Credit: CC0 Public Domain High metabolic activity of visceral fat may be associated with more aggressive endometrial cancer, new research presented at the 38th Annual Congress of the European Association…
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Prediabetes remission possible without dropping pounds, new study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There’s a long-held belief in diabetes prevention that weight loss is the main way to lower disease risk. Our new study challenges this. For decades, people…
Stabilization of neuropathy scores seen after gene editing therapy for rare nerve disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University College London’s National Amyloidosis Center leads a multinational team reporting that a single infusion of an in vivo gene-editing therapy (nexiguran ziclumeran) produced rapid, deep,…
Couples should never go to bed angry, right? It might be time to rethink that
Credit: AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin It’s late at night, and you have been stewing all day about something your partner did to annoy you. The time to resolve it…
Tiny sugars in the brain disrupt emotional circuits, fueling depression
A mouse model displaying depression-like behaviors was established by exposing animals to chronic variable stress (left). A multi-omics approach was then applied, using high-resolution mass spectrometry to analyze O-glycan composition…
Newly discovered key switch for cellular energy balance could pave way for Parkinson’s disease therapies
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A key switch for cellular energy balance has been discovered in cells, and it could potentially become the target of new therapies for diseases ranging from…
Is the Holy Grail for treating chronic back pain within reach? Q&A with neurologist
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Whether it’s a dull, underlying ache in your spine or a piercing stab, chronic back pain affects roughly one in four Americans. UC San Francisco’s Prasad…
Early medical abortion at home up to 12 weeks found to be safe, effective, comparable to hospital care
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Early medical abortion at home up to 12 weeks of pregnancy is safe, effective, and comparable to hospital care, finds a five-year review of cases in…
Why many stroke survivors struggle with numbers
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Numbers are all around us. In the morning, we wake up to an alarm that tells us it’s time to get out of bed. When deciding…
Tiny cell messengers in obese individuals accelerate Alzheimer’s-linked plaque buildup in the brain, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Obesity has long been acknowledged as a risk factor for a wide range of diseases, but a more precise link between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease has…
