A discovery by McGill-affiliated researchers could lead to more effective treatment of malaria and other parasitic diseases. When mice are
Month: August 2024
Low cortisol, hair-trigger stress response in the brain may underlie Long COVID
Proteins left behind by COVID-19 long after initial infection can cause cortisol levels in the brain to plummet, inflame the
Swiping through online videos increases boredom
Swiping through online videos to relieve boredom may actually make people more bored and less satisfied or engaged with the
Potential link between DNA markers and aging process
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the epigenetics company TruDiagnostic have uncovered DNA markers associated with retroelements, remnants of ancient
DNA replication mechanism in pluripotent stem cells
Embryonic stem (ES) cells are pluripotent stem cells that can produce all cell types of an organism. ES cells proliferate
Less severe forest fires can reduce intensity of future blazes
Not all forest fires have devastating effects. Low- and moderate-severity forest wildfires can reduce the intensity of future conflagrations for
Study explains why laws are written in an incomprehensible style
Legal documents are notoriously difficult to understand, even for lawyers. This raises the question: Why are these documents written in
Action plan to help patients with lung disease cope with wildfire smoke
A multidisciplinary team of UC Davis Health experts are calling on health systems to create wildfire preparedness action plans to
Expanding a child’s heart implant with light
Children born with defects that impair the heart’s lower chambers undergo a series of invasive surgeries early in life. The
Improving access to heart-failure screening with saliva
Heart failure is a leading cause of death worldwide and is especially fatal for people who don’t have access to
