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Understanding aortic valve disease through endothelial cell behavior
Understanding aortic valve disease through endothelial cell behavior
The endothelium lining the valve plays a critical role. It’s very important whether the valve consists of two or three lea...
New study reveals health risks from metals in popular disposable e-cigarettes
New study reveals health risks from metals in popular disposable e-cigarettes
Brightly colored inexpensive and disposable electronic cigarettes and vapes continue to gain popularity.
Grip strength offers new clues to early psychosis
Grip strength offers new clues to early psychosis
Psychosis often begins not with characteristic disturbances of the mind – delusions like paranoia or hallucinations – but ...
Prenatal exposure to nitrates associated with increased risk of preterm birth
Prenatal exposure to nitrates associated with increased risk of preterm birth
Even low levels of nitrate-a common agricultural runoff and drinking water contaminant-are associated with increased risks...
Do omega-3 supplements boost athletic performance?
Do omega-3 supplements boost athletic performance?
Combining omega-3 supplementation with resistance training significantly improved lipid profiles, inflammation markers, an...
Gut microbe emerges as a promising tool in the fight against COVID-19
Gut microbe emerges as a promising tool in the fight against COVID-19
Researchers found that Akkermansia muciniphila boosts lung-specific antiviral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in mice by modul...
Missing gut bacteria in US babies triples allergy and eczema risk
Missing gut bacteria in US babies triples allergy and eczema risk
US infants lacking Bifidobacterium in their gut microbiome face significant changes in microbial composition, metabolic fu...
Regular sexual activity can reduce problematic menopause symptoms, study suggests
Regular sexual activity can reduce problematic menopause symptoms, study suggests
It's no secret that women often become less interested in sex with age. However, orgasm and satisfaction have been sho...
Synthetic opioids and designer benzodiazepines linked to driving impairment
Synthetic opioids and designer benzodiazepines linked to driving impairment
No-one could claim to be unaware of the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs (DUID): drugs can increase the tim...
Disposable vapes found to emit more toxic metals than traditional cigarettes
Disposable vapes found to emit more toxic metals than traditional cigarettes
They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electr...
Study reveals the secret to cellular youth may lie in nucleolus size
Study reveals the secret to cellular youth may lie in nucleolus size
The secret to cellular youth may depend on keeping the nucleolus—a condensed structure inside the nucleus of a cell—small,...
Better infant growth linked to healthy prenatal diet following USDA guidelines
Better infant growth linked to healthy prenatal diet following USDA guidelines
Findings indicate that a quality prenatal diet is crucial for healthy infant growth, potentially reducing risks of childho...
Case Western Reserve secures $1.5 million NIH grant to improve bacterial vaginosis treatments
Case Western Reserve secures $1.5 million NIH grant to improve bacterial vaginosis treatments
Bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most prevalent condition affecting the female reproductive system in women aged 15 to 44, is...
Physical activity essential at all stages of adult life
Physical activity essential at all stages of adult life
The research reveals that physical activity is key to lowering mortality risk, with stronger effects in older adults compa...
How breast cancer patients respond to tamoxifen may be linked to the gut microbiome
How breast cancer patients respond to tamoxifen may be linked to the gut microbiome
A new study has shown that variation in the microbiota of the human gut impacts the pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen and thus...
New research explores the psychological effects of living near family
New research explores the psychological effects of living near family
Many of us will soak in the merriment and drama that family gatherings bring during Thanksgiving. But beyond the Thanksgiv...
Robust measures developed to study how social determinants influence spinal cord injury outcomes
Robust measures developed to study how social determinants influence spinal cord injury outcomes
Kessler Foundation researchers have developed robust measures of neighborhood economic factors to study how social determi...
Severe pregnancy complications reduce likelihood of having more children
Severe pregnancy complications reduce likelihood of having more children
Women who suffer severe complications during their first pregnancy or delivery are less inclined to have more babies, a st...
Brain volume loss linked to Alzheimer's treatment may be caused by amyloid plaque removal
Brain volume loss linked to Alzheimer's treatment may be caused by amyloid plaque removal
A loss of brain volume associated with new immunotherapies for Alzheimer's disease may be caused by the removal of amy...
Stanford, Brazil researchers develop models to predict schistosomiasis risk amidst climate change
Stanford, Brazil researchers develop models to predict schistosomiasis risk amidst climate change
In Brazil, climate and other human-made environmental changes threaten decades-long efforts to fight a widespread and debi...
Enhanced CAR T-cell homing boosts treatment efficacy for osteosarcoma
Enhanced CAR T-cell homing boosts treatment efficacy for osteosarcoma
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T–cell immunotherapy re-engineers a patient's immune cells to target cancer cells.
PSU receives $1.9 million grant to redesign training for educators of students with disabilities
PSU receives $1.9 million grant to redesign training for educators of students with disabilities
Improving outcomes for students with disabilities as they transition from high school to postsecondary education and emplo...
Dr. Carrie Elks receives $1.4 million NIDDK grant to explore fat cell communication and insulin resistance
Dr. Carrie Elks receives $1.4 million NIDDK grant to explore fat cell communication and insulin resistance
​The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, or NIDDK, award...
Breakthrough MS drug uses green mamba venom discovery to promote myelin repair
Breakthrough MS drug uses green mamba venom discovery to promote myelin repair
Ten years of work, and a little help from the green mamba snake, has resulted in a promising new drug that is already bein...
Dance therapy reduces ethnic bullying and enhances empathy in diverse students, study shows
Dance therapy reduces ethnic bullying and enhances empathy in diverse students, study shows
Bullying is the most common manifestation of violence in schools. With globalization and immigration increasing classroom ...
Study: Drug-involved overdose deaths increased by over 500% in 2022
Study: Drug-involved overdose deaths increased by over 500% in 2022
Drug-involved overdose deaths increased by over 500 percent in 2022 according to a study at Columbia University Mailman Sc...
New bioactive material regenerates high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of large-animal model
New bioactive material regenerates high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of large-animal model
Northwestern University scientists have developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cart...
Triploidy causes 42% of early miscarriages in horses
Triploidy causes 42% of early miscarriages in horses
A study of horses – which share many important similarities with humans in their chromosomes and pregnancies – revealed th...
Researchers receive $9.5M to study polyphenols' impact on cognitive health
Researchers receive $9.5M to study polyphenols' impact on cognitive health
UCLA Health researchers, in collaboration with researchers from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, have receive...