Obesity is known to cause cardiometabolic diseases like hypertension and diabetes but attributing these diseases to merely an overabundance of
Day: February 4, 2022
Scientists urge true COVID origins probe ahead of Olympics
Just hours before the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony, a group of international scientists demanded Thursday that China stop blocking
Largest genetic study of migraines to date reveals new genetic risk factors
An international consortium of leading migraine scientists identified more than 120 regions of the genome that are connected to risk
New anti-HIV antibody function discovered: Tethering of viral particles at the surface of cells
Teams at the Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Vaccine Research Institute (VRI) and Université de Paris have discovered a new function of
Study shows how NICU quality-improvement program reduced death or severe brain bleeding in extremely premature infants
Extremely preterm infants have a significant risk of death or severe intracranial hemorrhage in the first seven days of life.
Tracking cells that host HIV
New research sheds light on the lifespans and location of the cells that are responsible for producing HIV, preventing its
Inherited gene variant powers up an oncogene to drive a high-risk leukemia
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have revealed a biological mechanism that increases the odds of developing a high-risk
How a SARS-CoV-2 infection can become severe COVID-19
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 leaves some people almost unaffected, while others develop life-threatening COVID-19 symptoms. So far, we do not understand
For the uninsured, crowdfunding provides little help in paying for health care and deepens inequities
Crowdfunding is sometimes touted as a “safety net” for people who can’t afford to pay their medical bills. But new
Study provides insights into the genomic basis of cancer metastasis
New findings from researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), and published today in the journal Cell, support an emerging