Single receptor PAR1 controls opposing responses in blood vessels
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have uncovered how a single protein triggers two opposite responses…
Cellular energy changes may help detect early-stage major depression
Researchers may have discovered a new way to diagnose and treat major depression at the earliest stage of…
Novel microneedle patch accelerates healing of chronic diabetic wounds using light
Researchers from Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Southeast University, and Wenzhou Medical University have developed a novel microneedle patch…
Taking anticoagulants alongside prostate cancer drugs does not increase bleeding risk
In a study of adults with advanced prostate cancer taking androgen-receptor pathway inhibitors and different types of anticoagulants, investigators found no evidence of an increase in patients’ bleeding or clotting…
Understanding PIEZO2 mutations and sensory disorders
Every time we feel a gentle tap on the skin, specialized nerve cells convert that physical force into…
Engineered lettuce may turn injectable GLP-1 therapies into oral pills
Few drugs have entered mainstream awareness as quickly or as dramatically as glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1 receptor agonists.…
New microscope captures 3D blood flow and oxygenation at single-cell resolution
The brain relies on real-time delivery of oxygen and nutrients through its microvasculature, which threads through neural tissue…
Highlighting the global “care gap” in life-threatening injuries
A new international study published in The Lancet eClinicalMedicine has mapped global blood transfusion practices for life-threatening abdominal injuries,…
Mapping the year-one weight trajectory after stopping GLP-1s
A year after stopping taking weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, people regain, on average, 60%…
Low-intensity preconditioning boosts neurological outcomes
The team led by Prof. Lin Zhu from Guangzhou Sport University have demonstrated that 4-week low-intensity treadmill exercise before the…
New fragmentome technology can detect early liver fibrosis and cirrhosis
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based liquid biopsy test using genome-wide cell-free…
Nearly 70 weeks after infection, long COVID patients show no detectable inflammation in blood tests
Nearly a year and a half after infection, researchers examined whether long COVID leaves measurable traces of inflammation…