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June 26, 2025
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June 21, 2025 — USC researchers have uncovered a hidden driver behind the early and severe onset of Alzheimer's in people with Down syndrome: iron overload in the brain. Their study revealed that individuals with ...
June 14, 2025 — A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each carrying a genetic mutation strongly associated with the disorder. By pairing classic stem cell manipulation with precise ...
June 8, 2025 — Genetic research in Sweden has unveiled three new gene variants that dramatically increase the risk of venous blood clots, sometimes by up to 180%. These discoveries build on existing knowledge of Factor V Leiden and suggest that genetics plays a ...
June 3, 2025 — A new study found exposure to specific tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of various negative birth ...
June 3, 2025 — According to a recent study, in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), epileptic seizures are significantly more common than previously known. The discovery deepens understanding of the ...
June 2, 2025 — Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young people are particularly affected: when genetic predisposition and certain factors coincide, diseases ...
May 30, 2025 — Researchers have discovered two genes, RNF144B and ENPP1, that cause calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease in Americans of European and African descent. This crystalline arthritis is caused ...
May 30, 2025 — A new study reveals a concerning decline in self-reported mental health among mothers in the United States between 2016 and 2023. The study also found modest but measurable declines in self-reported physical health during the same ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers have developed a way to edit the genetic sequences at the root of Huntington's disease and Friedreich's ataxia. If longer than a certain threshold length, these sequences grow in length uncontrollably and lead to brain cell death in ...
May 29, 2025 — Becoming a new mother brings more than just joyful chaos it delivers a profound and persistent sleep shock. A new study reveals that first-time moms lose not just total sleep, but crucial uninterrupted sleep, especially in the first week postpartum. ...
May 29, 2025 — Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric ...
May 29, 2025 — Common mental health conditions are more closely related to people's personalities than previously thought, a study suggests. Personality traits explain about a quarter of the overall risk of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and ...
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May 28, 2025 — Close to five million smuggled seahorses worth an estimated CAD$29 million were seized by authorities over a 10-year span, according to a new study ...
May 27, 2025 — A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus's infectious success: Zika uses host cells' own 'self-care' system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the host proteins that ...
May 27, 2025 — How come you can't tickle yourself? And why can some people handle tickling perfectly fine while others scream their heads off? Neuroscientists argue that we should take tickle research more ...
May 26, 2025 — People who have been taking antidepressants for more than two years are substantially more likely to experience withdrawal symptoms compared to short-term users when they come off the medication, ...
May 24, 2025 — A study has found that implementing robust air pollution control measures could mean Southeast Asian countries prevent as many as 36,000 ...
May 23, 2025 — A new risk calculator accurately identified participants who had calcium buildup in their heart arteries and those who had a higher future heart ...
May 22, 2025 — Researchers have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different ...
May 22, 2025 — High birth weight is the main risk factor for birth injuries to the anal sphincter muscles of the person giving birth, according to a new study. This new method for predicting the risks could improve ...
May 22, 2025 — A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to ...
May 21, 2025 — There's good news for people with migraine who take common drugs before or during pregnancy -- a new study found no increase in neurodevelopmental ...
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May 20, 2025 — The study explores how social influences, particularly peer pressure, impact substance use -- and misuse -- among young adults. A confidential online survey on alcohol use was given to 524 students ...
May 20, 2025 — Middle-aged and older adults who experience pain are more likely to have had worsening symptoms of depression up to eight years before the pain began, according to a new ...
May 20, 2025 — Higher maternal selenium levels during pregnancy were associated with a lower risk of streptococcal infections in children, suggesting a potential protective ...
May 20, 2025 — Controlling blood pressure is not the only way to treat hypertension. A new study identified eight associated risk factors. Each risk factor addressed was associated with a 13% lower risk of ...
May 19, 2025 — People who were less active, with a daily average of more than 14 hours of sedentary behavior, were more than twice as likely to have another cardiac event, including heart attack, surgery to treat ...
May 16, 2025 — Researchers have created over 3,800 anatomically accurate digital hearts to investigate how age, sex and lifestyle factors influence heart disease and electrical ...
May 15, 2025 — A new gene editor may soon open the door to gene therapies for a wider array of ...
May 15, 2025 — Thetis cells, a class of immune cells first described in 2022, play an essential and previously unknown role in suppressing inflammatory responses to food, a new study ...
