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May 24, 2025
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May 23, 2025 — Researchers have developed a vascularized organoid model of hormone secreting cells in the pancreas. The advance promises to improve diabetes research and cell-based ...
May 22, 2025 — Using a novel lab method they developed, researchers have identified nine molecules in the blood that were elevated in teens diagnosed with depression. These molecules also predicted how symptoms might progress over time. The findings of the ...
May 21, 2025 — A new risk calculator accurately identified participants who had calcium buildup in their heart arteries and those who had a higher future heart attack risk, in an analysis of about 7,000 adults in ...
May 21, 2025 — An artificial intelligence technique for detecting DNA fragments shed by tumors and circulating in a patient's blood could help clinicians more quickly identify and determine if pancreatic cancer ...
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May 21, 2025 — A study has uncovered a surprising link between diet, intestinal microbes and the efficacy of cancer ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different ...
May 21, 2025 — If you've ever sat waiting at the doctor's office to give a blood sample, you might have wished there was a way to find the same information without needles. But for all the medical breakthroughs of ...
May 21, 2025 — High birth weight is the main risk factor for birth injuries to the anal sphincter muscles of the person giving birth, according to a new study. This new method for predicting the risks could improve ...
May 21, 2025 — A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to ...
May 21, 2025 — An international study has uncovered why a widely used treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) doesn't work for everyone. The findings could help doctors better match patients with the therapies ...
May 21, 2025 — Millions of people are affected by chronic dry mouth, or xerostomia, an agonizing side effect of damaged salivary glands. Currently, there is no cure for it. Researchers have established the world's ...
May 21, 2025 — Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have ...
May 22, 2025 — New studies reveal that both the public and healthcare providers often overlook social connection as a key factor in physical health, even though ...
May 21, 2025 — SSRIs boosted the ability of T cells to kill cancer cells and suppressed tumor growth in both mouse and human tumor ...
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May 22, 2025 — For the nearly 30 percent of major depressive disorder patients who are resistant to treatment, ketamine provides some amount of normalcy, but it requires frequent treatment and can have side ...
May 21, 2025 — In 2022 a team discovered that high levels of OH radicals can be generated indoors, simply due to the presence of people and ozone. This means: People generate their own oxidation field and change ...
May 21, 2025 — Scientists have fabricated two bed netting prototypes targeting malaria-causing blood parasites. They designed netting systems to deliver antimalarial drugs called Endochin-like Quinolones (ELQs) ...
May 21, 2025 — There's good news for people with migraine who take common drugs before or during pregnancy -- a new study found no increase in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD in their ...
May 21, 2025 — A randomized trial suggests vitamin D can protect against telomere shortening, which is linked to risk of age-related ...
May 21, 2025 — Bats are known as natural hosts for highly pathogenic viruses such as MERS- and SARS-related coronaviruses, as well as the Marburg and Nipah viruses. In contrast to the severe and often fatal disease ...
May 21, 2025 — A mechanism involving potassium channels in the brain that control brain cell activity could provide a new and fundamentally different way of treating depression symptoms in adults with major ...
May 21, 2025 — New research demonstrates how specially engineered bacteria taken orally can operate as a delivery system for vaccines and antiviral ...
May 21, 2025 — A study explains how age reshapes the blood system. In both humans and mice, a few stem cells out-compete their neighbors and gradually take over blood production. The loss of diversity results in a ...
May 21, 2025 — Mice genetically engineered to lack the amino acid cysteine, and fed a cysteine-free diet, lost 30 percent of their body weight in a ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers developed a way to extend the shelf life of vegetables by injecting them with melatonin using biodegradable ...
May 21, 2025 — A team of scientists has answered a long-standing question in cell biology, uncovering how the cell's main energy currency, ATP, is transported into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Disrupted ...
May 21, 2025 — Research teams have created a versatile set of gene delivery systems that can reach different neural cell types in the human brain and spinal cord with exceptional accuracy. These delivery systems ...
May 21, 2025 — Cancer cells respond to stress with greater diversity. Drugs that affect DNA replication, or radiation that causes direct DNA damage, lead to increasingly diverse offspring over multiple cell ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries. Individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury safely received a combination of stimulation of a nerve in the neck ...
