligence tool to improve heart failure care
UVA Health researchers have developed a powerful new risk assessment tool for predicting outcomes in heart failure patients. The researchers...
Just believing that an AI is helping boosts your performance
Sometimes it seems like an AI is helping, but the benefit is actually a placebo effect -- people performing better...
Insights into protein evolution | ScienceDaily
Rice University's Peter Wolynes and his research team have unveiled a breakthrough in understanding how specific genetic sequences, known as...
Research on centromere structure yields new insights into the mechanisms of chromosome segregation errors
Researchers from the Kops group in collaboration with researchers from the University of Edinburgh, made a surprising new discovery in...
Stem cells: A new mechanical transducer
Professor Jiwon Jang and Seungbok Yang, a PhD candidate, from the Department of Life Sciences at Pohang University of Science...
US Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people’s health
Bob Wilbur thought he'd found a retirement home that would be a place of peace. Nestled against Admiralty Bay on...
Breakthrough in hemostasis and wound healing research
A breakthrough study, published in Science Translational Medicine, features a biomedical engineering innovation with the potential to transform trauma care...
Melanoma in darker skin tones
Melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer that accounts for 75% of all skin-cancer-related deaths, is often detected later in...
Cellular activity hints that recycling is in our DNA
Although you may not appreciate them, or have even heard of them, throughout your body, countless microscopic machines called spliceosomes...
ERR-gamma ‘trains’ stomach stem cells to become acid-producing cells
Common conditions such as indigestion and heartburn as well as peptic ulcers, autoimmune gastritis and stomach and esophageal cancers have...
GPS-like system shows promise as HIV vaccine strategy to elicit critical antibodies
A team led by the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) has developed a vaccine approach that works like a GPS,...
Fluidic systems resembling blood vascular tissues: Artificial blood vessels and biomedicine
The fluidic system can modulate fluid compositions via spatially-different reactions between fluids and channel walls, something that has not yet...
Neuropathy very common, underdiagnosed | ScienceDaily
Neuropathy, the nerve damage that causes pain and numbness in the feet and hands and can eventually lead to falls,...
Damaging impact of heat waves on vital organs
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have found evidence of the molecular causes of the damaging impact heat stress...
Could getting enough sleep help prevent osteoporosis?
As part of the University of Colorado Department of Medicine's annual Research Day, held on April 23, faculty member Christine...
Past and guides future efforts to reduce cancer disparities
Investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have examined the historical evolution of Community Outreach and Engagement initiatives at both the National...
DDT pollutants found in deep sea fish off Los Angeles coast
In the 1940s and 1950s, the ocean off the coast of Los Angeles was a dumping ground for the nation's...
Birdwatching can help students improve mental health, reduce distress
For college students seeking to improve their mental health, a potential answer may be right outside their window: birdwatching. A...
New study reveals how teens thrive online: factors that shape digital success revealed
A new study co-authored by Sophie Janicke-Bowles, associate professor in Chapman University's School of Communication, sheds light on the role...
Newly discovered mechanism of T-cell control can interfere with cancer immunotherapies
Activated T cells that carry a certain marker protein on their surface are controlled by natural killer (NK) cells, another...
Physics confirms that the enemy of your enemy is, indeed, your friend
Now, Northwestern University researchers have used statistical physics to confirm the theory that underlies this famous axiom. The study will...
Quantifying U.S. health impacts from gas stoves
Households with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a study of air pollution in U.S....
Aligned peptide ‘noodles’ could enable lab-grown biological tissues
A team of chemists and bioengineers at Rice University and the University of Houston have achieved a significant milestone in...
Source of pregnancy complications from infections revealed by placenta map
The first panoramic view of infection pathways in the human placenta has been created, which could highlight potential drug targets...
New study challenges one-size-fits-all approach to vitamin D supplementation guidelines
A new study from Trinity College Dublin scientists, sheds light on the complexities of achieving optimal vitamin D status across...
Scientists identify new treatment target for leading cause of blindness
Medical College of Georgia scientists report that a gene previously implicated in the development of atherosclerotic lesions in coronary arteries...
Therapy to kill hypervirulent bacteria developed
University of Central Florida College of Medicine researcher Renee Fleeman is on a mission to kill drug-resistant bacteria, and her...
Losing keys and everyday items ‘not always sign of poor memory’
The mysteries of how memory works are explained in a new book that suggests anyone can boost their powers of...
Low-intensity grazing is locally better for biodiversity but challenging for land users, a new study shows
The grazing of both domestic and wild animals is shaping landscapes across Europe. It can also contribute to multiple ecosystem...
Research on RNA editing illuminates possible lifesaving treatments for genetic diseases
A team at Montana State University published research that shows how RNA, the close chemical cousin to DNA, can be...
Enzymes open new path to universal donor blood
The quest to develop universal donor blood has taken a decisive step forward. Researchers at DTU and Lund University have...
