Two recent journal articles explore how hospitals worldwide scaled back on heart surgeries as the pandemic hit, and how they…
Imaging reveals unexpected contractions in the human placenta
High-resolution imaging of the human placenta provides new insights into blood circulation patterns that are crucial for fetal development, according…
Researchers identify mechanisms that make skin a protective barrier
A research team has identified one of the mechanisms that establish the skin as a protective barrier, a breakthrough that…
Combination therapy well-tolerated and highly effective for patients with IDH1-mutated AML
A combination therapy of ivosenidib (IVO) plus venetoclax (VEN) with or without azacitidine (AZA) was found to be effective against…
Immune landscape of multiple brain cancers charted
A new study has profiled, in a sweeping comparative analysis, the distinct immune landscapes of tumors that arise in the…
Survey identifies learning opportunities related to health impacts of climate change
An international survey of Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) membership found that the majority of members —…
An imbalance of electrons in the liver may be a common risk factor for disease
Researchers have uncovered an unexpected connection between an imbalance of electrons in liver cells and many metabolic problems that increase…
Restoring nerve-muscle communication in ALS
A new study finds that restoring the protein SV2 in a genetic form of ALS can correct abnormalities in transmission…
Stem cell treatments ‘go deep’ to regenerate sun-damaged skin
Some plastic surgeons have been using stem cells to treat aging, sun-damaged skin. But while they’ve been getting good results,…
gnomAD Consortium releases its first major studies of human genetic variation
For the last eight years, the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) Consortium (and its predecessor, the Exome Aggregation Consortium, or ExAC),…