Health
An awkward family reunion: Sea monsters are our cousins
KANSAS CITY, MO—February 21, 2024—The sea lamprey, a 500-million-year-old animal with a sharp-toothed suction cup for a mouth, is the...
Japan versus UK: Impact of social camouflage on mental health in autistic adults
As people with autism grow up, they face unique challenges. They find it difficult to deal with mental health issues....
$2 million grant from The Roe Green Foundation catalyzes multidisciplinary research building in Uganda
CLEVELAND--For the past 38 years, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and University Hospitals (UH) have worked closely with a variety...
‘The future is fungal’: New research finds that fungi that live in healthy plants are sensitive to climate change
Spruce, pine, fir and other trees tower across the frigid swaths of land that span North America, northern Europe and...
Fixing rogue brain cells may hold key to preventing neurodegeneration
A team led by scientists at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has identified a new therapeutic approach for combating...
Ancient genomes reveal Down Syndrome in past societies
For many years, researchers at MPI-EVA have been collecting and analyzing ancient DNA from humans who lived during the past...
A new glue, potentially also for you
A new glue, potentially also for youCredit: Peter Allen, Ryan Allen, and James C. Weaver. A new glue, potentially also...
Eating too much protein is bad for your arteries, and this amino acid is to blame
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 19, 2024 – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers discovered a molecular mechanism by which excessive dietary...
Cleveland Clinic-led study discovers link between high levels of niacin – a common b vitamin – and heart disease
February 19, 2024, Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high levels...
Newly discovered genetic markers help pinpoint diabetes risks, complications
In the largest genome-wide association study to date on Type 2 diabetes, a team of international researchers, co-led by a University...
Unveiling uremic toxins linked to itching in hemodialysis patients
Niigata, Japan – Dr. Yamamoto et al. found the several uremic toxins as one of causes of itching in hemodialysis...
Rare case of opossum infected by rabies sounds alarm regarding circulation of this virus in urban environments
A female White-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) found dead in 2021 in Bosque dos Jequitibás Park in the center of Campinas,...
New paper proposes standards – and actionable clinical tools – for biomarkers of aging
A new paper led by Harvard researchers has zeroed in on biomarkers of aging using omic data from population-based studies....
Brain waves are part of memory
Spatial navigation and spatial memory play a central role in our lives. Without these abilities, we would hardly be able...
Self-monitoring improves physical activity of care-needing elderly
Self-monitoring of physical activity with an accelerometer and feedback is an effective tool to improve physical activity in elderly people...
Towards more efficient catalysts
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Harvard Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology,...
Why do(n’t) people support being nudged towards healthier diets?
You may not realise it, but “nudge” has been used by businesses, policy-makers and governments for years to prod the...
Superbug killer: New synthetic molecule highly effective against drug-resistant bacteria
A new antibiotic created by Harvard researchers overcomes antimicrobial resistance mechanisms that have rendered many modern drugs ineffective and are...
Hackensack meridian health biologist-turned-med student publishes COVID-19 vaccine study
First-year Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM) student Elizabeth Titova leveraged her background in phlebotomy and scientific research to publish...
Targeting the microenvironment rather than a specific cell type could be the key to healing injured hearts
A groundbreaking scientific study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research has unveiled a remarkable discovery that may have far-reaching implications for...
