Currently, no medical therapy is effective in limiting progression of small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA; ≤ 5.5 cm). Previously, we have…
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A new molecular guardian of intestinal stem cells
Researchers investigated how intestinal stem cells are controlled at the molecular level to remain stem cells or to develop into…
New insights into lung tissue in COVID-19 disease
Researchers have developed a new three-dimensional imaging technique to visualize tissue damage in severe COVID-19.
‘Selfies’ could be used to detect heart disease
Sending a ‘selfie’ to the doctor could be a cheap and simple way of detecting heart disease, according to researchers.…
Skat and poker: More luck than skill?
Chess requires playing ability and strategic thinking; in roulette, chance determines victory or defeat, gain or loss. But what about…
More than politics or age, psychological disease avoidance linked to preventative behavior, study finds
More than other factors, strong feelings of germ aversion and pathogen disgust are significantly associated with concern about COVID-19 and…
Why babies don’t always remember what they have learned
If and how babies recall what they have learned depends on their mood: what they’ve learned when feeling calm is…
Self-collected saliva and deep nasal swabs are equally effective for diagnosing COVID-19, study finds
Self-collected saliva and deep nasal swabs collected by healthcare providers are equally effective for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
Reproducing the pathophysiology of polycystic kidney disease from human iPS cells
A research project has successfully reproduced the pathogenesis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) from human iPS cells in…
A gatekeeper against insulin resistance in the brain
The brain plays a major role in controlling our blood glucose levels. In type 2 diabetes this glucose metabolism brain…