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Researchers call for makers of new anti-obesity drugs to study results of body composition in addition to weight loss

Researchers call for makers of new anti-obesity drugs to study results of body composition in addition to weight loss

by Alvin Powell, Harvard GazetteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSome health care professionals are growing concerned that amid the recent rush for the new highly effective, anti-obesity medications,

Researchers call for makers of new anti-obesity drugs to study results of body composition in addition to weight loss

by Alvin Powell, Harvard GazetteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSome health care professionals are growing concerned that amid the recent rush for the new highly effective, anti-obesity medications,
Research suggests fine-tuning of specific excitatory synapse traits could lead to new brain disease treatments

Research suggests fine-tuning of specific excitatory synapse traits could lead to new brain disease treatments

by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)Profiling of LAR-RPTP microexon expression repertoires by targeted deep RNA sequencing Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI

Research suggests fine-tuning of specific excitatory synapse traits could lead to new brain disease treatments

by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)Profiling of LAR-RPTP microexon expression repertoires by targeted deep RNA sequencing Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI
Study finds embryos in hungry mouse moms postpone development

Study finds embryos in hungry mouse moms postpone development

byThe Company of BiologistsA mouse embryo (blastocyst) that has paused its development due to nutrient depletion. Credit: Jiajia YeIt's challenging to sustain a pregnancy when food is short,

Study finds embryos in hungry mouse moms postpone development

byThe Company of BiologistsA mouse embryo (blastocyst) that has paused its development due to nutrient depletion. Credit: Jiajia YeIt's challenging to sustain a pregnancy when food is short,
Working conditions can explain educational differences in heart disease mortality

Working conditions can explain educational differences in heart disease mortality

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet have found that low influence and opportunities for deve

Working conditions can explain educational differences in heart disease mortality

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet have found that low influence and opportunities for deve
A step closer to treatment for severe bacterial infections and sepsis

A step closer to treatment for severe bacterial infections and sepsis

JANUARY 10, 2024byLund UniversityThe illustration depicts how the researchers' peptide treatment (pink) binds to both receptors that can detect bacterial substances (green) and to bacterial

A step closer to treatment for severe bacterial infections and sepsis

JANUARY 10, 2024byLund UniversityThe illustration depicts how the researchers' peptide treatment (pink) binds to both receptors that can detect bacterial substances (green) and to bacterial
One in five US cancer patients join in medical research

One in five US cancer patients join in medical research

by Dennis ThompsonMore patients these days are taking part in cancer research, a new study finds.At least one in five people with cancer (22%) participate in some form of clinical research, when all t

One in five US cancer patients join in medical research

by Dennis ThompsonMore patients these days are taking part in cancer research, a new study finds.At least one in five people with cancer (22%) participate in some form of clinical research, when all t
Scientists identify mutations that cause inherited kidney disease

Scientists identify mutations that cause inherited kidney disease

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit:Kidney International(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.021Genetic changes or mutations can cause hereditary kidney disease, which can event

Scientists identify mutations that cause inherited kidney disease

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit:Kidney International(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.021Genetic changes or mutations can cause hereditary kidney disease, which can event
HIV: Early treatment is one key to remission

HIV: Early treatment is one key to remission

JANUARY 23, 2024 Editors' notesbyPasteur InstituteThe anti-SIV antibody levels after treatment interruption are associated with the magnitude of antigen stimulation. Kinetics of plasma anti-

HIV: Early treatment is one key to remission

JANUARY 23, 2024 Editors' notesbyPasteur InstituteThe anti-SIV antibody levels after treatment interruption are associated with the magnitude of antigen stimulation. Kinetics of plasma anti-
Research may offer relief to migraine sufferers

Research may offer relief to migraine sufferers

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaRoughly one in five women suffer from migraines, compared to fewer than one in 10 men. Credit: John DiJulia, University CommunicationsResear

Research may offer relief to migraine sufferers

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaRoughly one in five women suffer from migraines, compared to fewer than one in 10 men. Credit: John DiJulia, University CommunicationsResear