May 15, 2025 — That fit people have a reduced risk of premature death from various diseases is a recurring result in many studies. New research shows that people with high fitness levels in their late teens also ...
May 15, 2025 — Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on easing symptoms, addressing psychological and spiritual needs, and helping patients and caregivers make critical decisions aligned with their ...
May 15, 2025 — As a group, carriers of recessive disorders are slightly less healthy and have a reduced chance of having offspring. This disadvantage is greatest for carriers of a recessive gene for intellectual ...
May 15, 2025 — A study reveals that inflammation associated with Marfan syndrome increases vulnerability to neurological diseases and complications following strokes, as demonstrated in animal ...
May 15, 2025 — Research improves upon a popular experimental model of mammal development and in doing so, reveals more of the inner workings of a critical period during the formation of an ...
May 15, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new stem cell model of the mature human amniotic sac, which replicates development of the tissues supporting the embryo from two to four weeks after fertilization. This ...
May 15, 2025 — A new study shows that the sinoatrial node (SAN) -- a small but powerful structure in the human heart that serves as its natural pacemaker and initiates every normal heartbeat -- runs on different ...
May 14, 2025 — Sleeping nine hours or more per night is associated with worse cognitive performance, and it is even more the case for those with ...
May 14, 2025 — Some patients with lupus who possess specific antibodies are at a higher risk of thrombotic events such as a blood clot, stroke or heart attack, a new study shows. The finding might help clinicians ...
May 14, 2025 — Researchers have revealed insight into why embryos erase a key epigenetic mark during early development, suggesting this may have evolved to help form a ...
May 14, 2025 — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new ...
May 14, 2025 — Evidence is mounting that clinicians can treat serious genetic disorders prenatally by injecting medicine into the amniotic fluid, thus preventing damage that begins in ...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Thinking Peers Drink More Drives Risky Behavior
- Depression Linked to Physical Pain Years Later
- Selenium Exposure During Pregnancy May Reduce Childhood Streptococcal Infections
- Controlling These 8 Risk Factors May Eliminate Early Death Risk for Those With High Blood Pressure
Monday, May 19, 2025
Friday, May 16, 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- New Gene Editor Enables Greater Precision
- Key Player in Childhood Food Allergies Identified: Thetis Cells
- The Effect of Physical Fitness on Mortality Is Overestimated
- People With Critical Cardiovascular Disease May Benefit from Palliative Care
- Recessive Genes Are Subject to Darwinian Selection
- Marfan Syndrome Increases Risk of Brain Alterations
- Improved Model System Allows Researchers to Study Embryo Development
- New Stem Cell Model Sheds Light on Human Amniotic Sac Development
- Study Reveals Why Women Tend to Have Faster Heartbeats, Men More Irregular Rhythms
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Too Much Sleep Can Hurt Cognitive Performance, Especially for Those With Depression
- People With Lupus Who Have Certain Antibodies Are More Likely to Experience Blood Clots, Researchers Find
- Marsupial Research Reveals How Mammalian Embryos Form
- MRI Scans Could Help Detect Life-Threatening Heart Disease
- A Step Forward in Treating Serious Genetic Disorders Prenatally
- The Risk of Death or Complications from Broken Heart Syndrome Was High from 2016 to 2020
- Study Sheds Light on How Autistic People Communicate
- Postpartum Depression and Bonding: Long-Term Effects on School-Age Children
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Monday, May 12, 2025
- Drug to Slow Alzheimer's Well Tolerated Outside of Clinical Trial Setting
- ChatGPT Helps Pinpoint Precise Locations of Seizures in the Brain, Aiding Neurosurgeons
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Researchers Map 7,000-Year-Old Genetic Mutation That Protects Against HIV
- Fatty Liver in Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Preterm Birth
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Evidence Review Raises Concern About Cannabis Use in Pregnancy
- Study Finds One Protein That Mitigates Huntington's Disease, and One That Exacerbates It
- How Individuals Grasp an Object May Offer Simpler Diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Certain Traits in Romantic Partners Can Amplify the Impact of a Person's Genetic Risk for Alcohol Problems
- How Is Handedness Linked to Neurological Disorders?
- Teens With Mental Health Conditions Use Social Media Differently Than Their Peers, Study Suggests
Friday, May 2, 2025
- The All-Female Korean Haenyeo Divers Show Genetic Adaptions to Cold Water Diving
- Scientists Engineer Precision Tool for Mitochondrial DNA Manipulation
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Is your Heart Aging Too Fast?
