Among people with HIV worldwide who are receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), adults are getting closer to the global target of
Month: November 2021
Rates of type 2 diabetes are higher in people with one of various common psychiatric disorders
A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)) finds that the prevalence
Heart repair and regeneration after a heart attack: A review
Twenty years ago, clinicians first attempted to regenerate a failing human heart by injecting muscle myoblasts into the heart during
One avocado or two? Study finds eating lots of the fruit has public health import
In a novel study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Herbert Wertheim School of
Blood bubbles reveal oxygen levels
Blood carries vital oxygen through our circulation system to muscles and organs. Acoustic tools can create small bubbles in our
Your plant-based diet could really help the planet
Worried about climate change? You can do something about it every time you lift your fork, a new study suggests.
Explaining the ‘black box’ warning on breast implants
Breast implants now come with a “black box” warning. What does that mean for the 300,000 patients who choose to
How immune cells in the tumor microenvironment make things worse
Cells from the immune system called CD4+ regulatory T cells, or simply Treg, are linked to tumor prognosis: the more
Genetic study suggests syphilis is back, and it’s global
The most comprehensive genomic study of syphilis to date has mapped the recent resurgence of the disease around the world.
New potential drugs for muscle dystrophy found using stem cells
Muscular dystrophy describes a group of genetic diseases in which muscles progressively weaken and degenerate, with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
