Cardiology
Researcher helps solve 60-year mystery inside heart
One University of Kentucky (UK) researcher has helped solve a 60-year-old mystery about one of the body's most vital organs: The heart.
Nov 14, 2023
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Health
PET imaging shows greater lung inflammation in e-cigarette users than cigarette smokers
Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users have greater lung inflammation than cigarette smokers and non-smokers, according to a new study published online in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. This study is the first to provide ...
Jan 26, 2023
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Neuroscience
Exploring the mechanisms behind swallowing
Sensory cells in the vagus nerve can detect and locate food in the esophagus. Their signals help transport the food onward to the stomach. Signal failure leads to swallowing disorders, say a team led by Carmen Birchmeier ...
May 26, 2023
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Genetics
Gene mutation leading to autism found to overstimulate brain cells
Scientists looking to understand the fundamental brain mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder have found that a gene mutation known to be associated with the disorder causes an overstimulation of brain cells far greater than ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study explains how a common virus can cause multiple sclerosis
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found further evidence for how the Epstein-Barr virus can trigger multiple sclerosis or drive disease progression. A new study published in Science Advances shows that some ...
May 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How COVID-19 can impact the heart
COVID-19 infections can cause potentially life-threatening heart issues. Studies suggest that people with COVID-19 are 55% more likely to suffer a major adverse cardiovascular event, including heart attack, stroke and death, ...
Feb 18, 2023
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Medical research
Scientists shine a spotlight on yet another shrewd maneuver HIV uses to commandeer human cells
More than 40 years into the HIV pandemic, scientists are still turning up clues revealing how the virus hijacks its host's cellular processes to support its own replication—and promote the long-term survival of the virus ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Blood test finds knee osteoarthritis up to eight years before it appears on X-rays
A blood test successfully predicted knee osteoarthritis at least eight years before tell-tale signs of the disease appeared on X-rays, Duke Health researchers report.
Apr 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Major depressive disorder study finds differences between male and female brain processes at molecular level
Research published in Neuropsychopharmacology by a team of researchers at the University of Wollongong (UOW), National Institute of Complementary Medicine Health Research Institute and Neuroscience Research Australia has ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Study in rats helps scientists work out the effects of exercise at the cellular level
The health benefits of exercise are well known but new research shows that the body's response to exercise is more complex and far-reaching than previously thought. In a study on rats, a team of scientists from across the ...
May 1, 2024
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