Doctors often prescribe radiation along with surgery to treat a brain tumor called meningioma that originates in the protective membranes
Month: November 2023
Exposure to air pollution in utero may affect reproductive system development
From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is known to damage respiratory well-being.
People with obesity burn less energy during day
Weight influences how and when bodies burn energy, new research indicates. An Oregon Health & Science University study published in
Scientists piece together DNA repair pathway implicated in breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers
Our DNA is not indestructible. Throughout the course of our lives, DNA can break in response to natural and environmental
Tau-ting the importance of protein mapping
For the first time, University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have shown how the tau protein, known for its role in
Scientists 3D-print hair follicles in lab-grown skin
A team led by scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has 3D-printed hair follicles in human skin tissue cultured in the
Delaying cord clamping could halve risk of death in premature babies
Waiting for two minutes or longer to clamp the umbilical cord of a premature baby soon after birth could help
Novel C. diff structures are required for infection, offer new therapeutic targets
Iron storage “spheres” inside the bacterium C. diff — the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections — could offer new targets
High lung cancer rates in naval veterans linked to asbestos
A University of Adelaide and Oxford University study has discovered asbestos exposure led to a higher incidence of asbestos-related lung
Researchers chart the contents of human bone marrow
A team at Weill Cornell Medicine has mapped the location and spatial features of blood-forming cells within human bone marrow.
