Researchers Discover How Cannabidiol (CBD) Counters Epileptic Seizures
Study findings suggest specific targets for future drugs. A previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a substance found in cannabis, reduces seizures in many…
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Lucid Dying: Patients Recall Near-Death Experiences During CPR While They Were Seemingly Unconscious
Detection of rhythmic brain waves suggestive of near-death experiences. Around 20% of people who survive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after cardiac arrest may describe lucid experiences…
COVID-19 Virus Disrupts Normal Mix of Gut Bacteria, Increasing Risk for Other Infections
Infection with SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 pandemic virus, can decrease the number of bacterial species in a person’s gut. This reduced microbiome diversity creates space for…
Innovative Biotechnology Fuses Targeted and Immune Therapies To Kill Treatment-Resistant Cancer Cells
Targeted therapies specifically attach to and inhibit cancer-causing proteins, but cancer cells can swiftly evolve to counter their action. Immunotherapies, a second drug class, harnesses…
Crohn’s Mystery Solved? Common Stomach Bug May Help Cause Inflammatory Bowel Disease
New research may have solved a mystery surrounding Crohn’s disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease where immune defenses meant to attack invading microbes mistakenly…
Brain Neurons Born Together Wire and Fire Together for Life
A new study finds that brain cells with the same “birthdate” are more likely to wire together into cooperative signaling circuits that carry out many…
New Evidence for Alternate Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease Plaques
Results could explain why drugs designed to remove amyloid deposits have failed to stop disease. According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease is…
Scientists Discover a Key Reason Why Running Boosts Brain Health
Boost in nerve-growth protein helps explain why running supports brain health. Exercise increases levels of a chemical involved in brain cell growth, which bolsters the…
Successful Xenotransplantation Surgery: Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney Transplanted to Human Body
Less than two months after the first breakthrough surgery, NYU Langone Health has performed its second successful investigational xenotransplantation procedure using a genetically engineered pig…
Blood Platelets Key to Deadly Organ Damage in COVID-19 Patients
Abnormal crosstalk between blood platelets and cells lining blood vessels is one cause of deadly organ damage in patients with severe COVID-19, a new study…
“Experienced” Mouse Mothers Tutor Virgin Females To Parent, Helped by Hormone Oxytocin
Watching a mother mouse gather her pups into the family’s nest trains other female mice without pups to perform the same parenting task, a new…
New Cancer-Killing Virus Therapy Shows Promise Against Inoperable Skin Cancers
Early results show that a new combination drug therapy is safe and effective against advanced skin cancer in patients who were not able to have…
Artificial Intelligence Accurately Predicts if COVID-19 Patients Will Develop Life-Threatening Complications
Trained to see patterns by analyzing thousands of chest X-rays, a computer program predicted with up to 80 percent accuracy which COVID-19 patients would develop…
Potential Weakness in SARS-CoV-2 Discovered – Single Protein Needed for COVID-19 Virus to Reproduce and Spread
A single protein that appears necessary for the COVID-19 virus to reproduce and spread to other cells is a potential weakness that could be targeted…
New Research Helps Explain Dramatic Declines in COVID-19 Death Rates
Fewer New Yorkers are dying from the coronavirus than health experts had anticipated, a new study shows. Regional death rates have dropped from the highs…
Five Most Likely Causes of Post-traumatic Stress in Police Officers Identified in New Research
A combination of genetic and emotional differences may lead to post-traumatic stress (PTS) in police officers, a new study finds. Based on biological studies of…
Safety Concerns Dim Mental Health Benefits of Parks
No matter how close parks are to home, perceptions of park-centered crime may keep New Yorkers from using them. Researchers at NYU Grossman School of…
Melanoma Skin Cancer Killing Fewer Americans Due to Advances in Treatment
Advances in treatment have led to the largest yearly declines in deaths due to melanoma ever recorded for this skin cancer, results of a new…
