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June 12, 2025
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June 11, 2025 — A popular fat found in olive oil may not be as innocent as it seems. Scientists discovered that oleic acid, a major component of many high-fat foods, uniquely spurs the growth of new fat cells by manipulating specific proteins in the body. Unlike ...
June 9, 2025 — A breakthrough study from Keck Medicine of USC may have found a powerful new triple therapy for glioblastoma, one of the deadliest brain cancers. By combining Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), which ...
June 8, 2025 — Genetic research in Sweden has unveiled three new gene variants that dramatically increase the risk of venous blood clots, sometimes by up to 180%. These discoveries build on existing knowledge of Factor V Leiden and suggest that genetics plays a ...
June 7, 2025 — Cannabis use among older Americans has climbed dramatically, with 7% of adults 65 and older now reporting recent use. This rise isn't just in numbers but also in diversity older users today are more likely to be women, college-educated, and ...
June 7, 2025 — New research reveals a surprising downside to calorie-cutting diets: a link to higher levels of depressive symptoms, especially in men and those who are overweight. Despite popular beliefs that healthy eating boosts mental wellness, real-life ...
June 3, 2025 — A new type of mRNA vaccine is more scalable and adaptable to continuously evolving viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and H5N1, according to a new ...
June 3, 2025 — Scientists at Tufts have created a powerful 3D model of nasal tissue that reveals surprising new insights into how our sense of smell regenerates and why it sometimes fades. Contrary to past assumptions, a supposedly inactive type of stem cell ...
June 2, 2025 — A trial of an interactive game that trains people to alter their brain waves has shown promise as a treatment for nerve pain -- offering hope for a new generation of drug-free ...
June 3, 2025 — A new study found exposure to specific tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of various negative birth ...
June 3, 2025 — Eating a colorful variety of flavonoid-rich foods like tea, berries, dark chocolate, and apples may significantly lower your risk of chronic diseases and even help you live longer. A major study ...
June 3, 2025 — Researchers asked patients, some of whom had experienced lower back pain for up to 40 years, if being in nature helped them coped better with their lower back pain. They found that people able to ...
June 2, 2025 — Marijuana use among older adults in the US has reached a new high, with 7 percent of adults aged 65 and over who report using it in the past month, according to a recent ...
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June 2, 2025 — Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young people are particularly affected: when genetic ...
June 2, 2025 — A new way of thinking about Alzheimer's disease has yielded a discovery that could be the key to stopping the cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS ...
May 30, 2025 — In a comparative pilot study, the Mediterranean diet and the low FODMAP diet both provided relief for patients with ...
May 30, 2025 — An international clinical trial shows an innovative CAR-T cell immunotherapy is promising against aggressive T cell cancers and has manageable side ...
May 29, 2025 — The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease and even ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers have identified a monoacylglycerol acyltransferase-coding gene named bishu-1. It is involved in the thermal responsiveness of cool ...
May 29, 2025 — Current regulations for nanomedicines overlook the effects of the different forms of the same element, such as ions, nanoparticles, and aggregates. In a recent study, researchers developed a new ...
May 29, 2025 — New HIV research shows that small changes in the virus affect how quickly or slowly it replicates and how easily it can reawaken in the body. These insights bring researchers closer to finding ways ...
May 28, 2025 — Researchers have identify a set of biomarkers that could someday make it easy to spot the disease in a patient's blood ...
May 28, 2025 — Researchers have discovered two genes, RNF144B and ENPP1, that cause calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease in Americans of European and ...
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May 28, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that the combination of the two cancer drugs Rapamycin and Trametinib significantly extends the lifespan of mice. This therapy shows greater effects than the individual ...
May 28, 2025 — A team identified herpes virus saimiri, which infects the T cells of squirrel monkeys, as a source of proteins that activate pathways in T cells that are needed to promote T cell ...
May 28, 2025 — The aging of the innermost cell layer of blood vessels leads to cardiovascular diseases. Researchers have now shown for the first time that intestinal bacteria and their metabolites contribute ...
May 27, 2025 — A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus's infectious success: Zika uses host cells' own 'self-care' system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the ...
May 27, 2025 — Becoming a new mother brings more than just joyful chaos it delivers a profound and persistent sleep shock. A new study reveals that first-time moms lose not just total sleep, but crucial ...
May 27, 2025 — Researchers have found that central body fat, especially around the abdomen, is more strongly linked to psoriasis risk than total body fat, particularly in women. This link between central fat and ...
May 27, 2025 — A new study suggests that boys who become overweight in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung ...
May 27, 2025 — A newly refined method for measuring the Pace of Aging in population-based studies provides a powerful tool for predicting risks associated with aging, including chronic illness, cognitive ...