May 20, 2025 — Scientists and medics have developed an ultra-rapid method of genetically diagnosing brain tumors that will cut the time it takes to classify them from 6-8 weeks, to as little as two hours.The team ...
May 20, 2025 — Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in male bodybuilders worldwide with the highest risk among professional bodybuilders, according to new ...
May 20, 2025 — Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our adolescents today, according to a global ...
May 20, 2025 — Trauma centers nationwide will begin to test a new approach for assessing traumatic brain injury (TBI) that is expected to lead to more accurate diagnoses and more appropriate treatment and follow-up ...
May 20, 2025 — Using the gene scissors CRISPR and stem cells, researchers have managed to identify a common denominator for different gene mutations that all cause the neurological disease ALS. The research shows ...
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Personal Space Chemistry Suppressed by Perfume and Body Lotion Indoors
- Bed-Netting Prototypes to Target Malaria-Causing Parasites
- Good News for People With Migraine Who Take Drugs Before or During Pregnancy
- Vitamin D Supplements Show Signs of Protection Against Biological Aging
- Unlocking the Secrets of Bat Immunity
- Promising New Way to Modulate Brain Cell Activity to Potentially Treat Major Depressive Disorder in Adults
- Engineered Bacteria Can Deliver Antiviral Therapies, Vaccines
- 'Barcodes' Written Into Our DNA Reveal How Blood Ages
- Newfound Mechanism Rewires Cellular Energy Processing for Drastic Weight Loss
- A New Technology for Extending the Shelf Life of Produce
- Scientists Reveal How Energy Is Delivered Into the Cells Major 'shipping Port'
- Scientists Design Gene Delivery Systems for Cells in the Brain and Spinal Cord
- Live View: Stress-Induced Changes in Generations of Cancer Cells
- Clinical Trial Shows Improvements for Spinal Cord Injuries
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- New Genetic Test Can Diagnose Brain Tumors in as Little as Two Hours
- Male Bodybuilders Face High Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death, Especially Those Who Compete Professionally
- Landmark Report Reveals Key Challenges Facing Adolescents
- How Serious Is Your Brain Injury? New Criteria Will Reveal More
- New Research on ALS Opens Up for Early Treatment
- Molecules in Blood and Urine Could Reveal How Much Ultra-Processed Food You Eat
- Language Isn't Just for Communication -- It Also Shapes How Sensory Experiences Are Stored in the Brain
- How Molecules Can 'remember' And Contribute to Memory and Learning
- Forest Management Can Influence Health Benefits
- Technique Rapidly Measures Cells' Density, Reflecting Health and Developmental State
- MRI Can Replace Painful Spinal Tap to Diagnose MS More Quickly, According to a New Study
- Advanced Genomics Study Improves Detection of Hard-to-Find Diarrheal Infections
- New Perspectives for Wound Healing and the Treatment of Chronic Diseases
- Beyond Hormones: Researchers Define X and Y Chromosome Contributions to Height
- New Blood Test Shows Superior Sensitivity in Detecting HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancers
- Why Some Viral Infections Appear to Trigger Autoimmune Disease
- Depression Linked to Physical Pain Years Later
- Selenium Exposure During Pregnancy May Reduce Childhood Streptococcal Infections
- Controlling These 8 Risk Factors May Eliminate Early Death Risk for Those With High Blood Pressure
- Eating Craved Foods With Meals Lessens Cravings, Boosts Weight Loss
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Survival Trick: Pathogen Taps Iron Source in Immune Cells
- After Cardiac Event, People Who Regularly Sit for Too Long Had Higher Risk of Another Event
- More Donor Hearts by Extending the Preservation Time
- Don't Hit Snooze on New Research About Waking Up Each Morning
- Family of Parasite Proteins Presents New Potential Malaria Treatment Target
- Scientific Breakthrough: We Can Now Halve the Price of Costly Cancer Drug
- Early Puberty Increases Risk of Overweight Later in Life for Girls
- A First Blueprint of Chemical Transport Pathways in Human Cells
- Changes in the Aging Heart May Lessen the Risk of Irregular Heartbeats
- New Protein Target for Childhood Medulloblastomas
- Gut Bacteria and Acetate, a Great Combination for Weight Loss
- Could Nanoplastics in the Environment Turn E. Coli Into a Bigger Villain?
