The Alzheimer drug candidate PRI-002 has successfully completed Phase I of clinical research involving healthy volunteers. When administered daily over…
How mutations lead to neurodegenerative disease
Scientists have discovered how mutations in DNA can cause neurodegenerative disease. The discovery is an important step towards better treatment…
Medical News Today: Fibromyalgia: Is insulin resistance ‘the missing link?’
A standard drug for insulin resistance can tackle fibromyalgia-related pain. Could this hallmark of prediabetes offer clues about fibromyalgia?
New approach uses magnetic beads to treat preeclampsia
A new proof of concept study shows that functionalized magnetic beads reduced blood levels of a harmful molecule by 40%,…
Machine learning overtakes humans in predicting early death or heart attack
Machine learning is overtaking humans in predicting death or heart attack.
Older fathers put health of partners, unborn children at risk
Men who delay starting a family have a ticking ‘biological clock’ — just like women — that may affect the…
Teachers predict pupil success just as well as exam scores
New research finds that teacher assessments are equally as reliable as standardized exams at predicting educational success.
Heart failure deaths rising in younger adults
Death rates due to heart failure are now increasing, and this increase is most prominent among younger adults under 65,…
Political controversies about marginalized groups increase bullying in youths
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that heated political discourse over proposed laws involving marginalized groups, such as debates about the…
Maternal microbes mediate diet-derived damage
New research has found, using a mouse model, that microbes in the maternal intestine may contribute to impairment of the…