Triple combination pill reduces recurrent stroke risk
Treatment with GMRx2, a single pill combination of three low-dose blood pressure medicines, significantly reduced the risk of…
Epigenome proteins shape dynamic gene expression beyond simple on-off
A new study finds the proteins responsible for controlling which genes are expressed in a genome do more…
Muscle energy recovery may explain fatigue in cancer survivors
Even apparently healthy cancer survivors often complain of extreme fatigue. They have finished treatment, the scans are clear,…
Fermentation boosts anti-inflammatory power in dairy alternatives
Fermented plant-based dairy alternatives may do more than improve taste. This study reveals how they reshape bioactive lipids…
Donor-derived dendritic cells teach the immune system to accept new livers
UPMC and University of Pittsburgh clinician-scientists have weaned and kept multiple liver transplantation patients off of all immunosuppressant…
Older adults show high willingness for Alzheimer’s blood tests
Northwestern University psychologist Andrea Russell sees older adults with early cognitive impairment riddled with anxiety. Some worry a missed word or…
Study identifies new genes linked to severe pregnancy sickness
The USC research team that recently identified the hormone-encoding gene GDF15 as a key driver of pregnancy sickness has identified…
Waist-to-height ratio outperforms BMI in predicting hypertension risk
New waist-to-height cut-offs to assess fat mass and obesity predicted the risk of hypertension better than body mass…
Study finds long COVID leaves a distinct immune signature in the blood
Blood tests revealed protein patterns tied to long COVID months after infection, while booster shots did not appear…
Beetroot supplement raises nitric oxide markers in triathletes after one week
A small pilot trial suggests a beetroot-based nitrate supplement can shift nitric oxide and redox pathways in amateur…
Stanford researchers create noninvasive way to deliver light deep inside the body
Light has an increasing number of applications in biology and medicine – it can be used to stimulate…
Natural peptide PEPITEM shows promise in reducing arthritic joint swelling
Scientists investigating the naturally occurring immunopeptide PEPITEM have shown reductions in arthritic joint swelling to a degree comparable…