May 27, 2025 — Scientists have discovered cells in the skin of Atlantic salmon that offer new insights into how wounds heal, tissues regenerate, and cellular transitions support long-term skin ...
May 27, 2025 — The U.S. is facing a maternal health crisis with higher rates of maternal mortality than any other high-income country. Social and economic factors, including income, are recognized determinants of ...
May 27, 2025 — A specific group of nerve cells in the brain stem appears to control how semaglutide affects appetite and weight -- without causing ...
May 22, 2025 — Scientists have developed new tools to improve gene therapy in advanced stages of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) such as retinitis pigmentosa and Leber congenital ...
May 22, 2025 — For gene therapy to work well, therapeutic molecules need to be efficiently delivered to the correct locations in the body -- a job commonly given to adeno-associated viruses (AAV). To improve the ...
May 22, 2025 — A review has stressed that agricultural soils now hold around 23 times more microplastics than ...
May 22, 2025 — The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) may have an 'on-off switch' that lets them pause and restart growth, according to a new study. The research helps explain why TB is so hard to ...
May 22, 2025 — Researchers uncover a notorious cholera strain that contains sophisticated immune systems to fend off viruses, which potentially helped it to fuel a devastating epidemic across Latin ...
May 22, 2025 — Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain and nervous system. While there is no ...
May 21, 2025 — A randomized trial suggests vitamin D can protect against telomere shortening, which is linked to risk of age-related ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different populations, with the majority produced after birth rather ...
May 21, 2025 — Bats are known as natural hosts for highly pathogenic viruses such as MERS- and SARS-related coronaviruses, as well as the Marburg and Nipah viruses. In contrast to the severe and often fatal disease ...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Combination Therapy With Rapamycin and Trametinib Prolongs the Life of Mice
- Researchers Engineer a Herpes Virus to Turn on T Cells for Immunotherapy
- Intestinal Bacteria Influence Aging of Blood Vessels
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Zika Virus Uses Cells' 'self-Care' System to Turn Against Host
- Study Quantifies the Sleep Loss and Disruption Experienced by New Mothers
- Location Matters: Belly Fat Compared to Overall Body Fat More Strongly Linked to Psoriasis Risk
- Boys Who Are Overweight in Their Early Teens Risk Passing on Harmful Epigenetic Traits to Future Children
- New Pace of Aging Measurement Reveals Trajectories of Healthspan and Lifespan in Older People
- Discovery Offers New Insights Into Skin Healing in Salmon
- Unconditional Cash Transfers Following Childbirth Increases Breastfeeding
- Weight Loss Linked to Nerve Cells in the Brain
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- New Tools to Treat Retinal Degenerations at Advanced Stages of Disease
- Researchers Develop Gene Therapy That Can Target Airway and Lungs Via Nasal Spray
- Scientists Say Microplastics Are 'silently Spreading from Soil to Salad to Humans'
- Study Discovers DNA Switch That Controls TB Growth, and Could Help Unlock Its Antibiotic Resistance Secrets
- How Cholera Bacteria Outsmart Viruses
- Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, Other Neurodegenerative Conditions
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Vitamin D Supplements Show Signs of Protection Against Biological Aging
- Researchers Identify a Dual Origin of Cells Controlling Puberty and Reproduction
- Unlocking the Secrets of Bat Immunity
- New Method Paves Way for Fewer Severe Birth Injuries
- Promising New Way to Modulate Brain Cell Activity to Potentially Treat Major Depressive Disorder in Adults
- Engineered Bacteria Can Deliver Antiviral Therapies, Vaccines
- Increased Risk of Psychopathology Found in Offspring of People With Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder
- Why Common Leukemia Treatments Fail in Some Patients
- Salivary Gland Regenerative Biobank to Combat Chronic Dry Mouth
- 'Barcodes' Written Into Our DNA Reveal How Blood Ages
- Common Antidepressants Could Help the Immune System Fight Cancer
- Newfound Mechanism Rewires Cellular Energy Processing for Drastic Weight Loss
- Scientists Design Gene Delivery Systems for Cells in the Brain and Spinal Cord
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Male Bodybuilders Face High Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death, Especially Those Who Compete Professionally
- How Serious Is Your Brain Injury? New Criteria Will Reveal More
- Molecules in Blood and Urine Could Reveal How Much Ultra-Processed Food You Eat
- Advanced Genomics Study Improves Detection of Hard-to-Find Diarrheal Infections
- New Perspectives for Wound Healing and the Treatment of Chronic Diseases
- Why Some Viral Infections Appear to Trigger Autoimmune Disease
- Depression Linked to Physical Pain Years Later
- Controlling These 8 Risk Factors May Eliminate Early Death Risk for Those With High Blood Pressure
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Genomic Data Shows Widespread Mpox Transmission in West Africa Prior to 2022 Global Outbreak
- A First Blueprint of Chemical Transport Pathways in Human Cells
- Could Nanoplastics in the Environment Turn E. Coli Into a Bigger Villain?
