Uneven grey matter loss serves as a powerful new biomarker for early neurodegeneration
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Alzheimer’s disease begins to weave a web in the brain and remodel neuronal tissue 15 to 20 years before the first
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Muscle-specific molecular signal regulates how human heart cells produce and utilize critical energy
Researchers have identified a key protein that may help failing hearts regain function, offering new insight into why some hearts recover while others do not.
Key neural circuit helps the brain “change gears”
Most people have experienced the feeling: switching from one task to another, only to find the brain momentarily stuck in the old mode of thinking.
New gene expression signature may guide immunotherapy for resistant prostate cancer patients
Researchers with the James P. Allison Institute™ at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a new gene expression signature within tumors
New CA19-9 threshold improves pancreatic cancer risk prediction accuracy
A dual-threshold model for measuring the pancreatic tumor marker serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) identified patients with pancreatic cancer who had high-risk disease despite having
Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
Healthcare workers in eastern Congo say they are underprotected and undertrained as a rare Ebola virus spreads rapidly in one of the world’s most remote
3 dead in New Mexico and first responders decontaminated after exposure to unknown substance
New Mexico authorities say three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders were assessed for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after
Why illegal children’s homes are being paid up to £2m per child by councils
A ban was meant to bring an end to the practice – but councils continue to fund illegal placements.
Bird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins
The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to spread between humans.
Study: Long-term use of CBD supplements lowers aggression in dogs
Dogs who are given supplements containing cannabidiol, or CBD, over a period of years show lowered aggression levels, a new study claims.
SCOTUS conversion therapy decision “opens a dangerous can of worms”
“We are on a slippery slope now: For the first time, the Supreme Court has interpreted the First Amendment to bless a risk of therapeutic
RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive health screenings
The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care like mammograms for
Wastewater tracking catches hospital fungus before patients show symptoms
A new UNLV-led wastewater surveillance study brings scientists one step closer in the global race to detect and deter skyrocketing cases of a potentially deadly
Researchers track genetic changes in Brazil’s rare Sabiá virus
The Sabiá virus causes an acute hemorrhagic and neurological syndrome. Four fatal cases have been recorded in the state of São Paulo since 1990.