New imaging tool helps scientists see extent of Alzheimer’s early damage
New imaging technology allows scientists to see the widespread loss of brain synapses in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that one day may help aid in drug development, according to a new...
New research finds TNF inhibitor more effective with regular serum assessment to adjust dose
New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that proactive therapeutic drug monitoring, a newer treatment strategy where a patient’s drug serum levels are regularly assessed...
How To Lose Weight: Tips on How to Lose 15 Pounds in Six Weeks
When you're finally ready to make changes to your diet to lose weight, you always wish the weight was off yesterday. It's always better to lose weight slowly if you want long-term results. Losing...
Report: Community factors influence how long you’ll live
While lifestyle choices and genetics go a long way toward predicting longevity, a new study shows that certain community characteristics also play important roles. American communities with more fast food restaurants, a larger share...
Study: Caffeine shot delivers wakeup call on antifungal drug resistance
The management of fungal infections in plants and humans could be transformed by a breakthrough in understanding how fungi develop resistance to drugs.
It was previously thought that only mutations in a fungi's DNA would...
Study: Poor moms breastfeed for shorter time
A new study has found that mothers of babies in households with food insecurity are less likely to breastfeed exclusively for the recommended six months after birth.
The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical...
Study: Inflammatory bowel disease linked to an immune cell run amok
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of intestinal disorders affecting an estimated six to eight million people worldwide. Although there are many treatments for IBD, a number of patients fail to respond long-term,...
Study: X-ray experiments zero in on COVID-19 antibodies
As scientists across the globe race to develop a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, an international team led by Davide Corti at Vir Biotechnology and David Veesler at the University of...
Study: Concerns about judgement of autistic adults
Autistic adults can be wrongly perceived as deceptive and lacking credibility, Flinders University researchers say, with this working against many caught in the legal system.
In the first study of its kind, a new paper...
Study: “Love hormone” oxytocin could be used to treat cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disorder in which the nerve cells (neurons) in a person's brain and the connections among them degenerate slowly, causing severe memory loss, intellectual deficiencies, and deterioration in motor skills...