Arthritis & Rheumatism
What is avascular necrosis and how does it affect bones?
What happens when the blood supply to your bones is somehow damaged?
May 31, 2023
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Cardiology
Using a unique organ-on-a-chip model to unlock answers to vascular aging
Using a novel "organ-on-a-chip" model, Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute researchers have discovered a potential therapeutic target that may slow down vascular aging and reduce heart disease, kidney dysfunction and vascular ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Neuroscience
Transcriptomic changes in glia linked to specific neurodegenerative diseases
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer, Parkinson and Huntington disease each cause their own distinct set of symptoms, yet they share a common feature: abnormal protein aggregation. It's been unknown if overlapping ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers profile clinical, gene and protein changes in 'brain fog' from long COVID
Long COVID is associated with active inflammatory changes in the nervous system, but the condition is distinct from Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, according to a Rutgers Health study.
May 16, 2024
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Vaccination
Q&A: AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and blood clots—what you need to know
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitted in court this week that its COVID-19 vaccine can cause a rare but deadly blood-clotting condition that has become the central focus of a class-action lawsuit worth potentially $125 ...
May 1, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Re-energizing mitochondria to treat Alzheimer's disease
Nerve cells in the brain demand an enormous amount of energy to survive and maintain their connections for communicating with other nerve cells. In Alzheimer's disease, the ability to make energy is compromised, and the connections ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Diabetes
Interventions that reduce inflammation may reduce incidence of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Canadian scientists have established for the first time a new mechanism and role for LDL in the development of type 2 diabetes, beyond its traditional role in the development of cardiovascular disease in humans.
Nov 13, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers find mitochondrial DNA damage triggers spread of Parkinson's disease-like pathology
Until recently, our understanding of Parkinson's disease has been quite limited, which has been apparent in the limited treatment options for management of this debilitating condition.
Oct 2, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain
Mayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to a rare, lethal brain disease. New cases of this disease, which is a complication of the measles virus, may ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mouse study shows long COVID-19 infection linked with tangled protein that causes Alzheimer's disease
With a newly developed mouse model that more accurately represents human infection with COVID-19, Johns Hopkins scientists say they have found long-term infection with SARS-CoV-2 results in brain deposits of clumped and tangled ...
Feb 23, 2024
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