Miniature brain models help understand autism
Several hundred genes are associated with autism spectrum disorders. Some patients are only mildly affected, while others have severe disabilities….
Several hundred genes are associated with autism spectrum disorders. Some patients are only mildly affected, while others have severe disabilities….
America’s podiatrists want parents to know that foot and ankle pain is never normal for kids. If a child experiences…
Identifying genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease is essential if we are to improve our understanding and treatment of it….
Nearly half of all older adults now die with a diagnosis of dementia listed on their medical record, up 36%…
A new analysis of data on the ‘COVID-19 pill’ molnupiravir shows it appears to clear active SARS-CoV-2 virus equally well…
Eating two or more servings of avocado weekly was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and substituting avocado…
In recent years, the number of people worldwide who are dissatisfied or anxious about their sleep has been increasing due…
To prevent diabetic foot ulcers, research scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed footwear technology that relieves…
High blood glucose is responsible for several complications in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in…
Scientists have shown how accelerated biological aging measured by an epigenetic clock may increase the risk of bowel cancer, according…
We often hear the phrase ‘growing pains’ used by the general public to describe muscle or joint pain in young…
Researchers have found that receiving a COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy does not lead to increases in the frequency of complications…
Poor research practice suggests that the true impact of homeopathy may be substantially overestimated, finds an analysis of the current…
Adding to a growing body of evidence that, for many, problems related to COVID-19 linger longer than the initial infection,…
Mayo Clinic researchers have validated a new antibody test to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially disabling disease of the…
Accumulation of the biomarker p-syn in the skin distinguishes patients with Parkinson’s disease from patients with symptoms of parkinsonism due…
Cementless knee replacement, an alternative approach to traditional cemented knee replacement surgery, is garnering interest in the field of orthopedic…
Regular exercise is good for everyone, and youngsters stand to benefit most — if they stick to it. Rice University…
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common and best known of the tauopathies, a set of neurodegenerative brain diseases caused by…
Millions of Americans have needed hospitalization for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, including hundreds of thousands in the recent Omicron…
Life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has grown in recent decades, thanks in large part to progress in patient…
Researchers at The University of Queensland have identified a molecule essential for regulating the repair of injured nerves, which could…
Skiers, hikers, soldiers and others exposed to extreme cold temperatures can experience frostbite — a painful injury that occurs when…
Research has found an early screening tool for autism developed by La Trobe University, Austtralia, researchers – and already used…
A Johns Hopkins Medicine study of about 50 people with Alzheimer’s disease has added to evidence that damage to the…
As assistant professor of orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, David Howell, PhD, understands the relationship between…
Researchers found in this randomized clinical trial conducted at three hospitals that expansion of 10 common medical abbreviations in patient…
Some people’s lives got a lot busier with the onset of the pandemic. Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science…
Adult cells in our body can only give rise to the same cell type. For example, a skin cell cannot…
A new DNA test, developed by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and collaborators from Australia,…