Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new sub-study of the STEP TEENS trial, presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) 2023 in Dublin May 17-20, shows that adolescents using…
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Scientists better understand how people with Cantu syndrome develop lymphedema
Graphical abstract. Credit: Function (2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad017 Ion channels in people with Cantu syndrome produce varying degrees of contractile dysfunction (when muscles and tendons function ineffectively) in the lymphatic system,…
High blood pressure is the most deadly risk factor for women worldwide
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain All women should know their blood pressure to prevent heart disease and stroke, urged cardiologists from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on World Hypertension Day.…
Weight gain in late teens and 20s associated with higher risk of fatal prostate cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Weight gain in a man’s late teens and 20s increases his risk of dying from prostate cancer later in life, research being presented at the European…
Researchers develop effective method to genetically modify brain organoids
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Primates are among the most intelligent creatures with distinct cognitive abilities. Their brains are relatively large in relation to their body stature and have a complex…
Researchers find link between obesity and blood cancer
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Indiana University School of Medicine researchers studying clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), a blood condition that may increase the risk of blood cancer, discovered that…
Effects of zoledronic acid on senescence and SASP markers
Zoledronic acid has senolytic effects in human lung fibroblast IMR90 cells. Credit: 2023 Samakkarnthai et al. A new research paper, titled “In vitro and in vivo effects of zoledronic acid…
New algorithm can predict diabetic kidney disease
Association between CpG methylation and renal function. The methylation level of each CpG site was tested for its association with baseline eGFR (a–c) and eGFR slope (d–f). The results of…
13 dead from Congo haemorrhagic fever in Iraq this year
At least 13 people have died in Iraq since the start of the year from a viral tick-borne disease transmitted to humans from livestock, the health ministry said on Saturday.…
