The solution to the problem of increasing drug resistance among malaria-causing parasites could come from the North, according to a…
Painless skin patch collects fluid for diagnostic testing
Although blood contains a wealth of potential biomarkers of disease, it can be challenging to obtain and analyze. There’s the…
Details of first historically recorded plague pandemic revealed by ancient genomes
Analysis of eight new plague genomes from the first plague pandemic reveals previously unknown levels of plague diversity, and provides…
Telomere length unaffected by smoking
A new study has surprised the medical world, finding that smoking does not shorten the length of telomeres — a…
Economic downturns may affect children’s mental health
Research linking economic conditions and health often does not consider children’s mental health problems. In a new study, investigators found…
How blood vessel damage from high glucose concentrations unfolds
A mechanism in the cells that line our blood vessels that helps them to process glucose becomes uncontrolled in diabetes,…
Weak upper and lower body physical performance associated with depression and anxiety
Physical fitness is associated with a number of key health outcomes, including heart disease, cognition, mortality, and an overall feeling…
Reducing opioid prescriptions after C-sections
There’s a better way to take care of patients after C-sections to help them heal faster and manage pain without…
How hepatitis C ‘ghosts’ our immune system
Scientists have discovered how the highly infectious and sometimes deadly hepatitis C virus (HCV) ‘ghosts’ our immune system and remains…
DNA nanorobots target HER2-positive breast cancer cells
About 20% of breast cancers make abnormally high levels of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2).…