Is cost curbing use of weight loss drugs? — Harvard Gazette
Popular new anti-obesity medications can help people lose 10 to 20 percent of their body weight, yet a…
Multicolor fluorescent tagging enables real-time visualization of RNA in living cells
An innovative three-color method for capturing images of mRNA inside live mammalian cells has been developed by UMass…
Opposing protein forces fine tune mRNA stability in human cells
A newly revealed molecular tug-of-war may have implications for better understanding how a multitude of diseases and disorders…
Early research shows benefits of social media break — Harvard Gazette
If you’ve ever thought a break from social media might be good for your head space, new research…
How Humana tweaks data to promote Medicare Advantage benefits
Executives at Humana had great news. The insurance giant’s senior-focused primary care clinics were generating extraordinary medical benefits…
Bifunctional biomaterials for postoperative management of osteosarcoma
Background Osteosarcoma is the most prevalent primary malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents. The current standard treatment…
Study identifies molecular drivers of cerebral small vessel disease
A new study identifies molecular factors that promote small vessel disease – and an active drug that can…
Astronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by Einstein
A star’s fatal brush with a supermassive black hole can light up a quiet galaxy. When gravity shreds…
Blood-based biomarkers and the new landscape of Alzheimer’s research
For much of the past century, Alzheimer’s disease has been one of medicine’s most daunting frontiers – biologically…
COVID 19 vaccination protects pregnant people and their babies
Pregnant people who received a COVID-19 vaccine were far less likely to experience severe illness or deliver their…
Scientists create light-controlled versions of cholesterol
High levels of cholesterol are linked to heart disease, stroke, and many other health problems. However, this complex…
Six midlife depressive symptoms linked to dementia decades later
Six particular depressive symptoms when experienced in midlife predict dementia risk more than two decades later, finds a…