- Maintaining Balance in the Immune System
- Experimental Painkiller Could Outsmart Opioids -- Without the High
- Fast Food, Fast Impact: How Fatty Meals Rapidly Weaken Our Gut Defenses
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Scientists Discover Key Gene Impacts Liver Energy Storage, Affecting Metabolic Disease Risk
- A Step Closer to the Confident Production of Blood Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine
- Relieve Your Pain With a Psychologist or an App
- Novel Molecular Maneuver Helps Malaria Parasite Dodge the Immune System
- In Healthy Aging, Carb Quality Counts
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- New Gene Editor Enables Greater Precision
- School Dinners May Encourage Picky Teenagers to Eat Better, Says New Study
- Two HIV Vaccine Trials Show Proof of Concept for Pathway to Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
- Key Player in Childhood Food Allergies Identified: Thetis Cells
- Protein Switch Turns Anti-Viral Immune Response on and Off
- People With Critical Cardiovascular Disease May Benefit from Palliative Care
- Recessive Genes Are Subject to Darwinian Selection
- Improved Model System Allows Researchers to Study Embryo Development
- New Stem Cell Model Sheds Light on Human Amniotic Sac Development
- Shorter Radiation Therapy After Prostate Surgery Safe, Study Finds
- How Rearranged Genes Drive Kidney Cancer Progression
- Study Reveals Why Women Tend to Have Faster Heartbeats, Men More Irregular Rhythms
- 'Rogue' Immune Cells Explain Why a Gluten-Free Diet Fails in Some Celiac Patients
- Infant With Rare, Incurable Disease Is First to Successfully Receive Personalized Gene Therapy Treatment
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Exercise the Key to Maintaining Vitamin D Levels in Winter
- Yellow Fever Vaccination: How Strong Immune Responses Are Triggered
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy
- A Step Forward in Treating Serious Genetic Disorders Prenatally
- Adult-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Death
- Making Connections: A Three-Dimensional Visualization of Musculoskeletal Development
- Why Are Urban Children More Prone to Allergies?
- A Downside of Taurine: It Drives Leukemia Growth
- New Study Finds That Tea and Chocolate May Help Lower Blood Pressure
- New Study Offers Insights Into Designing Safe, Effective Nasal Vaccines
- New Study Reveals Our Skin's Own Bacteria Can Help Protect Us from the Bad Effects of Sunlight
- New Generation of Skin Substitutes Give Hope to Severe Burns Patients
- Discovery of FLASH Effect Conditions Using Compact Carbon Ion Synchrotron Opens Door to Safer Cancer Therapy
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- New Light Shed on Health Differences Between Males and Females
- Combinations of Chronic Illnesses Could Double Risk of Depression
- 'Loop'hole: HIV-1 Hijacks Human Immune Cells Using Circular RNAs
- New Approach to Treating Aggressive Breast Cancers Shows Significant Improvement in Survival
Monday, May 12, 2025
- Measles Virus Detected in Houston Wastewater Before Cases Were Reported
- CAR-T Cell Therapy for Cancer Causes 'brain Fog,' Study Shows
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Fat-Rich Fluid Fuels Immune Failure in Ovarian Cancer
- Novel, Needle-Free, Live-Attenuated Influenza Vaccines With Broad Protection Against Human and Avian Virus Subtypes
- Researchers Map 7,000-Year-Old Genetic Mutation That Protects Against HIV
- Improving Newborn Genetic Screening
- New Gene Linked to Severe Cases of Fanconi Anemia
- Heart Rhythm Disorder Traced to Bacterium Lurking in Our Gums
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Lab-on-a-Chip Devices Take Public Health Into Home
- Health Care Workers, Firefighters Have Increased PFAS Levels, Study Finds
- New Study Traces Sharp Regional Shifts in Ischemic Heart Disease Burden -- A Global Warning Signal
- Important Step Towards Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Metastases
- Eating Ultra-Processed Foods May Harm Your Health
- Mammal's Lifespans Linked to Brain Size and Immune System Function, Says New Study
- Why People Reject New Rules -- But Only Until They Take Effect
- Discovery Opens Up for New Ways to Treat Chlamydia
- Promising Parkinson's Drug Decoded
- Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of a Smallpox Vaccine for Preventing Mpox
- Discovering the Role of microRNA-27a in Tissue Regeneration and Bone Healing
- Reactivity to Tumor Antigens Is Important for TIL Therapy