Researchers create mouse model to mimic Parkinson’s disease

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Loss of dopaminergic neurons in G51D mice. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2406479121 Researchers at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at

Poor teen friendships predict adult anxiety and depression symptoms

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A19-year study at the University of Virginia is revealing what may lead some young adults to suffer from debilitating depression and anxiety. Researchers found adolescents who

South Africa has a good childhood vaccination system—what’s stopping it from being great?

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The two public health interventions that have had the greatest impact on the world’s health are clean water and vaccines. Professors Susan Goldstein and Haroon Saloojee

Online microaggressions linked to poor sleep quality for Black women

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Credit: Godisable Jacob from Pexels A new study finds that microaggressions aimed at Black women online appear to harm the health of other Black women who see those microaggressions—even though

Study mapping entire genome of oral stem cells opens new doors for regenerative medicine

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers from the ADA Forsyth Institute and University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill used single-cell transcriptomic analysis to successfully map dental pulp

Significant link found between heme iron, found in red meat and other animal products, and type 2 diabetes risk

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Higher intake of heme iron, the type found in red meat and other animal products—as opposed to non-heme iron, found mostly in plant-based foods—was associated with

Examining advances in endovascular therapy for stroke patients

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Stroke related to large vessel occlusion (LVO) is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. Endovascular therapy (minimally invasive procedures like catheterization done inside the

Discovery of important blood pressure ‘switch’—how some cells remember to make renin

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Graphical Abstract. Credit: Hypertension (2024). DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.22886 University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how certain cells have the amazing ability to transform their function to help our

Biomarkers reveal how patients with glaucoma may respond to treatment

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Mitochondrial respiration in PBMCs. Credit: Nature Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03068-6 Over 700,000 people in the UK have glaucoma and it is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The condition

Measure of body roundness may help to predict risk of cardiovascular disease

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Trajectories of body roundness index (BRI) among the CHARLS participants. Credit: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.034768 Having a high body roundness index (BRI) over a 6-year