Health
Hugh Jackman urges sunscreen use after skin cancer scare
Actor Hugh Jackman is offering a warning about sun damage and skin cancer after having two biopsies.
Apr 4, 2023
0
14
News tagged with damage cells
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers tackle parasitic worms that infect millions worldwide
A new study published in the journal Immunity, by researchers at Trinity College and the University of Manchester has cast new light on how our immune system deals with parasitic worm infection.
Mar 30, 2023
0
48
Neuroscience
Study reveals a driver of brain cell damage in neurodegeneration
Scientists have long known that the complement cascade, a set of immune system proteins, protects against infection in the body. But in recent years, researchers have uncovered new roles for the system in the brain, including ...
Mar 30, 2023
0
90
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sepsis: The hidden killer
Sepsis has a way of flying under the radar. Public awareness of the life-threatening disease is low, and official statistics are misleading. Now researchers are using special alarm systems and AI to increase detection.
Mar 21, 2023
0
26
Medical research
Potential treatment target for drug-resistant epilepsy identified
Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and colleagues have identified a small molecule that may help treat people with epilepsy whose condition has become resistant to the benzodiazepine drugs usually used in ...
Mar 14, 2023
0
34
Medical research
Simulating cuts and burns reveals wound healing and clearing power of fibroblasts
Burn wounds are notoriously prone to bacterial infection and typically lead to a larger amount of scar tissue than laceration wounds.
Mar 14, 2023
0
4
Medical research
A new immune pathway sheds light on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
While drugs are on the market to slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases, there are still no cures. But researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School are looking for new pathways for slowing ...
Mar 13, 2023
0
251
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Discovery of T cells' role in Alzheimer's, related diseases, suggests new treatment strategy
Nearly two dozen experimental therapies targeting the immune system are in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease, a reflection of the growing recognition that immune processes play a key role in driving the brain damage ...
Mar 8, 2023
0
73
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Using organ-on-a-chip technology to elucidate the liver pathophysiology of COVID-19 patients
SARS-CoV-2 infects and causes damage to multiple organs in COVID-19 patients. In particular, liver damage has been associated with COVID-19 severity. However, an understanding of the liver pathophysiology of these patients ...
Mar 8, 2023
0
44
Medical research
Vaping CBD causes more severe lung damage than vaping nicotine, new study shows
Vaping cannabidiol (CBD), a compound found in marijuana, leads to more severe lung damage than vaping nicotine, according to a study by researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Until now, research on the health ...
Feb 27, 2023
0
173
