PIK3CA mutant clones in human esophageal epithelium. Credit: Nature Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01891-8 A common diabetes medication, metformin, slows the growth of precancerous cells in the esophagus while some metabolic
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Cleveland Clinic study identified key factors that can impact the long-term weight loss of patients with obesity who were prescribed injectable semaglutide or liraglutide for
In 1817, a British physician named James Parkinson published An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, describing for the first time cases of a neurodegenerative disorder now known as Parkinson’s disease.
Graphical abstract. Credit: Science of The Total Environment (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176089 Women exposed to higher levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) or inhalable particulate matter (PM10) during the second trimester of
Women with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are less likely to receive a deceased-donor liver transplant (DDLT) and more likely to die while wait-listed than men, according to a study published online
Representative images of NeuN- and MAP2-positive cells in the cortical gray matter (cortex; Layer V) and caudate. Scale bar represents 50 μm. Credit: Journal of Neuroinflammation (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12974-024-03137-0 Being born
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors used to treat type 2 diabetes might prevent dementia, providing greater benefits with longer treatment, suggests a large study from Korea published
Larvae of the fruit fly Drosophila have a kind of stretch sensor in the esophagus (grey structure in the middle) that reports swallowing processes to the brain. If food is
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A review in The Lancet finds that 20% of the world population carries a genetic risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, and
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most of us will be all too familiar with that dopey, groggy feeling of being tired after a restless night. Some social media users have taken
