disease

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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

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Surprising ‘two-faced’ cancer gene role supports paradigm shift in predicting disease

A genetic fault long believed to drive the development of oesophageal cancer may in fact play a protective role early…

2 years ago

System to auto-detect new variants will inform better response to future infectious disease outbreaks

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading…

2 years ago

Propranolol reduces tremors in Parkinson’s disease

The standard medication levodopa does not always work against tremors in Parkinson's disease, especially in stressful situations. Propranolol, however, does…

2 years ago

Getting to the bottom of things: Latrine findings help researcher trace the movement of people and disease

A McMaster researcher has uncovered evidence of intestinal parasites in a 500-year-old latrine from Bruges, Belgium, and while the finding…

2 years ago

MRI could be key to understanding the impact a gluten free diet has on people with Celiac disease

Experts have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to better understand the impact a gluten free diet has on people with…

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