People typically think of stroke as an elderly person’s ailment. Stroke risk does increase by age, but young adults (ages 18–55) can have strokes, too. In fact, the proportion of strokes affecting young adults in […]
Much of the work devoted to exploring potential sex-specific differences in exercise or sports performance has been derived from laboratory-based studies. While these studies are typically well-controlled and guide an understanding of physiological mechanisms, they […]
Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 365,000 global deaths from heart disease in 2018 alone, a new analysis of population surveys shows.This article was […]
Persistently high blood sugar and insulin resistance significantly increased the risk of worsening functional and structural heart damage during growth from adolescence to young adulthood, a new study shows.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
A highly sensitive bone marrow test could double survival rates for some groups of younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by helping doctors identify if they might relapse up to three months earlier.This article […]
A new study led by The University of Texas at Arlington, University of California Los Angeles, University of Sherbrooke, and Harvard University links metal exposure to digestive issues in children.This article was originally published on […]
A study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) at Karolinska Institutet published in Toxicological Sciences shows that the chemical di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), which is found in many plastic products, has clear negative effects on […]
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) tend to have higher average ferritin levels compared to control subjects, but this does not seem to have a significant impact on their fertility or metabolic health. Iron deficiency […]
Playing the piano involves much more than striking the keyboard. The pianist’s entire body is in movement, from the torso to the fingers. But how does the musical expression generated by this choreography heighten the […]
To understand what drives disease progression in tissues, scientists need more than just a snapshot of cells in isolation—they need to see where the cells are, how they interact, and how that spatial organization shifts […]
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