Category: Health

Argentine scientists have identified a mechanism that allows pancreatic beta cells, which produce insulin, to become resistant to damage.

Strength and mobility tests are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity, but they’re no crystal ball

The Chagas disease parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi) undergoes a major transformation throughout its life cycle in order to infect humans and other mammals.

For a new drug to work in the human body, it must make its way to the exact cell type where it’s needed and then

A comprehensive review published in Engineering systematically outlines the regulatory capacity of silent information regulator 3 (SIRT3), a mitochondrial deacetylase termed the “head goose molecule”

Australian researchers have uncovered a promising new way to tackle one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, raising hopes for more effective treatments

Understanding how molecular changes shape brain function and disease requires more than measuring genes in bulk tissue.

Annadale Community Garden Group is one of four groups or individuals in the running for this year’s Make a Difference Awards NI.

Interviews with patients hospitalized for heart failure, caregivers, providers, and organizational leaders highlighted several strengths of Mighty Heart (a major clinical trial examining the effectiveness

Transitioning from high school to adult life is a challenge for anyone, but for young people living with spinal cord injuries, the path forward is

Lung cancer screenings can save lives by detecting cancer in its early stages, but only 15% of eligible American adults have discussed the screening with

​In a new research report, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have developed a technology that allows them to capture a 3D molecular “snapshot”

Over the past five years, medications called GLP-1s have revolutionized the treatment of metabolic disorders like obesity, diabetes and fatty liver diseases.

How does autism manifest in the brain? Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital have investigated this question in a new