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 and Brain Lab at The...
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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) Air flow in a room...
Babies or beauty?
Have you ever marveled at the vast diversity of life on our planet, from tiny creatures living only a few hours to majestic beings that...
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 a study published in the...
Copper artifacts unearth new cultural connections in southern Africa
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Chemical and isotopic analysis of copper artifacts from southern Africa reveals new cultural connections among people living in the region between the...
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 bundles of capillaries that filter...
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 affects one in 2000 to 5000...
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 ends of chromosomes that...
Integrated structural biology provides new clues for cystic fibrosis treatment
(Memphis, Tenn.—March 22, 2023) Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Rockefeller University have combined their expertise to gain a better understanding of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane...
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 to die yourself, with the...
AJR national survey measures causes of, counters to moral distress in radiology
Leesburg, VA, March 22, 2023—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), moral distress is prevalent in radiology, typically...
In the controversial field of sex selection during assisted reproduction, a new technique appears safe and around 80% effective in producing offspring of the desired sex, per a small clinical trial
In the controversial field of sex selection during assisted reproduction, a new technique appears safe and around 80% effective in producing offspring of the desired...
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 the incidence of peripheral artery...
Book: Professional jobs have changed – but not for the better
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Once perceived as the epitome of the American dream and tickets to prosperity and social status, careers in professions such as law,...
Research uncovers details about the mysterious author of early astronomy textbooks
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Around 1800, an English schoolmistress named Margaret Bryan wrote several well-regarded textbooks on astronomy and physics for young women. While Bryan corresponded...
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