Diseases and Conditions News
February 9, 2025
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Feb. 7, 2025 — To evaluate the effectiveness of public video campaigns against risky alcohol consumption, psychologists used EEG measurements to examine the synchronization of brain activity in groups of viewers. In a recent study, they present new ways to bring ...
Feb. 3, 2025 — Long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and ozone (O3) air pollution is associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections in ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — In a randomized clinical trial, giving the clot-busting medication alteplase up to 24 hours after stroke symptoms first appeared increased the odds of better recovery by 50% compared to those who ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them ...
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Feb. 7, 2025 — Scientists have identified genetic components in bats that provide insight into their immune ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, according to new ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Women who have experienced pregnancy complications have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Now, a new study shows that sisters of women with complicated pregnancies are also at higher risk, ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Pancreatic cancer patients may benefit from future precision treatments as a new study shows how some tumors may potentially be more susceptible to ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Scientists have successfully developed a gastric cancer model using 3D bioprinting technology and patient-derived cancer tissue fragments. This innovative model preserves the characteristics of ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — The largest study to date to analyse millions of both genetic and patient records on the long-term health conditions of later life has identified ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Living in a disadvantaged community may decrease the length of time a person can survive with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, by over 30%, a study suggests. Similar studies have shown that ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a new study challenges ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — Nearly every disease has an inflammatory component, but blood tests can't pinpoint inflammation in specific organs or tissues in the human body. Now researchers have developed a method to detect ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — Using a pioneering artificial intelligence platform, researchers have assessed whether a cardiac AI tool recently trialed in South Australian ...
Earlier Headlines
Feb. 6, 2025 — Researchers have achieved total chemical synthesis of the psychoactive compound ibogaine and its analogs from pyridine. The discovery will make it easier to explore the therapeutic possibilities of ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — The researchers showed that when curcumin is intentionally given to bacteria as food and then activated by light, it can trigger deleterious reactions within these microbes, eventually killing them. ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite that causes malaria in humans, has been generated. The map contains the most ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life, presumably even in ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — A new AI-based tool can translate a person's thoughts into continuous text, without requiring the person to comprehend spoken words. This latest advance suggests it may be possible, with further ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration weighs whether to require front-of-package food labels, a new study shows some food labels designed to nudge Americans toward healthier food choices can have ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — A team of physicists has developed a groundbreaking method for detecting congestive heart failure with greater ease and precision than previously thought possible. This multidisciplinary study, ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — New research has investigated the mechanism by which bivalency functions to poise genes for expression during cell differentiation, providing insight into a long-standing paradigm in the regulation ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — A research team has discovered that the two key pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's -- tau protein and beta-amyloid -- affect brain circuits in distinct yet synergistic ways, particularly ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — Scientists have created a new low-cost, fast response sensor to detect lung cancer biomarkers, paving the way for the development of screening devices to spot the disease even before symptoms occur. ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — Fish is a high-quality source of protein, containing omega-3 fatty acids and many other beneficial nutrients. However, the accumulation of toxic mercury also makes fish consumption a concern, of ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — A new study of breast cancer survivors has found this psychosocial challenge impacts almost every important domain of their lives -- the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, relational and professional. ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — Research in fruit flies has identified specific groups of cholinergic brain cells that are involved in alcohol-induced insomnia. This work could ultimately lead to targeted treatments for ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — The research found that heavy drinkers with either diabetes, high blood pressure or a high waist circumference are as much as 2.4 times more likely to develop advanced liver ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — A new drug delivery system shows promise for treating a rare, aggressive form of cancer affecting pregnant women and new mothers, and it has potential with other cancers as ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — New insights into what causes the painful and disruptive symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) could offer hope for improved treatment. UTIs are one of the most prevalent bacterial infections ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — A new study has uncovered potential risks, including impaired fetal growth, associated with the use of both tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive component of cannabis, as well as CBD, ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — Set to enter hospice care, a patient with idiopathic multicentric Castleman's disease is now in remission after treatment with a medication identified by an AI-guided ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists have discovered a crucial connection between gut microbes and anxiety-related behavior. Their research suggests that microbial ...
