Gay men and bisexual women may have higher rates of high blood pressure than their heterosexual counterparts, according to new…
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Scientists believe obesity may be cured by modifying 'hippo' genes
Tweaking ‘hippo’ genes could help obese people lose weight, scientists say Humans carry the set of four genes which have…
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Amyloid beta and serotonin may be keys to predicting who develops late-life depression
Looking for ways to image the human brain for the earliest signs of aging and cognitive decline, Johns Hopkins Medicine…
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UK: 1000s may have gotten false negative COVID test results
British health officials said Friday that an estimated 43,000 people may have been wrongly told they don’t have the coronavirus…
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Toxic DNA buildup in eyes may drive blinding macular degeneration
Damaging DNA builds up in the eyes of patients with geographic atrophy, an untreatable, poorly understood form of age-related macular…
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Too much free time may be almost as bad as too little
As an individual’s free time increases, so does that person’s sense of well-being—but only up to a point. Too much…
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Metabolism may not slow after age 20, so why do we still gain weight?
For a long time, it was believed that after the age of 20 your metabolism decreased dramatically—making it harder to…
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Cognitive decline may help predict future fracture risk in women
Researchers led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered a link between cognitive decline and a faster rate…
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Study may show why multiple sclerosis patients develop progressive disability
Did you know multiple sclerosis (MS) means multiple scars? New research shows that the brain and spinal cord scars in…
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New neuronal circuit may help control which sensory information is relayed to the auditory cortex
A team of neuroscientists at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology led by Baher Ibrahim and Dr. Daniel…
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