- A Digestive 'treasure Chest' Shows Promise for Targeted Drug Treatment in the Gut
- Designer Microbe Shows Promise for Reducing Mercury Absorption from Seafood
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Engineers Develop Wearable Heart Attack Detection Tech
- Depression and Other Mental Health Conditions Linked With Immune Response, Study Finds
- Seasonal Changes Affect Alcohol Tolerance and Your Waistline
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Global Study Links Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods to Preventable Premature Deaths
- Gene Circuits Enable More Precise Control of Gene Therapy
- First Synthetic 'mini Prion' Shows How Protein Misfolding Multiplies
- High Blood Sugar in Adolescence Tripled the Risk of Premature Heart Damage Affecting Females Worse Than Males
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Chimpanzee Stem Cells Offer New Insights Into Early Embryonic Development
- In Down Syndrome Mice, 40Hz Light and Sound Improve Cognition, Neurogenesis, Connectivity
- Immune Cells Drive Congenital Paralysis Disease
Thursday, May 1, 2025
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Increased Risk of Young-Onset Dementia
- Newborns Living Near Trees Tend to Be Healthier: New Data Suggests It's Not Because Healthier People Reside Near Parks
- Link Between Heart Attack Severity and Circadian Rhythm Unveiled
- Parts of Our DNA May Evolve Much Faster Than Previously Thought
- How DNA Self-Organizes in the Early Embryo
- Micro-Nano-Plastics Found in Artery-Clogging Plaque in the Neck
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- A Repurposed Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Help Treat Alcohol Use Disorder and Related Pain
- Evidence of Potential Bed Bug Insecticide Resistance in Gene Mutation
Monday, April 21, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- How Disturbed Signaling Pathways Could Promote Epileptic Seizures
- Metabolism Shapes Life
- Supercharged Mitochondria Spark Aging-Related Blood Disorders
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Common Genetic Variants Linked to Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
- Heart Valve Abnormality Is Associated With Malignant Arrhythmias
Monday, April 14, 2025
- Researchers May Have Solved Decades-Old Mystery Behind Benzodiazepine Side Effects
- Sleep Matters: Duration, Timing, Quality and More May Affect Cardiovascular Disease Risk
- Stress, Depression Factor Into Link Between Insomnia, Heavy Drinking
- Combination of Drugs Could Prevent Thousands of Heart Attacks
- Study Sheds Light on How Inherited Cancer Mutations Drive Tumor Growth
- Gestational Diabetes Linked to ADHD in Children
Friday, April 11, 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- New Genetic Cause of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Guinea Pigs: Promising Animal Model to Study the Human Embryo
- Simultaneous Alcohol, Cannabis Use May Fuel More Drinking
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Eight or More Drinks Per Week Linked to Signs of Injury in the Brain
- By Re-Creating Neural Pathway in Dish, Stanford Medicine Research May Speed Pain Treatment
- Researchers Identify Growing List of Genetic Disorders Treatable Before or Immediately After Birth
- Engineering Smart Delivery for Gene Editors
- Researchers Identify a Novel Mechanism of Fetal Anemia Linked to Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis Deficiency
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Handheld Device Could Transform Heart Disease Screening
- Parents' Metabolic Traits Can Affect the Child's Health Over Time
- Mimicking Embryonic Growth to Break Barriers in Organoid Research
- Groundbreaking Study Reveals Changes in Brain Cell Composition and Gene Activity in Tourette Syndrome
Monday, April 7, 2025
- One in 3,000 People at Risk of Punctured Lung from Faulty Gene -- Almost 100 Times Higher Than Previous Estimate
- Brain's Own Repair Mechanism: New Neurons May Reverse Damage in Huntington's Disease
- Molecules That Fight Infection Also Act on the Brain, Inducing Anxiety or Sociability
Friday, April 4, 2025
- New Research Boosts Future Whooping Cough Vaccines
- Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Linked With Worsening Mental Health Conditions
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Successful Therapy Confirmed for Newborns With the Fatal Metabolic Disorder MoCD Type A
- How the Brain and Inner Ear Are Formed
- Surgery Doesn't Always Help With Chronic Rhinosinusitis -- A New Risk Score Predicts Treatment Efficacy
- Cognitive Decline Comes Sooner for People With Heart Failure