Scientists Crack the Code of a Rare, Inherited Anemia
Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the human body, an essential function for survival. Anemia results when someone has fewer red blood cells than normal….
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Cancer Drug Stops Cancer Cells from Repairing Their DNA
Potential New Therapies For Untreatable Kidney Disease
Scientists Reveal Another Way HIV Hides From Vaccines
New Drug Combo Shows Promise for Treatment of Depression and Addiction
MIT Engineers Create an Inhalable Form of Messenger RNA
Drinkable Cocktail Interferes with Alzheimer’s and Restores Memories
Scientists Identify Synaptic Protein Target for New Anxiolytic Treatments
Genomic Analysis Reveals Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases
Chemists Discover Unexpected Synergy Between Two Cancer Drugs
A class of cancer drugs called protein kinase inhibitors is one of the most effective treatments for melanoma. However, in many cases, tumors eventually become…
MIT Develops New Way to Help Blood Cells Regenerate Faster
Patients with blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma are often treated by irradiating their bone marrow to destroy the diseased cells. After the treatment,…
Yale Scientists Explore the Role of Glucose Metabolism in Malaria
More than one million people die annually from cerebral malaria, the most lethal form of the disease. A recent study, led by Yale investigators, explores…
Scientists Show Obesity Alters Airway Function, Increases Asthma Risk
New research suggests that obesity changes how airway muscles function, increasing the risk of developing asthma. The study is published ahead of print in the…
New Combo Technique Improves Detection of Diseases at Birth
The combination of a new sequencing technique and machine learning can speed up the diagnosis of diseases in newborns and reduce false-positive results, Yale researchers…
Physical Exercise Improves Cognition in Alzheimer’s Disease
A study by a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team finds that neurogenesis — inducing the production of new neurons — in the brain structure…
A New Model for Chronic Disease Pathogenesis and Treatment
Much of modern Western medicine is based upon the treatment of acute, immediate harm, from physical injury to infections, from broken bones and the common…
Beer Consumption Linked to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk
Many men suffering from advanced-stage prostate cancer appear to share at least one thing in common: they are now or have been heavy drinkers of…
New Research Shows How Sickled Red Blood Cells Clump Together
One of the most common complications of sickle-cell disease occurs when deformed red blood cells clump together, blocking tiny blood vessels and causing severe pain…