Health

September 21, 2025

SNMMI Image of the Year: Super-agers show resistance to tau and amyloid accumulation

Credit: Merle C. Hoenig, Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine II - Molecular Organization of the Brain, Research Center Juelich, Juelich,...

Making balanced decisions

Neuronal circuits in the brain 'sense' our inner stateCredit: Nicolas Gompel Animals have an innate preference for certain scents and...

Spread of flu virus in hospital environment common

Credit: Photo by Alana da Silva One in four inpatients with influenza in a given season showed signs of having...

High-fat diet with antibiotic use linked to gut inflammation

UC Davis study found that combining Western diet and antibiotic use is a pre- IBD risk factorCredit: UC Davis Health...

St18 is a negative regulator of VEGF

Credit: Kenta Maruyama Various pro-inflammatory cytokines and pathogen-associated molecular patterns such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are known to activate NF-kB. NF-kB...

Learning the wiring diagram for autism spectrum disorders

New study uncovers brain circuit involved in dysfunctional social, repetitive, and inflexible behaviors characteristic of ASDCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center...

Boosting immune memory could reduce cancer recurrence

Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, July 15, 2020 - Blocking a newly identified "immune memory checkpoint" in immune cells could...

Experts strongly recommend varenicline over the patch for adult smokers hoping to quit

ATS publishes new practice guideline on tobacco dependence treatmentCredit: ATS July 15, 2020 - Smoking cessation initiatives notwithstanding, along with...

Genetic editing milestone in mouse model of Rett Syndrome

Editing technique repairs mutant MeCP2 RNA and restores MeCP2 protein functionCredit: Rett Syndrome Research Trust A genomic error that causes...

Growing up trilobite

New study is first to describe growth rate of one of the most common and abundant trilobites and compare with...

Experimental COVID-19 vaccine safe, generates immune response

NIAID-sponsored phase 1 trial tested mRNA vaccineCredit: NIAID WHAT: An investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus...

LOINC joins international council fostering development of global digital health standards

Joint initiative council members include prominent standards organizationsCredit: Joint Initiative Council for Global Health Informatics Standardization INDIANAPOLIS -- LOINC®, the...

Oncotarget: Tumor markers for carcinoma identified by imaging mass spectrometry

Volume 11, Issue 28 of Oncotarget features 'Lipid and protein tumor markers for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma identified...

For chimpanzees, salt and pepper hair not a marker of old age

New GW study finds there is significant variation in how chimpanzees experience pigment lossCredit: Ian C. Gilby WASHINGTON (July 14,...

COVID-19 may attack patients’ central nervous system

University of Cincinnati researcher says depressed mood and anxiety may be symptoms of a COVID-19 impact on the brainCredit: Colleen...

Autism researchers map brain circuitry of social preference

Discovery empowers research into needed therapies, scientists sayCredit: Damon Page lab @ScrippsResearch JUPITER, Fla.--JULY 14, 2020--Some individuals love meeting new...

Palliative nursing’s role during COVID-19 and beyond

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 14, 2020) - As a rapid influx of patients overwhelmed health systems during the coronavirus...

Deep Longevity Inc to collaborate with and launch aging clocks with Human Longevity Inc

Deep Longevity Inc to collaborate with and provide an extensive range of deep biomarkers of aging to Human Longevity IncCredit:...

Quantum body scanner? What happens when vector vortex beams meet scattering media

A comprehensive analysis of vector vortex beam transmission through scattering media offers insights into the behavior of light carrying orbital...

Umbilical cord blood successfully treats rare genetic disorders in largest study to date