Team defines the mechanisms of action of key genetic abnormality in Ewing sarcoma
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has used epigenome editing tools to investigate how the genetic abnormality that drives
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Single threshold may not be feasible for gestational diabetes
(HealthDay)—Uniform application of gestational diabetes mellitus diagnostic thresholds may not be appropriate in populations across the world, according to a
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New light shed on relationship between calorie-burning fat and muscle function
Abundant in human babies and small mammals, brown adipose tissue (BAT), or brown fat, was only recently discovered in human
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Researchers study how cues drive our behavior
Do dopamine neurons have a role in causing cues in our environment to acquire value? And, if so, do different
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How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimer’s?
Jose Belardo of Lansing, Kan., spent most of his career in the U.S. Public Health Service. He worked on the
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Being overweight may change young adults’ heart structure, function
Even as a young adult, being overweight may cause higher blood pressure and thicken heart muscle, setting the stage for
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Limit low-calorie sodas and drinks, and stick to water instead, researchers advise
People are drinking fewer diet drinks these days, and a panel of health experts agrees that’s a good idea. A
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A brain injury diagnosed with a single drop of blood
Every year in Europe, 3 million people are admitted into hospitals for suspected mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) cases. Yet
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Genetic study of familial leukemia solves 30-year medical mystery
A decades-old medical mystery has been solved by researchers at UC San Francisco and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in
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Magnetic surgical cement heals spinal fractures, provides targeted drug delivery
Patients with spinal fractures caused by tumors or osteoporosis usually undergo a procedure called kyphoplasty, where the fracture is filled
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