Gene variants may affect length of survival in Parkinson’s patients, new study shows
How long someone lives with Parkinson’s disease may be down to specific gene mutations, according to new research presented today…
How long someone lives with Parkinson’s disease may be down to specific gene mutations, according to new research presented today…
Previous findings on the link between hydroxychloroquine and risk of arrhythmia have been contradictory, with low-level evidence-based results. To address…
Treatment of hypothyroidism, which results from an underactive thyroid gland, should be individualized and consideration should be given to alternatives…
Sleep health is increasingly recognized as important to overall health, and sleep disturbances and disorders are clinical problems that require…
COVID-19 positive outpatients are at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who tested negative for the virus,…
An oral antiviral drug that targets a key part of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) polymerase and inhibits the synthesis of…
Humans have evolved as social animals. From childhood, we are taught the benefits of forging ties and being empathetic as…
A new study has revealed how tau – a microtubule-binding protein that is implicated in Alzheimer’s disease – weakens transmission…
Anew study by the Neuronal Dynamics Research Group at UPF has elucidated the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate the balance between…
The number of elderly suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease has been rapidly rising over the past decades. For a long time,…
They published a report of their findings in the journal Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences on 28. April 2022. Altered…
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its safe-sleep guidelines for infants for the first time in more than five…
Paxlovid is the leading oral medication for preventing severe cases of COVID-19 in high-risk individuals. However, symptoms returned in some…
New wearable technology creates new possibilities for assessing the neurological development of young children. Early motor assessment is essential for…
The research uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brain, including in regions not previously associated…
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego teamed…
More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, scientists have become increasingly aware of a group of patients —…
A gene (PIEZO1) for ion channels that govern cellular responses to mechanical stimuli may be a potential target for therapies…
Although appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix) is still the most effective treatment for acute appendicitis, nonoperative management is increasingly…
A newly developed small-molecular radiopharmaceutical pair has successfully visualized and treated melanoma in a preclinical study, according to new research…
The estrogen deficiency following menopause is thought to impair women’s ability to use fat as an energy source. A study…
Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide, affecting thinking and behaviours as…
As rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia continue to rise in the U.S., new evidence suggests that…
Vaccines can be made over 25% more effective by adding left-handed chiral gold nanoparticles as adjuvants, according to a study…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative motor neuron disease that affects cells in the brain and/or spinal cord…
The brains of Gulf War Veterans with chronic pain possess larger pain processing regions and smaller pain regulation regions compared…
In people with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), the body produces destructive antibodies against platelets in the blood, which increases the risk…
Rates of hospitalization and major amputations among racial and ethnic minority adults with diabetic foot ulcers decreased in states that…
A new drug has proven beneficial in treating a movement disorder commonly associated with Huntington’s disease, according to a recent…
Sandra Encalada, PhD, of Scripps Research, was awarded $4.1 million from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National…