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,…
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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…
Medical opposition to capital punishment is needed as executions surge, researcher argues
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The health care community has an important role in opposing the death penalty, argues an expert in The BMJ. Bharat Malkani, reader in law at Cardiff…
Brain imaging reveals connection between dopamine levels and chronic depression in young women
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new brain imaging study led by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health in the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook…
