An international team of researchers has discovered how cholesterol can disrupt the internal functioning of the heart by accumulating in the mitochondria of cardiomyocytes. They have also developed an experimental immunotherapy capable of reversing this […]
A research group led by Fujino Misako and Haruno Masahiko at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has demonstrated that experiencing active flight in virtual reality (VR) allows individuals to predict that they […]
Mount Sinai researchers have found that a brain region that is implicated extensively in value-based decision-making and craving in people with heroin use disorder—known as the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)—shows synchronized responses biased toward drug content, […]
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the USC School of Advanced Computing and the Keck School of Medicine, working alongside experts from the Microsoft AI for Good Lab, Amref Health Africa, and Kenya’s Ministry of […]
A new study reveals that air pollution may contribute to the development of epilepsy, a brain condition that causes seizures.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
There might be such a thing as getting too much of a good night’s sleep.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Evidence is mounting that clinicians can treat serious genetic disorders prenatally by injecting medicine into the amniotic fluid, thus preventing damage that begins in utero.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new study led by […]
Physical inactivity costs the UK an estimated £7.4 billion each year—but more importantly, it costs lives. In today’s increasingly sedentary world, sitting too much is raising the risk of many serious diseases, including cancer. But […]
A new study has highlighted the complex emotions and ethical dilemmas of learning your future risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Among 274 healthy research participants from the US aged 65 and over, 40% declined to receive […]
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