Food advertisements targeting kids can encourage poor eating habits that contribute to obesity, however not all children are susceptible. Penn
Month: May 2021
Intermittent fasting in mice effective at promoting long term memory retention
A new study from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has established that Intermittent
Research study finds way to revive potent immune cells for cancer therapy
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has discovered how to revive a powerful but functionally inert subset of anti-cancer immune cells
Fat around the heart linked to increased risk of heart failure
Having excess pericardial fat—fat around the heart—increases the risk of developing heart failure, especially in women, according to new Mount
Study: Diet to lower blood pressure also improved other factors in cardiac health
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Public health advocates frequently site Americans’ high-sodium
COVID-19 infections were high among hospital staff but re-infection rates are very low
A study of healthcare workers shows they were three times more likely to become infected during the COVID-19 pandemic compared
Good news: Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection
Months after recovering from mild cases of COVID-19, people still have immune cells in their body pumping out antibodies against
Weight-loss treatment prevents accumulation of lipid linked to cardiac mortality
Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, University of Oxford and University of Copenhagen have shown that elevated levels of lipids known
How hepatitis C virus evades the immune system
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) may cause chronic infection to the liver, which can result in irreversible liver damage and liver
Researcher solves longstanding fallopian tube transport debate
Wei Yan, MD, Ph.D., and his research group have solved a longstanding mystery and scientific debate about the mechanism underlying
