Infections and other diseases can cause red blood cells to rupture, releasing the oxygen-binding molecule hemoglobin, which breaks down into heme. Free heme can cause significant inflammation and organ damage, leading to ...
Jun 1, 2023
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CU Boulder researchers have discovered a protein's crucial role in helping breast and ovarian tumors survive and thrive and have found that suppressing that protein kills cancer cells without harming healthy ones.
Apr 13, 2023
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Endometriosis is a painful, complex condition affecting about 1 in 10 women of reproductive age, but it is poorly understood. A new clinical review published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides an overview ...
Mar 14, 2023
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The latest data from the Office for National Statistics suggests that more than 1.2 million people in the U.K. report living with long COVID for 12 months or more.
Mar 2, 2023
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Discarded cigarette butts are a top source of plastic pollution, and a new study estimates that banning menthol cigarettes in the United States would lead to 3.8 billion fewer littered cigarette filters each year, saving ...
Oct 13, 2022
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US health authorities warned Tuesday of a large number of untreated hepatitis C patients, despite the fact that a cure for the dangerous disease has been available for a decade.
Aug 9, 2022
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July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, bringing attention to a group of cancers that begin in the bones or soft tissues of the body. There are more than 70 types of sarcoma, including bone cancer. Treatments for bone cancer include ...
Jul 13, 2022
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McMaster University researchers have found not only how some viral infections cause severe tissue damage, but also how to reduce that damage.
May 17, 2022
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A Johns Hopkins Children's Center-led study in animals suggests that high doses of a widely used antibiotic called rifampin may safely treat and reduce the duration of treatment for the deadliest form of tuberculosis that ...
Mar 15, 2022
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An experimental compound reduced complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in mice—not by lowering blood sugar—but by countering its consequences: cell death, inflammation, and organ damage.
Nov 24, 2021
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