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…
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New Combo Technique Improves Detection of Diseases at Birth
Physical Exercise Improves Cognition in Alzheimer’s Disease
A New Model for Chronic Disease Pathogenesis and Treatment
Beer Consumption Linked to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk
New Research Shows How Sickled Red Blood Cells Clump Together
Marijuana Study Finds 63 Percent of Breast Milk Samples Have THC Up to Six Days After Use
Scientists Close In On Mystery Surrounding Dangerous Blood Syndromes
Scientists Reveal Cellular Changes That Lead to Chronic Allergic Inflammation
Study Shows A Depressed Spouse Increases One’s Own Cognitive Decline
Researchers at Yale School of Public Health and their scientific partners have found that having a depressed spouse can increase one’s own depressive symptoms as…
CRISPR’s Potential and Dangers: Is CRISPR Worth the Risk?
The gene editing technology CRISPR has prompted both breathless predictions of medical breakthroughs and warnings of apocalypse. Yale Insights asked Dr. Greg Licholai, a biotech…
New Test Helps Identify People at Risk for Five Deadly Diseases
A research team at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Harvard Medical School (HMS) reports a new kind of…
New HIV Therapy Boosts Immunity and Reduces Viral Replication
In a study, a new HIV drug reduced viral replication and increased immune cells in individuals with advanced, drug-resistant HIV infection. Used in combination with…
Molecular Switch Serves as New Target Point for Cancer and Diabetes Therapies
If certain signaling cascades are misregulated, diseases like cancer, obesity and diabetes may occur. A mechanism recently discovered by scientists at the Leibniz- Forschungsinstitut für…
Scientists Discover Possible Treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is the most common hereditary neuropathy and affects more than two million people worldwide. Researchers at the Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine and the…
Scientists Discover Surprise Link Between Metabolism and Immunity
In the search for obesity treatments, scientists recently zeroed in on a gene known as Nucleobindin-2 (Nucb2), which was believed to play a role in…
Newly Developed Compounds Maintain Anti-HIV Activity Better Than FDA-Approved Medications
Antiretroviral therapies have worked wonders suppressing HIV replication and its progression to AIDS, but their effectiveness is deteriorating due to the constant development of drug…
Scientists Examine the Microbes That Thrive in Air Conditioning
Typically, we don’t think too much about the inner workings of our air-conditioning units, even as we enjoy the relief they bring on sweltering days….