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Researchers Achieve Total Synthesis of Ibogaine
- Warding Off Superbugs With a Pinch of Turmeric
- Essential Genome of Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Knowlesi Mapped
- Cystic Fibrosis Damages the Immune System Early on
- Improved Brain Decoder Holds Promise for Communication in People With Aphasia
- Nutrition Labels Meant to Promote Healthy Eating Could Discourage Purchases
- New Computational Method Reveals Congestive Heart Failure
- Uncovering How Developmental Genes Are Held in a Poised State
- The Two Proteins Involved in Alzheimer's Disease Affect Brain Circuits Differently
- New Screening Device Shows Promise for Early Lung Cancer Detection
- Mercury Content in Tuna Can Be Reduced With New Packaging Solution
- Fear of Breast Cancer Recurrence: Impact and Coping With Being in a Dark Place
- Major Driver of Inflammatory Pathology in Autoimmune and Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
- Research in Fruit Flies Pinpoints Brain Pathways Involved in Alcohol-Induced Insomnia
- Why Some Heavy Drinkers Develop Advanced Liver Disease, While Others Do Not
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Researchers Find Improved Method for Treating Rare, Aggressive, Pregnancy-Related Cancer
- Relief Could Be on the Way for UTI Sufferers Dealing With Debilitating Pain
- Is CBD Use During Pregnancy as Safe as People Think? New Study Uncovers Potential Risks to Babies
- AI Tool Helps Find Life-Saving Medicine for Rare Disease
- Scientists Reveal Gut Microbes' Hidden Role in Anxiety: Could Probiotics Be the Next Mental Health Breakthrough?
- Understanding Aging Requires More Than Counting Birthdays
- Scientists Discover New Weapon to Fight Treatment-Resistant Melanoma
- Polymeric Delivery System Revolutionizes mRNA Therapeutics
- New Details About Insulin Production Deciphered
- Mouth Bacteria May Hold Insight Into Your Future Brain Function
- Carbohydrate Cravings in Depression
- Spinal Cord Stimulation Restores Neural Function, Targets Key Feature of Progressive Neurodegenerative Disease
- Obese and Healthy
- Drinking Ketones Improves Heart Health, Study Suggests
- Beyond the Gut: A New Frontier in IBS Treatment by Targeting the Brain
- College Commuters: Link Between Students' Mental Health, Vehicle Crashes
- Communication Between Body Muscle and the Brain Influences Fertility
- Researchers Discover the Brain Cells That Tell You to Stop Eating
- Drug Reverses Groin Hernias in Male Mice Without Surgery, Shows Promise in Humans
- Fool Yourself: People Unknowingly Cheat on Tasks to Feel Smarter, Healthier
- Why Antibiotics Can Fail Even Against Non-Resistant Bacteria
- Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise for Patients With Stage III and IV Kidney Cancer
- Only Seven out of 100 People Worldwide Receive Effective Treatment for Their Mental Health or Substance-Use Disorders
- Researchers Discover New Way to Customize Living Materials for Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery and 3D Printing
- Later-Onset Menopause Linked to Healthier Blood Vessels, Lower Heart Disease Risk
- Study Finds New Link Between Food Choices, Depression and Alzheimer's Disease
- Illuminating the Beginnings of Animal Development
- New Study Reveals How RNA Travels Between Cells to Control Genes Across Generations
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Pickleball Program Boosts Health and Wellness for Cancer Survivors
- Outside-in Signaling Shows a Route Into Cancer Cells
- How Sudan Virus Binds to Human Cells
- New Drug Shows Promise in Reversing Memory Loss for Early Alzheimer's Patients
- How Healthy Stem Cells Turn Into Oral Cancer
