Understanding thrombocytopenia in patients with portal hypertension and chronic liver disease
Chronic liver disease (CLD) and its advanced stage, cirrhosis, represent a significant global health burden, with portal hypertension…
Midlife blood test may reveal Alzheimer’s disease risk in advance
A simple blood test for platelet activity at middle age could one day help identify people at risk…
Lactate and lactylation drive metabolic, epigenetic reprogramming in gynecological cancers
Lactate, once considered a metabolic waste product, is now recognized as a key regulator of cellular homeostasis and…
UIC researchers discover an important cellular mechanism that drives aging
As our hairs go gray and our muscles weaken with age, our immune system also changes. In particular,…