A silent pandemic: Scientists warn of escalating global antimicrobial resistance
Once a medical miracle, antibiotics are now losing their power. Across the world, common infections are becoming harder—and sometimes impossible—to…
Once a medical miracle, antibiotics are now losing their power. Across the world, common infections are becoming harder—and sometimes impossible—to…
The dangers of heat and humidity are so well known it’s become cliche to mention them. But the impacts can…
An estimated 5-15% of people have problems with dry eyes, with symptoms including eye redness, stinging, or burning sensation, and eye fatigue. Dry eye disease…
ALS is a debilitating paralytic disease characterized by the death of upper and lower motor neurons. Fortunately, ALS is relatively rare,…
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people….
A new Ontario-based study has found a significant rise in prescriptions for stimulant medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),…
Today’s biomedical researchers are relentlessly searching for genes that drive disease, with the goal of creating therapies that target those…
Middle-ear infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria remain among the most common pediatric illnesses worldwide. When the eustachian tube—responsible for balancing…
Abstinent smokers experience increased pain sensitivity during withdrawal, to the point that they often require more pain relief after surgery. Why? New from JNeurosci, Zhijie Lu, from Fudan University Minhang Hospital, and Kai Wei, from…
A new AI model could help radiologists identify brain abnormalities in MRI scans for all conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis and brain…
In a paper publishing in the Cell Press journal Trends in Immunology on December 4, scientists and doctors highlight the importance of studying long COVID in the context of…
Tackling a common childhood virus could open the door to preventing bladder cancer, according to new research funded by Kidney…
People who have received emergency or hospital care in Canada due to hallucinogen use have a six-fold increased risk of…
Total hip arthroplasty (hip replacement) is a common treatment for hip osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease caused by cartilage in…
Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of complications after stent implantation, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet in…
Scanning for serious structural issues in fetuses during the first trimester can result in earlier detection of these issues, reports…
New research reveals that people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. However, they…
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) impacts nearly two million Americans, and by the time most people learn they have it, most…
OHIS stands for One Health Integrated Surveillance, i.e. the monitoring of antibiotic resistance in the sense of a holistic, interdisciplinary…
Researchers at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, University of Sydney, and the Royal Hospital for Women have uncovered important…
A combination blood stem cell and pancreatic islet cell transplant from an immunologically mismatched donor completely prevented or cured Type…
For decades, scientists have known that mitochondria, which produce energy inside our cells, malfunction in Parkinson’s disease. But a critical…
Hypertension impairs blood vessels, neurons and white matter in the brain well before the condition causes a measurable rise in…
Pinned between the stomach and spine, the pancreas supervises both digestion and blood sugar in the body. It’s also the site of…
Hundreds of malaria patients participating in a Phase 3 clinical trial in Gabon in West Africa were cured via a…
If you are among the 620 million people who lace up their running shoes on a regular basis, chances are…
While some risk factors for cancer can be mitigated through lifestyle choices such as diet or exercise, aging is not…
Reaching for CBD-infused lotion or oil may seem like a low-risk way to find pain relief, but little is actually…
The bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii)is a haunting presence in many hospitals in the United States, where more than one in…
New research has updated our understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into skin in the…