- Lab Findings Support the Concept That Reducing Neuroinflammation Could Help Fight Alzheimer's
- Asthma and Antibiotic Use May Predict Nasal Polyp Recurrence After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- New Study Model With Clues to Anti-Aging
- Luteolin, an Antioxidant in Vegetables, May Contribute to the Prevention of Hair Graying
- Scientists Identify Alzheimer's Disease-Protective Genetic Factors and Unravel Disease Mechanisms
- Omega-3s Can Slow Down Aging Process
- How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death
- Breakthrough in Childhood Brain Cancer Research Could Heal Treatment-Resistant Tumors, Keep Them in Remission
- Research Discovery Halts Childhood Brain Tumor Before It Forms
- Scientists Want to Throw a Wrench in the Gears of Cancer's Growth
- Disrupted Recycling of Proteins Found to Damage Heart Health
- Maternal Stress During Pregnancy Could Leave Traces in the Placenta That Could Affect the Baby's Development
- All in the Eyes: High Resolution Retinal Maps Aid Disease Diagnoses
- Yo-Yo Dieting May Significantly Increase Kidney Disease Risk in People With Type 1 Diabetes
- Listening for Multiple Mental Health Disorders
- Meditation Induces Changes in Deep Brain Areas Associated With Memory and Emotional Regulation
- Music Can Touch the Heart, Even Inside the Womb
Monday, February 3, 2025
- Self-Assembling Cerebral Blood Vessels: A Breakthrough in Alzheimer's Treatment
- Positive Emotions Plus Deep Sleep Equals Longer-Lasting Perceptual Memories
- How Do You Treat Rotator-Cuff Tears?
- Gene Therapy May Be 'one Shot Stop' For Rare Bone Disease
- A Familiar Face at Childbirth Makes a Difference
- Selenoproteins: The Fountain of Youth?
- Global Groundwater Sulfate Distribution Map Uncovers Public Health Risks for 17 Million People
- Computer Model Helps Identify Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells Key to Immunotherapy
- Innovative Program Helps Seniors Manage Stress
- Inhibitor Drugs to Treat Aggressive Breast Cancer Identified
- A Light-Activated Drug to Fight Psoriasis
- Understanding the Increase in Stillbirth Rates in Germany Amid European Declines
- Scientists Discover How Genetic Risk for Alcoholism Changes Brain Cell Behavior
- Most Complex Model of Molecular 'wear-and-Tear' To Date Shines Light on How Proteins Age
- Researcher Uses AI to Reimagine Telehealth Billing
- Molecular Basis of Food Allergy
- A Protein at the Heart of Heart Disease
- Vitamin D Matters During First Trimester
- Alarming Rise in Rates of Advanced Prostate Cancer in California
- Could the Contraceptive Pill Reduce Risk of Ovarian Cancer?
- Mothers of Twins Face a Higher Risk of Heart Disease in the Year After Birth
- A New Approach to Detecting Alzheimer's Disease
Friday, January 31, 2025
- Researchers Link India's Food Program to Better Health and Stronger Incomes
- Study Establishes Link Between Early Side Effects from Prostate Cancer Radiation and Long-Term Side Effects
- With Generative AI, Chemists Quickly Calculate 3D Genomic Structures
- New Research Unlocks Key to Long-Lasting Immune Response in Cancer and Chronic Diseases
- No Evidence That Maternal Sickness During Pregnancy Causes Autism, Study Finds
- New Study Identifies Key Protein's Role in Psoriasis
- Gut Microbes May Mediate the Link Between Drinking Sugary Beverages and Diabetes Risk
- Ribosomes Team Up in Difficult Situations, New Technology Shows
- Experts Publish Framework for Global Adoption of Digital Health in Medical Education
- Healthy Gut Bacteria That Feed on Sugar Analyzed
- Researchers Identify Protective Properties of Amniotic Fluid
- The Big Chill: Is Cold-Water Immersion Good for Our Health?
- Low-Level Traffic Air Pollution Linked to Liver Damage and Fatty Liver Disease