An Added Boost for Last-Ditch Cancer Treatment
Cancer treatment scientists have developed an add-on therapy that could help patients’ own immune systems tackle resilient cancers.
Tag: health
Heart Failure (HFpEF) and Obesity
The most common type of heart failure, HFpEF, is associated with diabetes and obesity, and this influences what makes effective treatment.
Eating Peanuts for Peanut Allergy Protection: A New Study
Can you prevent a peanut allergy? Scientists found that introducing peanuts into the diet during infancy protected from allergic reactions well into adolescence.
New Study on Lowering Risk of Diabetes from Antipsychotic Drugs
Antipsychotic drugs can increase the risk of diabetes, but dopamine receptors in the brain and body may be the key to a solution.
How a Molecular Matchmaker Is Furthering Alzheimer’s Research
A new drug helping natural enzymes target a dysregulated protein represents a step forward in Alzheimer’s research.
Sepsis Survivors Are More Vulnerable to Infection
Read how immune cells are like fighters on the planet Dune, and how this defense system changes for sepsis survivors.
Feeling Brain Fog? It Could Be in Your Blood
Brain fog accompanying long COVID could be the result of breaches in a cellular barrier protecting the brain.
New Data on Protein Structure in Blood Cells
Emerging research on a 3D protein structure within red blood cells tells us how this and similarly shaped proteins work in the body.
Making Antipsychotics with Baker’s Yeast
Researchers used baker’s yeast to produce two compounds important to antipsychotic drugs: alstonine and serpentine.
Paleo Diet is Dangerous, Expert Warns
Although some people swear by the Paleo diet, research suggests that eating a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet can lead to rapid weight gain.