Health
Scientists reveal intricate mechanisms cells use to build protein destruction signals
Within the intricate molecular landscape inside of a cell, the orchestration of proteins demands precise control to avoid disease. While...
Global study reveals extensive impact of metal mining contamination on rivers and floodplains, suggesting need for new safeguards to address spike in demand for ‘green’ minerals
A groundbreaking study, published today in Science, has provided new insights into the extensive impact of metal mining contamination on...
How do toxic proteins accumulate in Alzheimer’s and other diseases?
Under normal circumstances, tau protein is part of the brain’s infrastructure, important for stabilizing neurons into their proper shapes. But...
University of Pittsburgh launches trial tackling leading cause of death in kids
The No. 1 cause of death in children is trauma. There are an estimated 2,000 pediatric deaths from traumatic bleeding...
Profiling artemisinin’s antimalarial mechanism: Jigang Wang’s research team reveals crucial target proteins
Jigang Wang et al. have made significant progress in unraveling the antimalarial mechanisms of artemisinin (ART) and its derivatives. Their...
Unveiling the science of ultrasound-driven microbubble desorption
Injecting drugs into the bloodstream can often harm healthy tissues as well. Drug delivery systems (DDSs) are an innovative solution...
Texas Biomed launches new International Center for the Advancement of Research & Education
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 20, 2023) – Capitalizing on the power of its longstanding international partnership portfolio, Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas...
Only 1% of US kids who are obese in elementary school transition to a healthy weight within two years, although 1 in 4 overweight children progress to a healthy weight range
Only 1% of US kids who are obese in elementary school transition to a healthy weight within two years, although...
NIH awards $3.1 million to study human mitochondrial disorders
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded $3.1 million to the University of Arkansas to...
Newly discovered bone stem cell causes premature skull fusion
Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of the top of the skull in infants, is caused by an abnormal excess of a...
Alarming results from world first study of two decades of global smoke pollution
The world’s first study of the increase in pollution from landscape fires across the globe over the past two decades...
FAU receives $1.3 million grant for Alzheimer’s outreach in Broward County
Florida Atlantic University’s María de los Ángeles Ortega, DNP, APRN, in the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, has been...
Five new health systems partner with American Thoracic Society on vaccine initiative
NEW YORK, NY – Sept. 20, 2023 – As cities brace for a confluence of flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, and RSV...
Targeting Epstein-Barr virus to treat and prevent MS
Recent evidence strongly implicates infection by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as the trigger for development of multiple sclerosis (MS). An...
SenoClock Gold: elevating employee health and wellbeing with AI-powered insights
Last year, Deep Longevity launched SenoClock, a B2B platform that grants easy access to aging clocks and an anti-aging recommendation...
Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS appointed Editor-in-Chief of new open access journal, Journal of Medical Extended Reality
New Rochelle, NY, September 19, 2023—Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. announces the launch of Journal of Medical Extended Reality (JMXR), the new...
Training the gut’s immune system to combat detrimental effects of emulsifiers in processed food
In a new study, mice whose immune systems were trained against the microbial protein flagellin did not experience the usual...
STUDY: Cancer misinformation on TikTok could be harmful to women’s health
Millions of women are turning to the social media platform TikTok for health advice related to gynecologic cancers, but the...
Early convalescent plasma use — helpful in avoiding severe COVID — also may lower long COVID risk
Findings from a nationwide, multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...
