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Scientists Study Brain Proteins to Understand Alzheimer’s Disease Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are investigating if certain brain proteins are involved in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a condition that affects thinking and memory, impacting nearly 7 million Americans aged 65 and older. It causes more deaths than breast and prostate cancer…
How Sleep Apnea Can Lead to Dangerous Aneurysms: Insights from University of Missouri Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and NextGen Precision Health have found that obstructive sleep apnea may increase the risk of developing abdominal aortic aneurysms. This condition occurs when the aorta, the major artery, expands and can potentially rupture,…
Kobe University Finds New Treatment for Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Researchers at Kobe University have discovered a new treatment that significantly increases the chances of women with recurrent pregnancy loss to carry to full term. The study was led by obstetrician Tanimura Kenji. Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Recurrent pregnancy loss is a condition where women…
New Study Finds Surrogates May Face More Pregnancy Risks, Says Dr. Maria Velez Kingston, Jamaica, September 24: New research from ICES and Queen’s University reveals that individuals who act as gestational carriers, also known as surrogates, may experience more severe complications during pregnancy and the early postpartum period compared to those who conceive naturally or…
University of South Australia Finds Link Between Maternal Obesity and Child Mental Health Issues New research from the University of South Australia shows that children born to obese mothers both before and during pregnancy are more likely to experience neuropsychiatric and behavioral disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)….
Vanderbilt Researchers Discover How Fevers Affect Immune Cells and Cancer Risk Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre have found that fever temperatures can increase immune cell activity but also cause stress and damage to certain T cells. The study, published in Science Immunology, explains how cells respond to heat and how chronic inflammation might lead…
Virginia Tech Researchers Discover How Bacteria Cause Dysentery Researchers at Virginia Tech, led by Daniel Capelluto, have uncovered how the bacterium Shigella flexneri, which causes dysentery, manipulates molecules to infect its host. This discovery, published in the journal Structure, reveals that bacterial proteins disrupt the host’s metabolism, creating an acidic environment that aids bacterial survival….
New Medicine Helps People with Rare Bleeding Disorder HHT Researchers have found that a medicine called pomalidomide, used for bone marrow cancer and Kaposi sarcoma, is also effective in treating hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a rare bleeding disorder affecting 1 in 5,000 people worldwide. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded the early clinical trial,…
Scientists Discover Thousands of Genetic Variants Linked to Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute have identified over 3,000 genetic changes in the RAD51C gene that could increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. This discovery could lead to better risk assessments and personalized treatments for these cancers. Key Findings…
Scientists Discover How Lipids Help Cancer Cells Hide from the Immune System New York, September 17: Cancer cells often alert the immune system to their presence by displaying chemical signals on their membranes. These signals allow the body’s defenses to destroy the cancer cells before they cause significant damage. Lipids, which are fatty molecules, play…