disease

Gum disease may quietly damage the brain, scientists warn

Adults who suffer from gum disease could be more likely to show signs of injury in the brain's white matter,…

5 months ago

Cavities and gum disease could nearly double stroke risk

People with both gum disease and cavities faced an 86% greater chance of having a stroke compared to those with…

5 months ago

Surprising study reveals what really kills fatty liver disease patients

More than a third of the world's population is affected by metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, the most…

6 months ago

Genetic evidence confirms early puberty accelerates aging and disease

Reproductive timing matters when it comes to aging and age-related disease. In a study now online at eLife¸ Buck researchers…

8 months ago

Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics

Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 global deaths…

11 months ago

Throwing a ‘spanner in the works’ of our cells’ machinery could help fight cancer, fatty liver disease… and hair loss

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the 'powerhouses' of…

12 months ago

Researchers reveal why young plants may be more vulnerable to disease

From toddlers in daycare to seedlings in forests, young organisms tend to get sick more easily than adults -- a…

12 months ago

Clinical trial tests novel stem-cell treatment for Parkinson’s disease

A recently launched Phase 1 clinical trial at Mass General Brigham is examining the safety and feasibility of a groundbreaking…

1 year ago

In the Northeast, 50% of adult ticks carry Lyme disease carrying bacteria

Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick -- also called a deer tick -- is a…

1 year ago

Fatal neurodegenerative disease in kids also affects the bowel

ssor of pediatrics, of genetics and of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. "It can be…

1 year ago