Having explored how the heart is formed in utero, a University of Houston pharmacology researcher is reporting how cells and
Month: June 2024
Does a beet a day keep heart disease away?
After women go through menopause, their risk of heart disease increases dramatically. To improve and support heart and blood vessel
Testing immune cells in the placenta may indicate the health of fetal brain immune cells
Immune activation in a pregnant woman can have negative effects on the development of fetal brain microglia — or macrophage
Gut microbes from aged mice induce inflammation in young mice, study finds
When scientists transplanted the gut microbes of aged mice into young “germ-free” mice — raised to have no gut microbes
Clinical trial shows promising results in a two-drug combination that curbs methamphetamine use
A clinical trial on a two-drug therapy for methamphetamine use disorder reduced use of the highly addictive drug for up
Interventions against misinformation also increase skepticism toward reliable sources
Efforts to tackle false information through fact-checking or media literacy initiatives increases the public’s skepticism toward “fake news.” However, they
Lung organoids unveil secret: How pathogens infect human lung tissue
How do pathogens invade the lungs? Using human lung microtissues, a team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel
Improved prime editing system makes gene-sized edits in human cells at therapeutic levels
Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have improved a gene-editing technology that is now capable of inserting
Benefits of failure are overrated
The platitude that failure leads to success may be both inaccurate and damaging to society, according to research published by
Feeling rough after your COVID shot? Congrats, it’s working!
Fewer than 1 in 4 people in the United States have received last year’s updated COVID-19 vaccine, despite a death