Molecular alteration may be cause—not consequence—of heart failure
Clinicians and scientists have long observed that cells in overstressed hearts have high levels of the simple sugar O-GlcNAc modifying thousands of proteins within cells. Now,...
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COVID-19: Majority of infected children may not show typical symptoms
The majority of children infected with SARS-CoV-2 may not show typical symptoms such as fever, cough or shortness of breath, according to a study published in...
Social media networking doesn’t ‘level the playing field’ for women physicians
For men physicians, the professional perks of networking on social media, like being asked to give a talk, are abundant, a new Northwestern Medicine study reports.
Call for scientific community to increase diversity and inclusivity in medical research
In a collaborative report published today in Cell, scientists from Sydney and New York describe the critical worldwide need to improve the diversity of cells used...
Food dyes may cause disease when the immune system is dysregulated, researchers report
Artificial food colorants can cause disease when the immune system has become dysregulated, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai researchers report. The study, published in...
Triple-negative breast cancer more deadly for African American women
Multiple studies have shown that African American women with breast cancer have lower survival rates than white women with the disease. But the association between race...
Cancer has ripple effect on distant tissues
A new study with zebrafish shows that a deadly form of skin cancer—melanoma—alters the metabolism of healthy tissues elsewhere in the body. The research from Washington...
Adolescents and older adults lack attention in social situations
New research led by the University of Kent has found that adolescents and older adults pay less attention to social cues in real-world interactions than young...
The pressure is on for Australia to accept that the coronavirus spreads in the air
More than a year into the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control finally changed their guidance to acknowledge SARS-CoV-2, the...
Poor nutrition changes the way a body fights infection, including COVID-19
Back at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, case numbers on the continent were still modest. But predictions and projections suggested the disease was going to...
