New “Image Analysis Pipeline” Gives Rapid Insight Into How Cells Are Changed by Disease
A new “image analysis pipeline” is giving scientists rapid new insight into how disease or injury have changed the body, down to the individual cell….
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Can Consuming Cocoa Help Us Age Better?
Whether consuming cocoa, known to be packed with powerful antioxidants that protect our cells from damage, helps us age better, is a question scientists want…
Why Do Some People Develop Severe COVID Symptoms From Novel Coronavirus?
Nasal microbiota holds clues to who will develop COVID symptoms from novel coronavirus. The microbiota in the nose and upper throat likely contains biomarkers for…
Neuroscientists Discover Beige Fat “Indispensable” in Protecting Brain From Dementia
Beige is considered a calming paint color, and scientists have new evidence that beige fat has a similar impact on the brain, bringing down the…
A Diet Lacking in Tryptophan Alters Gut Microbiota, Increases Inflammation
With age, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid tryptophan — which has a key role in our mood, energy level, and immune response…
Cannabinoids May Help Limit Secondary Damage of Traumatic Brain Injuries
In the hours and days after a traumatic brain injury, inflammation inside the brain can accelerate to the point that more brain damage occurs, says…
Researchers Report That Traditional Model for Disease Spread May Not Work With COVID-19
A mathematical model that can help project the contagiousness and spread of infectious diseases like the seasonal flu may not be the best way to…
Scientists Investigate Mysterious “Obesity Paradox”
Results of standard laboratory tests performed on adult outpatients to provide an overall picture of their health are fairly consistent between those with obesity and…
Researchers Find Keys to Vitamin C’s Effectiveness Against COVID-19
High doses of vitamin C under study for treating COVID-19 may benefit some populations, but investigators exploring its potential in aging say key factors in…
CBD Helps Reduce COVID-19 Lung Damage by Increasing Levels of Protective Peptide
One way CBD appears to reduce the “cytokine storm” that damages the lungs and kills many patients with COVID-19 is by enabling an increase in…
CBD May Help Reduce the Cytokine Storm and Avert Lung Destruction in COVID-19
Cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce the cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation that is killing many patients with COVID-19, researchers say. While more work,…
Tiny RNA That Should Attack COVID-19 Coronavirus Diminish With Age, Disease
A group of tiny RNA that should attack the virus causing COVID-19 when it tries to infect the body are diminished with age and chronic…
Additional 12 Million to 89 Million Unreported COVID-19 Cases in China According to New Mathematical Model
More Accurate Picture of Coronavirus Cases Using Mathematical Modeling Mathematical modeling can take what information is reported about the coronavirus, including the clearly underreported numbers…
Suicidal Thoughts Reduced by Sleeping Pills in Patients With Severe Insomnia
Insomnia is a driver of suicide, and particularly people with severe insomnia may safely benefit from taking a sedative to help address their sleep problems…
Tiny RNA Provides Big Protection After a Heart Attack
Heart muscle can continue to die even after restoring blood following a heart attack, and scientists have new evidence that one way to help it…