People with epilepsy and learning disabilities face preventable early deaths
A combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities can result in the early deaths of people living…
AI turns routine pathology slides into powerful maps of the tumor immune landscape
By transforming standard H&E slides into virtual multiplex protein maps, GigaTIME reveals how immune activity, tumor invasion, and…
Collaborative project seeks safer therapies for ischemia and reperfusion injury
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Trinity University will improve a prodrug, a compound activated in the body, to…
Optogenetic tool helps decipher mechanisms of brain dysfunction in Huntington’s disease
Synaptic plasticity — the brain’s ability to modify the connections between neurons to support learning — is one…
New gravitational lens measurements reveal a faster expansion rate for the universe
For much of the twentieth century, scientists expected the expanding universe to slow over time. The opposite turned…
Researchers unravel why mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage
Stanford Medicine investigators have unearthed the biological process by which mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage…
Researchers map how brain networks differ in individuals at high clinical risk for psychosis
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and NHG Health’s…
Nanoflower-treated stem cells deliver healthier mitochondria to stressed cells
By engineering nanomaterials that boost mitochondrial biogenesis, researchers show how stem cells can become powerful “mitochondrial biofactories,” offering…
New arts and wellbeing program supports the social needs of families affected by dementia
A new arts and wellbeing program co-developed by the University of South Australia, Flinders University and the University…
SIRT3 deficiency worsens eustachian tube dysfunction during middle-ear infection
Middle-ear infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria remain among the most common pediatric illnesses worldwide. When the eustachian tube-responsible…
WSU researchers discover how a neural circuit drives relapse after opioid use
Washington State University researchers have discovered how a neural circuit – or a connection between two brain regions…
Disinfectant used in water treatment may impact the incidence of Legionnaire’s disease
Preliminary results of a nationwide study suggest that the disinfectant used to treat water before it is distributed…