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Stress hormone cortisol decreases altruistic behavior in people with high mentalizing ability

The stress hormone cortisol reduces altruistic behavior and alters activity in brain regions linked to social decision making - but only in people who are better at imagining others' mental states, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

23 Mar 2022

Niacin limits Alzheimer's disease progression in animal model

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers found that niacin limits Alzheimer's disease progression when used in models in the lab, a discovery that could potentially pave the way toward therapeutic approaches to the disease.

23 Mar 2022

Sharing of children's photos on social media is linked with permissive, confident parenting styles

A new study finds that parents who frequently share photos of their children on social media tend to have more permissive and confident parenting styles and engage their children with social media at younger ages.

23 Mar 2022

Scientists develop first drug to treat uncontrolled secretion of mucins in the airways

A multicenter research team co-led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed the first drug to treat the uncontrolled secretion of mucins in the airways, which causes potentially life-threatening symptoms in millions of Americans with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis (CF), as well as lung disease resulting from cancer and cancer treatment.

23 Mar 2022

Origins of Type 2 diabetes differ between males and females, research shows

Over the past four decades, global cases of Type 2 diabetes mellitus have skyrocketed. According to the World Health Organization, the number of people estimated to have the disease jumped from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014, with the fastest growth observed in low- and middle-income countries.

23 Mar 2022

Biomarker testing in lung cancer patients has increased in real-world clinical practice, study reveals

More than half of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergo biomarker testing, and this figure has increased over the last five years, reveal real-world data from a Spanish national registry study reported at the European Lung Cancer Congress, 30 March-2 April 2022.

23 Mar 2022

Predicting the risk of some common diseases in preimplantation fertilized embryos

A new study uses a novel strategy for whole-genome reconstruction by using parental genome sequencing and sibling embryo genotyping.

23 Mar 2022

Study evaluates risk estimates of myocarditis and pericarditis from mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines

A new study assesses whether the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis differs between the two mRNA vaccines.

23 Mar 2022

T-cell and neutralizing antibody response after a third COVID-19 vaccine dose in hemodialysis patients

Researchers compare the impact of a third mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in hemodialysis patients by measuring antibody levels and IFN-γ responses.

23 Mar 2022

Researchers investigate Galectin-9 as a new treatment target for COVID-19

Researchers discuss alternate therapeutic targets for treating COVID-19 and the effects of Gal-9 on SARS-CoV-2 infection and the immune response.

23 Mar 2022

Men with RED-S have lower testosterone levels, poor bone health and low resting metabolism

"RED-S syndrome is characterized by low energy availability. This happens when athletes eat too little compared with the energy they expend when exercising.

23 Mar 2022

Study confirms no preexisting B-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in pre-pandemic samples

A recent study finds that there is no considerable B-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in unexposed healthy individuals.

23 Mar 2022

FDA approves new treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma based on Johns Hopkins research

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel therapy for patients with metastatic or inoperable melanoma, an aggressive type of skin cancer.

23 Mar 2022

Researcher wins three NIH grants to tackle mosquito-borne viruses

West Nile virus, Usutu virus, Zika virus, and St. Louis encephalitis virus are all transmitted by mosquitoes and cause a significant threat to human health.

23 Mar 2022

Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Delta-Omicron variant identified in the United States

There is likely recombination of genome sequences between the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants in their spike (S) protein.

23 Mar 2022

Smart bra can aid in early detection of breast cancer

A smart bra device developed in Nigeria can detect breast cancer early, potentially saving African women long journeys to access screening services, its inventor says.

23 Mar 2022

Researchers aim to study the underlying pathophysiology of diastolic heart failure

Of the estimated five million patients in the U.S. diagnosed with heart failure annually, nearly half will have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Also known as diastolic heart failure, HFpEF occurs when the heart's lower left chamber loses its ability to relax and fill up with enough blood in between in each heartbeat.

23 Mar 2022

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Stress hormone cortisol decreases altruistic behavior in people with high mentalizing ability

Niacin limits Alzheimer's disease progression in animal model

Sharing of children's photos on social media is linked with permissive, confident parenting styles

Scientists develop first drug to treat uncontrolled secretion of mucins in the airways

Origins of Type 2 diabetes differ between males and females, research shows

Biomarker testing in lung cancer patients has increased in real-world clinical practice, study reveals

Predicting the risk of some common diseases in preimplantation fertilized embryos

Study evaluates risk estimates of myocarditis and pericarditis from mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines

T-cell and neutralizing antibody response after a third COVID-19 vaccine dose in hemodialysis patients

Researchers investigate Galectin-9 as a new treatment target for COVID-19

Men with RED-S have lower testosterone levels, poor bone health and low resting metabolism

Study confirms no preexisting B-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in pre-pandemic samples

FDA approves new treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma based on Johns Hopkins research

Researcher wins three NIH grants to tackle mosquito-borne viruses

Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Delta-Omicron variant identified in the United States

Smart bra can aid in early detection of breast cancer

Researchers aim to study the underlying pathophysiology of diastolic heart failure

Sleeping with lights on can be harmful to your health

New nanoparticle-based COVID-19 vaccine platform could target other infectious diseases

New device based on concert hall acoustics enables noninvasive, ultrasound brain treatments

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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