Researchers identify the immune cells that keep a deadly fungus in check
Most people carry the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans in their lungs for life and never know it, held in check by…
Most people carry the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans in their lungs for life and never know it, held in check by…
CAR T-cell therapy has transformed cancer care, offering new hope to patients with aggressive blood cancers who once had few…
Researchers searching for genetic clues to the growing problem of malaria drug resistance identified new mutations associated with the parasite’s…
Every year, lung cancer kills more than 100,000 people in the United States. Smoking is the leading risk factor for…
Habitual cannabis users experienced about 9% fewer premature heartbeats on days they inhaled cannabis compared with days they abstained, a…
The brain’s immune cells are increasingly recognized as key players in Alzheimer’s disease, but exactly how they change as the…
In the event of a pandemic, every society is confronted with the question: How can the spread of an infectious…
Having normal blood pressure, no diabetes and not smoking was associated with living nearly 13 years longer without dementia, according…
A new open resource of cancer models has enabled researchers to create the first large-scale map of the genes that…
One in eight mothers in England is now diagnosed with gestational diabetes, with diagnoses rising by 60 per cent in…
A person’s posture appears to affect their emotions and decision-making ability more than they realize, according to new research from…
Linguistic models that analyzed the words children used when talking about stressful events proved better at predicting future mental health…
New blood tests that detect early changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease are making diagnosis easier and accessible to more patients,…
A bioinspired material, developed by scientists at Imperial College London, accelerates wound healing and the repair of human skin. The material captures the body’s own healing…
Cardiovascular risk factors are linked to higher risk of heart disease, but it has been unknown how they are related…
A new mouse study led by UCLA Health suggests that inflammation during pregnancy can trigger autism-like changes in offspring, but…
An analysis of more than 42,000 U.S. deaths linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) found that death rates varied by age,…
Individuals with psychiatric conditions show reduced flexibility in their brain network dynamics, according to a new Rutgers study. The human…
Many fractures are early-warning signs of osteoporosis. Yet in everyday clinical care they often go unrecognized and undocumented as warning…
There is no statistically significant evidence that taking acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol, during pregnancy has a negative impact on…
Regularly sleeping long hours each night is associated with higher levels of an Alzheimer’s-related protein in the blood, even accounting…
For many people with Parkinson’s disease, the body stops moving the way it used to. A hand may tremble at…
Nearly nine in 10 pregnant participants in a study led by biomedical engineers at UBC did not achieve recommended seatbelt…
Xanthan gum is found almost everywhere. This food additive has thickening, stabilizing, and gelling properties and is one of the…
esearch simulates real-life multitasking performance to assess potential differences between men and women. When coordinating five different tasks, men ignored…
Neuroscientists from King’s College London have developed an approach that targets a key protein to tackle several features of Alzheimer’s…
A study led by biomedical scientist Erica Heinrich at the University of California, Riverside, highlights a critical gap in how clinicians detect and treat…
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be an extremely incapacitating neuropsychiatric condition. The symptoms of people who suffer from OCD can entail…
A new HIV vaccine developed by La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), Scripps Research scientists, and IAVI has the potential…
In Sweden, more than 500,000 individuals live with a rare condition. Globally, approximately 7,000 distinct rare diseases have been identified,…