MeSH tree: D02.092
Brown fat burns energy to generate heat and is therefore considered a promising target for new obesity treatments. Researchers at the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel have tested whether a drug can activate ...
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The chemotherapy agent doxorubicin is used successfully to treat a range of cancers but can, as a side effect, damage the heart muscle. Researchers at the Heidelberg Faculty of Medicine at Heidelberg University have now identified ...
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Cardiovascular diseases are common among people living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Understanding drug utilization patterns in these populations is important for ensuring safe and effective ...
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Scroll through social media and you will soon encounter advice about living longer, from fasting plans and supplements to elaborate daily routines. Yet reaching an advanced age tells us little about how healthy or independent ...
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with more than 1,200 risk genes, raising a fundamental question: Do these diverse genetic changes affect the brain in entirely different ways, or do they converge on shared biological ...
Sep 17, 2026
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Deep in the brainstem sits a small but important cluster of neurons known as the locus coeruleus (LC), Latin for "blue place." It makes up a tiny fraction of the brain's cells but plays an important role by releasing the ...
Sep 17, 2026
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For at least two decades, thousands of Americans have been going to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil to look for ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew traditionally used in sacred ceremonies in South America. Ayahuasca contains ...
Sep 8, 2026
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Hyperventilating. Breath-holding until they turn blue. This abnormal breathing is frequent and disturbing in people with Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disease. Now University of Connecticut researchers report in Current Biology ...
Sep 2, 2026
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Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that chemical signals produced by gut bacteria work together to control intestinal movement. One bacterial signal helps set the intestines in motion, while another primes gut cells ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Our brains constantly integrate information about both our internal state and our surroundings to determine how we behave. Much of this coordination depends on neuromodulators—chemical messengers that establish how neurons ...
Aug 27, 2026
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