Obesity-induced heart disease, which affects up to 10% of the population in certain age ranges, is considered an untreatable condition and 75% of people don't survive more than five years beyond diagnosis.
Jan 16, 2024
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Removing a gene that manages stress within insulin-producing beta cells draws helpful attention from the immune system, protecting mice predisposed to type 1 diabetes from developing the disease, a new University of Wisconsin–Madison ...
Nov 10, 2023
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A new tool to rapidly grow cancer-killing white blood cells could advance the availability of immunotherapy, a promising therapy which harnesses the power of the body's immune response to target cancer cells.
Oct 26, 2023
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Listening to music and drinking coffee are the sorts of everyday pleasures that can impact a person's brain activity in ways that improve cognitive performance, including in tasks requiring concentration and memory.
Aug 8, 2023
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At school dismissal one sunny October day in Pineville, Louisiana, then-9-year-old Anniston Fairbanks was headed toward her ride home when she realized she'd left her hoodie in her classroom. She ran back inside to retrieve ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Today, by and large, patients receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer's only after they exhibit well-known signs of the disease, such as memory loss. By that point, the best treatment options simply slow further progression of symptoms.
Dec 5, 2022
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Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting appear to reduce signs of Alzheimer's in mice genetically engineered to develop the illness, according to a new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology-led study.
Sep 27, 2022
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Gene abnormalities may make some people more susceptible to myocarditis, a rare type of heart inflammation that can affect young people and athletes, a large new study shows.
Sep 26, 2022
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Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have identified a DNA sequence that is crucial for pancreatic differentiation and function—and for the first time—describe how it works.
Aug 22, 2022
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Researchers from Macquarie University's Centre for Ageing, Cognition and Wellbeing are one step closer to a blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's early in the disease's progression.
Jul 21, 2022
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