For the past couple of decades, there has been a loneliness pandemic, marked by rising rates of suicides and opioid
Month: September 2020
Blood-based test accurately identifies viral infection before symptoms develop
A team of Duke Health scientists have identified biomarkers that accurately identify numerous viral infections across the clinical stages of
Novel neuroimaging study on dissociative symptoms reveals wounds of childhood trauma
Being traumatized can cause what are known as dissociative symptoms—such as experiencing amnesia, an out-of-body experience, feeling emotionally numb—which may
Scientists track down a protein that may add to lung damage in asthma and related diseases
Your lungs and airways need to be stretchy, sort of like balloons. Take a big breath, and they’ll open right
Some severe COVID-19 cases linked to genetic mutations or antibodies that attack the body
People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly. Now, two new analyses
Three genes predict success of naltrexone in alcohol dependence treatment
Considering a patient’s genetics could inform clinicians which medications would be most effective in controlling cravings and treating alcohol use
Alcohol, nicotine mix during pregnancy increases health risk in newborns
University of Houston researchers have found that during early pregnancy, the mix of alcohol and nicotine significantly alters the gene
Pale melanomas masked by albino gene
People with pale colored melanomas are more likely to have a gene mutation associated with albinism, University of Queensland
Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with adverse outcomes during middle childhood
While cannabis use during pregnancy is on the rise, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found evidence that
Fructose made in the brain could be a mechanism driving Alzheimer’s disease
New research released from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus proposes that Alzheimer’s disease may be driven by the