Ophthalmology
Aging retinal pigmented epithelium: Omics-based insights into vision decline
A new editorial paper titled "Aging retinal pigmented epithelium: omics-based insights into vision decline" has been published in Aging.
Jul 9, 2024
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Cardiology
Neighborhood social vulnerability and premature cardiovascular disease in Haiti
Higher social vulnerability is associated with premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality, but this relationship is understudied in low-income countries that have both the highest magnitude of social vulnerability ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Neuroscience
Researchers develop neural decoding that can give back lost speech
Losing the ability to speak due to neurological damage can be incredibly isolating. But thanks to recent advancements in technology, there's hope on the horizon. Scientists have been working on neural speech prostheses, special ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Genetics
Researchers find genetic variant coding for tubulin protein that may be partially responsible for left-handedness
A team of geneticists at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, in The Netherlands, has found a genetic variant that codes for a tubulin protein that may be partially responsible for left-handedness in humans. In ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Storm damage to residences linked to higher malaria prevalence in Mozambique
Though malaria has been eliminated in several countries, the mosquito-borne disease remains a major public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa. Mozambique has the fourth-highest prevalence of malaria in the region and is ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Health
What is frostbite, what are the signs and how should we treat it?
As countries in the northern hemisphere face a bitterly cold snap, there is serious risk of injury—and even death—from freezing weather.
Jan 17, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says
The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month.
Jan 10, 2024
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Neuroscience
Learning a second language strengthens neural connections in the language network, study shows
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig have unearthed fascinating evidence that the brain undergoes important changes in wiring when we embark on the journey of learning a ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why do people get sick with viruses in the winter?
Respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and influenza surge in the colder months. And it's not just because people are spending more time indoors. Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Microbiology Molecular Lab and co-director ...
Jan 2, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Emerging COVID variant is spreading ahead of the holidays. Are you still protected?
For a third season, COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the holidays, this time with a more recent variant driving infections.
Dec 23, 2023
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