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East Hanover, NJ – August 21, 2024 – Kessler Foundation researchers have published a new clinical study investigating the effects...

New molecules from IOCB Prague decrease appetite and protect the brain against Alzheimer’s-type diseases

Scientists on the team of Dr Lenka Maletínská have developed a promising new compound derived from one of the peptides...

Survey: Most Americans comfortable with AI in healthcare

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Artificial intelligence (AI) is all around us – from smart home devices to entertainment and social media...

Gut bioelectricity provides a path for bad bacteria to cause diseases

How do bad bacteria find entry points in the body to cause infection?Credit: UC Regents How do bad bacteria find...

Novel molecular imaging tool objectively measures and diagnoses smell disorders

Reston, VA (August 20, 2024) -- A new fluorescent imaging probe can for the first time objectively and non-invasively measure loss...

Tiny killers: How autoantibodies attack the heart in lupus patients

New York, NY—August 20, 2024—Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients suffering from lupus, an autoimmune disease...

‘Heart-in-a-box’ better than cooler for heart transplants

The risk of early heart failure after heart transplantation is lower if the donor heart is stored in a so-called...

Heart data unlocks sleep secrets

We know that quality sleep is as essential to survival as food and water. Yet, despite spending a third of our...

Salk Professor Rusty Gage awarded 2024 Taylor International Prize in Medicine

LA JOLLA (August 14, 2024)—Professor Rusty Gage has been awarded the 2024 J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine by...

For some older adults with kidney failure, dialysis may not be the best option

Whether dialysis is the best option for kidney failure and, if so, when to start, may deserve more careful consideration,...

AI model aids early detection of autism

A new machine learning model can predict autism in young children from relatively limited information. This is shown in a...

Herbal-based nutraceuticals in management of lifestyle diseases: Experience from Indian population

Lifestyle diseases, also known as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), have emerged as a major health burden globally, including in India. These...

Self-adjusting brain pacemaker may help reduce Parkinson’s disease symptoms

A small feasibility study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that an implanted device regulated by the...

National Academy of Medicine selects FAU for substance use, opioid crises collaborative