Health
Post-bariatric surgery exercise modulates brain regions associated with regulation of food intake
Physical exercise practiced by patients submitted to bariatric surgery acts on brain regions involved in food intake, reducing hunger or...
Attack from the gut
Nearly 16 million operations were performed on inpatients in German hospitals in 2021. In Switzerland, the figure is around 1.1...
A higher dose of magnesium each day keeps dementia at bay
More magnesium in our daily diet leads to better brain health as we age, according to scientists from the Neuroimaging...
Air flow research could reduce disease, contamination spread
Air flow in a room can impact the transmission of viruses like COVID-19.Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Michael Miller)...
Memory B cell marker predicts long-lived antibody response to flu vaccine
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Memory B cells play a critical role to provide long-term immunity after a vaccination or infection. In...
Discovery of anti-mesangial autoantibodies redefines the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a kidney disorder characterized by the buildup of immunoglobin A (IgA) in the glomeruli, which are...
From mutation to arrhythmia: desmosomal protein breakdown as an underlying mechanism of cardiac disease
Mutations in genes that form the desmosome are the most common cause of the cardiac disease arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), which...
Telomere shortening – a sign of cellular aging – linked to signs of Alzheimer’s in brain scans
Changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer’s disease are associated with shortening of the telomeres – the protective caps on...
The Health Risks of Bereavement: In the first years after losing a spouse in later life, you’re significantly more likely to die yourself, with the mortality rate being especially raised for men
The Health Risks of Bereavement: In the first years after losing a spouse in later life, you're significantly more likely...
Smokeless tobacco and cigarettes confer similar adverse vascular health risks
Ann Arbor, March 22, 2023 – A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, investigated...
Ludwig von Beethoven’s genome sheds light on chronic health problems and cause of death
In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request that his doctor, J.A. Schmidt, describe his malady—his progressive hearing...
Beethoven’s genome offers clues to composer’s health and family history
Credit: Beethoven-Haus Bonn University of Cambridge Media Release Beethoven’s genome offers clues to composer’s health and family history ...
Europe’s most powerful 7-tesla MRI machine in operation
On Wednesday, 22 March 2023, at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Europe’s most powerful 7-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine...
Seniors’ use of urinary-tract infection antibiotics halved
As an international study involving University of Gothenburg researchers has shown, a decision tool for health professionals has proved capable...
The single protein that causes the fibrosis death spiral
Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers from Kyushu University have found how a single mechanosensitive protein induces the process that thickens and scars tissue,...
New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices
Cambridge University scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types...
New compact and low-cost lensless radiomicroscope developed for nuclear medicine imaging
Reston, VA—A novel imaging modality that can visualize the distribution of medical radiopharmaceuticals with very fine resolution has been developed...
Climate crisis calls world’s top scientists to Montreux
World-renowned scientists and thought leaders will gather next month at the Frontiers Forum Live in Montreux, Switzerland, to address critical issues including...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System awarded $30 million from NIH to support its Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
March 21, 2023—BRONX, NY—Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have received a seven-year, $30 million grant from...
Defunding prevention and climate change drive rebound of malaria in Peru
DURHAM, N.C. -- Malaria control programs in Amazonian Peru helped reduce the incidence of the deadly parasitic disease by 78...
