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Androgen clock reveals how hormones shape aging and health

Scientists unveil the androgen clock, a precise epigenetic tool to measure long-term androgen exposure and its role in aging and health.

16 Jan 2025

Scientists discover new mechanism behind Huntington’s disease brain cell death

Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells.

16 Jan 2025

Pioglitazone may help prevent painful skin ulcers in people with Werner syndrome

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 22 on December 2, 2024, entitled "Less frequent skin ulcers among patients with Werner syndrome treated with pioglitazone: findings from the Japanese Werner Syndrome Registry."

16 Jan 2025

Scientists discover how viral infection triggers autoimmune disease

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered how a viral infection causes autoimmune disease, disproving a long-standing theory and opening a promising new approach to developing treatments for autoimmune conditions.

16 Jan 2025

Environmental disparities found in drinking water contamination across the U.S.

Nearly a third of people in the U.S. have been exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water that could impact their health, according to a new analysis by scientists at Silent Spring Institute.

16 Jan 2025

Unveiling the genetic roots of bicuspid aortic valve

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome region known as 22q11.2 , which involves genes that regulate cardiac development, are linked to nonsyndromic bicuspid aortic valve disease, according to a new study led by UTHealth Houston researchers.

16 Jan 2025

Unmasking the gender bias in Tourette syndrome diagnosis

Tourette syndrome is currently diagnosed about three times more frequently in males than in females. A new study finds that female individuals are less likely to be diagnosed with the syndrome, take longer to receive a diagnosis and are older when they are diagnosed than male individuals. The study is published in the January 15, 2025, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

16 Jan 2025

Panakeia launches AI-driven PANProfiler Colon for rapid cancer profiling

Panakeia (“the Company”), a pioneer in AI-driven multi-omic biomarker profiling, today announces the launch of PANProfiler Colon, an AI-driven software solution for profiling of Microsatellite instability (MSI) and mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) entirely digitally and directly from Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E)-stained images of colon cancer tissue samples.

15 Jan 2025

Study reveals endometriosis as a major cause of hospitalization in Australia

University of Queensland researchers have conducted the first longitudinal study on the impact of endometriosis on Australia's healthcare system, finding the disease is a significant cause of hospitalisation.

15 Jan 2025

Hormonal shifts in menopause redefine women’s microbiome and risks

Research explores how menopause-induced hormonal shifts affect the microbiome, influencing oral, gut, and urogenital health, and highlights the potential of personalized interventions to enhance well-being.

15 Jan 2025

GroceryDB helps shoppers spot ultra-processed foods

This open-source database utilizes machine learning to assess food processing, promoting nutrition security and informed consumer choices in the grocery market.

15 Jan 2025

CAR-NK cells offer safer, more accessible treatment for lymphoma

A new type of cell-based immunotherapy shows promise for B-cell lymphomas and - due to innovations in manufacturing - could make future cellular immunotherapies less expensive and more accessible to patients.

15 Jan 2025

Unveiling the hidden benefit of bariatric surgery

Welcoming a newborn is something many couples dream of doing, but it can get complicated when conceiving becomes a roadblock. Infertility affects one in six people, but obesity can also be a problem. When diet and exercise aren't enough to lose weight, bariatric surgery can become an option. Yet a new national survey by Orlando Health finds that 56% of Americans do not know that bariatric surgery is an effective way to improve fertility.

14 Jan 2025

COVID-19 infection linked to increased cases of ME/CFS

New findings from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative suggest that infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be associated with an increase in the number of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) cases.

13 Jan 2025

Developing and refining muscle atrophy models for drug discovery

With the intensification of global population aging, muscle atrophy, characterized by the loss of muscle mass and function, has become an important health issue affecting the elderly. Researchers have widely used various animal and cellular models to gain a deeper understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of muscle atrophy and develop effective treatment strategies.

9 Jan 2025

Addressing COPD and metabolic syndrome requires comprehensive research efforts

Additional research addressing the connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and metabolic syndrome is needed to improve holistic patient care, according to a new editorial.

9 Jan 2025

Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of disease-causing mutations

Most mutations which cause disease by swapping one amino acid out for another do so by making the protein less stable, according to a massive study of human protein variants published today in the journal Nature. Unstable proteins are more likely to misfold and degrade, causing them to stop working or accumulate in harmful amounts inside cells.

9 Jan 2025

Mutation in ASXL1 gene triggers chain reaction leading to blood disorders

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered how a mutated gene kicks off a dangerous chain of events during blood cell production.

8 Jan 2025

Extended Paxlovid courses show mixed results for long COVID symptoms

A study indicates that longer Paxlovid treatments could improve long COVID symptoms in some patients, highlighting the need for tailored antiviral strategies.

8 Jan 2025

Nuclear lipid droplets could play a key role in aging and disease

A new research perspective was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 22 on December 9, 2024, entitled "Nuclear lipid droplets: a novel regulator of nuclear homeostasis and aging."

7 Jan 2025