A new study published in Science Advances reveals that a single gene plays a big role in how the liver stores energy, a process that’s critical for overall health and for managing diseases like type 2 diabetes. Led by Penn Nursing’s Kate Townsend…
Category: 5. Health
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NFL QB Alex Smith’s Necrotizing Fasciitis, Pain & Mental Struggles
Alex Smith, former NFL quarterback, is sharing his story of surgeries, pain, depression and … More
WARNING: This article will contain graphic images of leg wounds.
A tall and…
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Did Horses Trigger The 1918 Flu Pandemic?
NEWMARKET, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 11: Veterinary Clinician Jeremy Allen swabs a Polo Pony to test for … More
The 1918 influenza pandemic…
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AI-powered app enables anemia screening using fingernail selfies
Anemia affects more than 2 billion people worldwide, including an estimated 83 million Americans at high risk. Now, a new app delivers reliable, accessible screening directly to consumers.
A new study co-authored by Chapman University professor…
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How do middle-aged folks get dementia? It could be these proteins
Dementia usually affects older people, so when it occurs in middle age, it can be hard to recognize. The most common form is frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which is often mistaken for depression, schizophrenia, or Parkinson’s disease before the…
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One in ten asthma cases can be avoided with a better urban environment
The combination of air pollution, dense urban development and limited green spaces increases the risk of asthma in both children and adults. This is shown by a new study conducted as part of a major EU collaboration led by researchers from…
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A step closer to the confident production of blood stem cells for regenerative medicine
Researchers from the Stem Cells and Cancer team at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute have developed a method to confidently produce blood cell precursors from stem cells in mice, by…
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Relieve your pain with a psychologist or an app
Psychological treatment can relieve pain. New research from Aarhus BSS now shows what happens in the brain — and what specific treatments psychologists, doctors and patients can turn to.
Back pain, migraines, arthritis, long-term concussion…
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How antibiotic resistance to fusidic acid works
In a new article published in Nature Communications, researchers from Uppsala Antibiotic Center, Uppsala University and SciLifeLab describe a fundamental mechanism of antibiotic resistance. What happens in a bacterium that is resistant to the…
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Novel molecular maneuver helps malaria parasite dodge the immune system
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body’s immune system, sometimes for years. It turns out that the parasite, Plasmodium falciparum,…
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