- Maintaining Balance in the Immune System
- New Research Highlights Health Benefits of Using Heritage Art Practices in Art Therapy
- Sophisticated Data Analysis Uncovers How City Living Disrupts ADHD's Path to Obesity
- Experimental Painkiller Could Outsmart Opioids -- Without the High
- Machine Learning Model Helps Identify Patients at Risk of Postpartum Depression
- Waist-to-Height Ratio Predicts Heart Failure Incidence
- Fast Food, Fast Impact: How Fatty Meals Rapidly Weaken Our Gut Defenses
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Longer-Lasting Wearables Set to Transform Health Monitoring
- Could Personality Tests Help Make Bipolar Disorder Treatment More Precise?
- Scientists Discover Key Gene Impacts Liver Energy Storage, Affecting Metabolic Disease Risk
- A Step Closer to the Confident Production of Blood Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine
- Relieve Your Pain With a Psychologist or an App
- How Do Middle-Aged Folks Get Dementia? It Could Be These Proteins
- Novel Molecular Maneuver Helps Malaria Parasite Dodge the Immune System
- New Auditory Brainstem Implant Shows Early Promise
- In Healthy Aging, Carb Quality Counts
- Thousands of Cardiac 'digital Twins' Offer New Insights Into the Heart
- Study Reveals Impacts of Alzheimer's Disease on the Whole Body
- AI-Powered App Enables Anemia Screening Using Fingernail Selfies
- One in Ten Asthma Cases Can Be Avoided With a Better Urban Environment
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- New Gene Editor Enables Greater Precision
- Can the Brain Be Targeted to Treat Type 2 Diabetes?
- Study Reveals a Deep Brain Region That Links the Senses
- Study Suggests Loss of Lung Capacity Begins Between the Ages of 20 and 25
- School Dinners May Encourage Picky Teenagers to Eat Better, Says New Study
- Two HIV Vaccine Trials Show Proof of Concept for Pathway to Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
- Particles Carrying Multiple Vaccine Doses Could Reduce the Need for Follow-Up Shots
- Asians Made Humanity's Longest Prehistoric Migration and Shaped the Genetic Landscape in the Americas
- World's Largest Bat Organoid Platform Paves the Way for Pandemic Preparedness
- Key Player in Childhood Food Allergies Identified: Thetis Cells
- The Effect of Physical Fitness on Mortality Is Overestimated
- Enzyme Identified as an Important Tumor Inhibitor in T-Cell Lymphomas
- Protein Switch Turns Anti-Viral Immune Response on and Off
- Seeing Blood Clots Before They Strike
- People With Critical Cardiovascular Disease May Benefit from Palliative Care
- Recessive Genes Are Subject to Darwinian Selection
- Marfan Syndrome Increases Risk of Brain Alterations
- The Long Pathway to Cell Organization and Growth
- Patients With Glioblastoma Who Received Gabapentin Lived Longer, Study Suggests
- Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Brain Lesions
- South African Study Identifies Two New Breast Cancer Genes in Black Women
- Improved Model System Allows Researchers to Study Embryo Development
- New Stem Cell Model Sheds Light on Human Amniotic Sac Development
- Shorter Radiation Therapy After Prostate Surgery Safe, Study Finds
- How Rearranged Genes Drive Kidney Cancer Progression
- Study Reveals Why Women Tend to Have Faster Heartbeats, Men More Irregular Rhythms
- 'Rogue' Immune Cells Explain Why a Gluten-Free Diet Fails in Some Celiac Patients
- Infant With Rare, Incurable Disease Is First to Successfully Receive Personalized Gene Therapy Treatment
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Mindfulness Course Effective in People With Difficult-to-Treat Depression
- Drinking Water, Select Foods Linked to PFAS in California Adults
- Exercise the Key to Maintaining Vitamin D Levels in Winter
- Yellow Fever Vaccination: How Strong Immune Responses Are Triggered
- Too Much Sleep Can Hurt Cognitive Performance, Especially for Those With Depression