Studies reveal skull as unexpected source of brain immunity
The immune system is the brain’s best frenemy. It protects the brain from infection and helps injured tissues heal, but it also causes autoimmune diseases and...
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Expression of ‘fat’ genes correlate with metabolic, behavioral changes linked to obesity
A collection of genetic variants influences the expression of obesity-associated genes in both the brain and fat tissue, according to a new study from researchers at...
Using advanced imaging to study sickle cell disease
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetically inherited group of red blood cell disorders. According to the CDC, an estimated 90,000 to 100,000 people in the...
Bone marrow stem cell transplants can benefit some type 2 diabetes patients, study shows
Type 2 diabetes patients who are not overweight and who have had the disorder for less than a decade can benefit from stromal stem cells transplanted...
Bilingualism as a natural therapy for autistic children
Affecting more than one in a hundred children, autism spectrum disorder is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders. It has a particular impact on social...
Biomarker predicts bowel cancer recurrence
A biomarker in the blood of patients with bowel cancer may provide valuable insight into the risk of cancer relapse after surgery and the effectiveness of...
Faith-community nurses promote physical activity among congregants
If someone joins a church, mosque or synagogue, they may be seeking better emotional or spiritual health. But according to research out of West Virginia University,...
Researchers find evidence that diet can alter the microbiome to affect breast cancer risk
When people think of microbiome, they typically think about the gut, but there’s also a breast microbiome, and the role it plays in breast health and...
AI outperforms humans in creating cancer treatments, but do doctors trust it?
The impact of deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) for radiation cancer therapy in a real-world clinical setting has been tested by Princess Margaret researchers in a unique...
Predictive model identifies patients for genetic testing
Patients who, perhaps unbeknownst to their health care providers, are in need of genetic testing for rare undiagnosed diseases can be identified en masse based on...
