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America’s poison centers are fielding increasingly severe cases that are dramatically more likely to lead to severe harm or death in both adults and children,...

Species differences in bile acid synthesis.

Balancing act between digestion and liver health through bile acids

Bile acids are essential molecules the liver produces that play a critical role in digestion. They help us absorb fat-soluble vitamins and cholesterol from our...

Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland clinic-led study links sugar substitute to increased risk of heart attack and stroke

June 6, 2024, Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic researchers found higher amounts of the sugar alcohol xylitol are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack...

Vigorous exercise may preserve cognition in high-risk patients with hypertension

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 6, 2024 – People with high blood pressure have a higher risk of cognitive impairment, including dementia, but a new study from...

Sanders-Brown study: Long-read RNA sequencing reveals key gene expressions in Alzheimer’s disease

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are working to develop a pre-symptomatic disease diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: Photo...

Ohio State develops searchable database for Alzheimer’s research

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A searchable database is now ready to help study Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center COLUMBUS, Ohio – A...

Drug used to treat eczema may provide relief for patients with intensely itchy skin diseases

A drug approved to treat eczema provided significant improvement in the symptoms of patients with severe itching diseases that currently have no targeted treatments, according...

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Antidepressants: new data on prevalence of discontinuation symptoms

Joint press release from Charité & University Hospital CologneCredit: © Charité | Romy Greiner Joint press release from Charité & University Hospital Cologne How hard...

Virginia Tech researcher helps reach nutrition security goals

Food is many things.Credit: Photo by Max Esterhuizen for Virginia Tech. Food is many things. It nourishes our bodies, delights our senses, and gives us...

The importance of the paradise fish in evolutionary and behavioural genetics research

In Hungary, ethological research is most often identified with tests on dogs, but novel methodological advances could bring another species, the paradise fish, into the spotlight....

William T. Grant Foundation announces funding for UT, Cherokee Health Systems for research-practice partnership

Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation and the Bezos Family Foundation have approved funding for the winners...

Barry Goodell (UMass Amherst) inspecting wood riddled with shipworm holes.

Researchers led by UMass Amherst solve 2,000-year-old mystery of the shipworm

June 5, 2024Credit: Barry Goodell June 5, 2024 Researchers Led by UMass Amherst Solve 2,000-Year-Old Mystery of the Shipworm Secret of the world’s most...

UBC-developed oral insulin drops offer relief for diabetes patients

Diabetes rates continue to rise, with 11.7 million Canadians living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. At UBC, scientists have created a pain-free drug delivery method to...

Universal wing- and fin-beat frequency scaling

Flapping frequency of birds, insects, bats and whales described by universal equation

A single universal equation can closely approximate the frequency of wingbeats and fin strokes made by birds, insects, bats and whales, despite their different body...

Associations between regional blood-brain barrier permeability, aging, and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in cognitively normal older adults

Normal ageing might be associated with increased blood-brain barrier permeability in regions also vulnerable in Alzheimer’s Disease, in small study comparing healthy brains of the young and old