Surprise Discovery Suggests Scientists May Need To Rethink Which Genes Control Aging
NIH scientists discover that bacteria may drive activity of many hallmark aging genes in flies. To better understand the role of bacteria in health and…
NIH scientists discover that bacteria may drive activity of many hallmark aging genes in flies. To better understand the role of bacteria in health and…
Study points towards role of gut microbiome in vaccine effectiveness. A new vaccine to protect against deadly cholera has been made by grinding up genetically…
National Institutes of Health study suggests a link between cannabis use and higher levels of suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt. An analysis of survey data…
Antacids improved blood sugar control in people with diabetes but had no effect on reducing the risk of diabetes in the general population, according to…
When Pandemic Hit, Some People Wanted More Sexual Activity It is widely assumed that Americans’ sexual activity took a nosedive during the early chaotic months…
Canadian researchers at The Ottawa Hospital, the University of Ottawa, the Bruyère Research Institute, and ICES have built and validated an online calculator that empowers…
Nanodecoys made from human lung spheroid cells (LSCs) can bind to and neutralize SARS-CoV-2, promoting viral clearance and reducing lung injury in a macaque model…
Advanced uncertainty quantification model based on fluid dynamic simulations of weather effects corrects COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave data inaccuracies. Two COVID-19 pandemic curves emerged within…
Six-year effort includes researchers from Rice, MD Anderson, Baylor College of Medicine. Rice University bioengineers collaborated on a six-year study that systematically analyzed how the…
COVID-19 has widened the life expectancy gap across racial groups and between the US and peer countries. U.S. life expectancy decreased by 1.87 years between…
New research presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held online this year (9-12 July), shows that wearing a…
Patients with a unique cellular disorder are helping researchers understand a series of health complications better. For the first time, researchers led by Newcastle University,…
An INRS team is investigating the relationship between body mass and the risk of developing cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer…
Full-time workers employed by organizations that fail to prioritize their employees’ mental health have a threefold increased risk of being diagnosed with depression, according to…
COVID-19 patients suffer from cognitive and behavioral problems two months after being discharged from hospital, a new study presented at the 7th Congress of the…
An unexpected discovery: Inflammatory proteins may slow cognitive decline in aging adults. Research has previously linked inflammation to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), yet scientists from Massachusetts…
Scientists have developed a technology for cost-effective surveillance of the global spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants. (SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19.) The researchers,…
Research Highlights: Eating fruits with lunch, vegetables at dinner, and a dairy snack in the evening was associated with a reduced risk of death by…