Test reveals mice think like babies
Kishore Kuchibhotla, a Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist who studies learning in humans and animals, and who has long worked with...
How geography acts as a structural determinant of health
In unincorporated communities in the United States-Mexico borderlands, historically and socially marginalized populations become invisible to the healthcare system, showing...
Florida dolphin found with highly pathogenic avian flu
The case of a Florida bottlenose dolphin found with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, or HPAIV -- a discovery made...
Breast cancer rates rising among Canadian women in their 20s, 30s and 40s
Rates of breast cancer in women under the age of 50 are rising in Canada according to a study which...
RNA modification is responsible for the disruption of mitochondrial protein synthesis in Alzheimer’s disease
A team of researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has identified a mechanism that causes mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's...
Using stem cell-derived heart muscle cells to advance heart regenerative therapy
Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. However, the...
Advance in the treatment of acute heart failure identified
A multicenter study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy in Nashville has identified...
Early trauma cuts life short for squirrels, and climate change could make matters worse
Life in the Yukon can be tough for young red squirrels. Frigid winters, food scarcity, intense competition for territories and...
Tumor cells evade the immune system early on: Newly discovered mechanism could significantly improve cancer immunotherapies
Tumors actively prevent the formation of immune responses by so-called cytotoxic T cells, which are essential in combating cancer. Researchers...
Solving the riddle of the sphingolipids in coronary artery disease
Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have uncovered a way to unleash in blood vessels the protective effects of a type of...
Infected: Understanding the spread of behavior
Human beings are likely to adopt the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors of those around them. Simple decisions like what local...
Don’t be a stranger — study finds rekindling old friendships as scary as making new ones
Psychologists from Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of Sussex have found that people are as hesitant to reach...
Eye-opener: Pupils enlarge when people focus on tasks
Working memory is one of the brain's executive functions, a skill that allows humans to process information without losing track...
Bella moths use poison to attract mates: Scientists are closer to finding out how
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are as bitter and toxic as they are hard to pronounce. They're produced by several different types of...
Study opens new avenue for immunotherapy drug development
In a new study published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center...
Signs of multiple sclerosis show up in blood years before symptoms
In a discovery that could hasten treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), UC San Francisco scientists have discovered a...
New research defines specific genomic changes associated with the transmissibility of the monkeypox virus
Mount Sinai scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) in Madrid, Spain, have located and...
Shoe technology reduces risk of diabetic foot ulcers
Researchers have developed a new shoe insole technology that helps reduce the risk of diabetic foot ulcers, a dangerous open...
When thoughts flow in one direction
Contrary to previous assumptions, nerve cells in the human neocortex are wired differently than in mice. Those are the findings...
Toxic chemicals from microplastics can be absorbed through skin
Toxic chemicals used to flame-proof plastic materials can be absorbed into the body through skin, via contact with microplastics, new...
New urine-based test detects high-grade prostate cancer, helping men avoid unnecessary biopsies
Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have developed a new urine-based test that addresses a major problem...
Siblings with unique genetic change help scientists progress drug search for type 1 diabetes
Two siblings who have the only known mutations in a key gene anywhere in the world have helped scientists gain...
Protecting brain cells with cannabinol
One in every 10 individuals above the age of 65 develops an age-related neurological disorder like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, yet...
Study identifies new metric for diagnosing autism
Autism spectrum disorder has yet to be linked to a single cause, due to the wide range of its symptoms...
Researchers discover urine-based test to detect head and neck cancer
Researchers from the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have created a urine-based test that detects pieces of DNA...
Real-time detection of infectious disease viruses by searching for molecular fingerprinting
A research team consisting of Professor Kyoung-Duck Park and Taeyoung Moon and Huitae Joo, PhD candidates, from the Department of...
Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to adolescent brains
A new USC-led study on rats that feasted on a high-fat, sugary diet raises the possibility that a junk food-filled...
School suspensions and exclusions put vulnerable children at risk
Managing problematic student behaviour is one of the most persistent, challenging, and controversial issues facing schools today. Yet despite best...
PFAS exposure from high seafood diets may be underestimated
A Dartmouth-led study suggests that people who frequently consume seafood may face an increased risk of exposure to PFAS, the...
Decoding the language of cells: Unveiling the proteins behind cellular organelle communication
In cellular biology, unraveling the complexities of cellular function at the molecular level remains a paramount endeavor. Significant scientific focus...
Scientists uncover a missing link between poor diet and higher cancer risk
A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has unearthed new findings which may help explain the connection...
A novel machine learning model for the characterization of material surfaces
Machine learning (ML) enables the accurate and efficient computation of fundamental electronic properties of binary and ternary oxide surfaces, as...
Study reveals potential to reverse lung fibrosis using the body’s own healing technique
he most common type of lung fibrosis -- scarring of the lungs -- is idiopathic, meaning of unknown cause. Researchers...
