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…
Study reveals a disease-relevant role for tanycytes in neurodegeneration
Accumulation of the protein tau in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. In a paper publishing March…
Researchers identify immune markers linked to cognitive decline after viral infections
What impact does a viral infection have on our memory, attention, and concentration? The COVID-19 pandemic has reignited…
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%…
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…
Satellite livers could provide booster function for patients awaiting transplants
More than 10,000 Americans who suffer from chronic liver disease are on a waitlist for a liver transplant,…
Are socially isolated people more likely to develop cancer? Study of 350,000 adults explores the risk
A massive UK Biobank analysis suggests that objective social isolation may modestly increase cancer risk, particularly in women,…
New HIV-seq tool advances understanding of persistent viral reservoirs
For people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), life-saving antiretroviral therapy keeps their HIV-infected immune cells from making…
Seven hours sleep linked to lower insulin resistance risk
Sleeping for 7 hours and 18 minutes every night may be the sweet spot for warding off the…
Iron found essential for growth and survival of beta cells
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Free University of Brussels (VUB) and UZ Brussel,…