MeSH tree: D09.400
A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered a previously unknown signaling system that helps regulate heart growth during development, according to the study published in the journal Genes & Development.
Sep 14, 2026
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Two enduring biological mysteries have remained unsolved for decades: why almost everyone who loses weight gains it back, no matter how they lost it, and why obesity passes from mother to child at rates that diet and environment ...
Sep 11, 2026
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Alcohol use appears to trigger specific biological changes in the human body that are linked to the development of chronic disease. These biological changes are already apparent in young adults with a short history of alcohol ...
Sep 7, 2026
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Asthma affects more than 300 million people worldwide, and while many can control their symptoms with inhaled steroid medications, about 10% develop a more severe form that does not respond well to these treatments. This ...
Sep 3, 2026
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Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified alpha-1 antitrypsin as a potential target for preventing spontaneous preterm birth. In a large genetic study of more than 200,000 mothers, a variant in the SERPINA1 gene, ...
Sep 3, 2026
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A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a simple urine test performed on deceased kidney donors could help doctors make better transplant decisions, giving more people access to successful kidney ...
Aug 26, 2026
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The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a protective filter that lines the brain's blood vessels and is notoriously hard to penetrate, making the treatment of brain disorders very difficult. Strategies designed to breach the BBB ...
Aug 26, 2026
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New research from UTHealth Houston found firefighters experience measurable biological changes in their blood and urine within 24 hours of fighting a fire—changes that may help identify early cancer risk, the leading cause ...
Aug 24, 2026
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Japan has one of the world's fastest-aging populations, but maintaining independence into very old age remains a growing public health challenge. Nearly 60% of Japanese adults aged 85 years and older already receive support ...
Aug 21, 2026
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QIMR Berghofer researchers have found how breast milk supports infant immunity via a protein called osteopontin. The study also identifies a potential way of mimicking this protective effect in baby formula. The findings, ...
Aug 3, 2026
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