Self-organizing human heart organoids
Biologist Sasha Mendjan at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna and his team have used human pluripotent stem cells to grow sesame-seed-sized heart models, called...
Category: Health
New single-cell analysis tool links immune cells to kidney cancer recurrence
The immune nature of kidney cancer stands out when compared to other cancers: More immune cells infiltrate kidney cancers than most other solid tumors, and kidney...
Social isolation and loneliness linked to increased risk of CVD in post-menopausal women
Social isolation and loneliness were each associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women, according to preliminary research to be presented at the...
Nearly 3% of Americans take immune-weakening drugs that may limit COVID vaccine response
A national study from researchers at Michigan Medicine found that nearly 3% of insured U.S. adults under 65 take medications that weaken their immune systems.
Colorectal cancer screening past age 75 lowers cancer death risk for most
Screening for colorectal cancer—the second most common cause of cancer-related death in the United States—can save lives by detecting both pre-cancerous lesions that can be removed...
A brand new cocktail to fight HIV
Researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) and Yale University have succeeded in reducing the size of the HIV reservoir in humanized mice...
Independent of IQ, ‘decision acuity’ predicts broad range of decision-making abilities
A common factor called “decision acuity” underpins diverse decision-making abilities in adolescents and young adults, suggests a study appearing May 20th in the journal Neuron. A...
Implantable heart pump offers new hope for end-stage heart failure patients
For the 60 million people around the world suffering from heart failure, a heart transplant is most often not an option. While implantable pumps called left...
The link between mental health problems and later physical health
Across the world, populations are aging. Increases in life expectancy over the last century, combined with declining birth rates mean that the proportion of older people...
