People living with a severe form of asthma show subtle differences in the structure of their brains compared with people whose asthma is well controlled. People living with a severe form of…
A vaccine created by University of Georgia researchers to battle multiple life-threatening fungal infections is successful in achieving protective immunity in pre-clinical animal models while also maintaining the biodiversity of the gut…
Peripheral neuropathy is a common side effect of chemotherapy treatment, resulting in symptoms that can include numbness, painful nerve injury and sensitivity Psilocybin given before chemotherapy prevented treatment-induced peripheral neuropathy across several…
Salk Institute researchers find that placing mitochondria under stress during development protects the adult heart from chemotherapy toxicity in mice Salk scientists uncover new advantages and mechanisms of mitohormesis, a process where…
New review reveals how microplastics transport multiple pollutants across ecosystems and proposes a framework for identifying when these vector effects become serious ecological threats. Microplastics are often viewed as pollutants in their…
A clinical trial for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) shows that laughter therapy can reduce breathing difficulties and is as effective as more traditional breathing exercises. The research is presented…
Auburn physicists help reveal how a urinary microbe carries out hormone chemistry, one atom at a time. Many prostate cancers depend on androgen hormones, including testosterone, to grow. That is why treatments…
Colorectal and breast cancers stood out among adults ages 20 to 54. Alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the U.S. doubled from about 11,400 in 1990 to more than 23,100 in 2023. The study…
Fifty of the world’s most used genetic programs call some mutations more dangerous than they are and vice versa When a patient has their DNA read, it gets compared against a reference…
Men already at risk genetically for the most common form of hair loss have a 7 percent added risk of losing their hair if they use drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound…