Each year, several thousand women in Germany die from ovarian cancer. In many cases, the disease is only detected when
Month: January 2024
Ultrasounds can help predict the risk of preterm births
Researchers have developed a way to use ultrasound to predict whether a pregnant person is at risk of delivering a
Bioengineers on the brink of breaching blood-brain barrier
Imagine the brain as an air traffic control tower, overseeing the crucial and complex operations of the body’s ‘airport.’ This
Walking fitness can predict fracture risk in older adults
The ability to walk one kilometre comfortably can help predict fracture risk, according to researchers at the Garvan Institute of
AI learns to simulate how trees grow and shape in response to their environments
A research team from Purdue University’s Department of Computer Science and Institute for Digital Forestry, with collaborator Sören Pirk at
A new drug candidate can shrink kidney cysts
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common form of polycystic kidney disease, can lead to kidney enlargement and
How the brain responds to reward is linked to socioeconomic background
MIT neuroscientists have found that the brain’s sensitivity to rewarding experiences — a critical factor in motivation and attention —
New research guides mathematical model-building for gene regulatory networks
Over the last 20 years, researchers in biology and medicine have created Boolean network models to simulate complex systems and
A neurological disease paradigm shift
One of the things that makes developing effective treatments for Parkinson’s disease so challenging is its complexity. While some forms
Multi-generational toxicant exposures show cumulative, inherited health effects
Whileexposure to a single substance like DDT has been shown to create inherited disease susceptibility, a recent study in animals