Brain’s support cells contribute to Alzheimer’s disease by producing toxic peptide
Oligodendrocytes are an important source of amyloid beta (Aβ) and play a key role in promoting neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a...
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NIH findings shed light on risks and benefits of integrating AI into medical decision-making
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that an artificial intelligence (AI) model solved medical quiz questions—designed to test health professionals’ ability to...
Study of urban moss raises concerns about lead levels in older Portland neighborhoods
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Lead levels in moss are as much as 600 times higher in older Portland, Oregon, neighborhoods where lead-sheathed telecommunications cables were once...
HIV vaccines tested in PrEPVacc fail to reduce infections
The results of the PrEPVacc HIV vaccine trial conducted in Eastern and Southern Africa, which ran between 2020 and 2024, show conclusively that neither of...
Staying hip to orthopedic advances: Comparing traditional and new hip replacement stems
Osaka, Japan — Needing a hip replacement is unfortunate, but even more unfortunate is to need to do it again.Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University Osaka, Japan...
Quantitative Biology journal features groundbreaking perspectives on large cellular models
In a landmark move to advance the frontiers of artificial intelligence, the Quantitative Biology (QB) journal has published a comprehensive commentary titled "Current Opinions on Large...
Could smart guide RNAs usher in an era of personalized medicine?
Guides typically assist tourists with directions, but the experience could be greatly enhanced if they offered personalized services tailored to individual interests. Recently, researchers have...
Pandemic lockdown exacerbated ongoing declines in continuity of care within English general practices
Background and Goal: Longitudinal continuity of care is the repeated contact between an individual and the same general practitioner (GP). This type of continuity of...
July/August Annals of Family Medicine Tip Sheet
Original ResearchCredit: Annals of Family Medicine Original Research Structural Racism and Inconsistent Hospital Policies Result in Health Care Professionals Disproportionately Testing Black Newborns for Prenatal...
Structural racism and inconsistent hospital policies result in health care professionals disproportionately testing black newborns for prenatal drug exposure
Background and Goal: Black birthing parents and their newborns disproportionately experience newborn drug testing for prenatal substance exposure by health care professionals. This practice contributes...
Using forest resources strengthens food security, study finds
Forests can reduce hunger in rural households while also capturing carbon and advancing sustainability goals for low- and middle-income countries, according to new research by...
Astrophysicists uncover supermassive blackhole/dark matter connection in solving the ‘final parsec problem’
Researchers have found a link between some of the largest and smallest objects in the cosmos: supermassive black holes and dark matter particles.Credit: Credit: NASA's...
Less productive yet more stable
Grassland is one of the most important and most widespread ecosystems on earth. Such open landscapes with grasses and herbs not only cover more than...
Revealing the beauty of ciliated eukaryotes: A simple and versatile method for tubulin staining with outstanding performance
Ciliates, a group of single-celled ciliated eukaryotes, have been studied since the dawn of light microscopy, with over 10,000 species described. Cilia are the key...
Researchers develop ‘organ on a chip’ for better drug testing
Improving human quality of life with drug treatments is a complicated issue. Drug certification, including drug safety and reliability, entails a long series of tests...
