Healthy Science News
- Siblings with unique genetic change help scientists progress drug search for type 1 diabetesTwo siblings who have the only known mutations in a key gene anywhere in the world have helped scientists gain new insights that could help progress the search for new treatments in type 1 diabetes.
- New urine-based test detects high-grade prostate cancer, helping men avoid unnecessary biopsiesResearchers have developed a new urine-based test that addresses a major problem in prostate cancer: how to separate the slow-growing form of the disease unlikely to cause harm from more aggressive cancer that needs immediate treatment.
- Study identifies new metric for diagnosing autismAutism spectrum disorder has yet to be linked to a single cause, due to the wide range of its symptoms and severity. However, a recent study suggests a promising new approach to finding answers, one that could lead to advances in the study of other neurological conditions.
- Researchers create new AI pipeline for identifying molecular interactionsAI developments in chemical biology could unlock new types of disease treatments.
- Paper: To understand cognition--and its dysfunction--neuroscientists must learn its rhythmsThought emerges and is controlled in the brain via the rhythmically and spatially coordinated activity of millions of neurons, scientists argue in a new article. Understanding cognition and its disorders requires studying it at that level.
- Protecting brain cells with cannabinolScientists created four cannabis-derived CBN analogs (chemical look-a-likes) with enhanced neuroprotective properties and potential for therapeutic application in neurological disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and traumatic brain injury. Their findings reveal novel aspects of CBN's neuroprotective activity and demonstrate the clinical potential of CBN and value of studying its analogs.
- Does using your brain more at work help ward off thinking, memory problems?The harder your brain works at your job, the less likely you may be to have memory and thinking problems later in life, according to a new study. This study does not prove that stimulating work prevents mild cognitive impairment. It only shows an association.
- Guidance on energy and macronutrients across the lifespanIn the long history of recommendations for nutritional intake, current research is trending toward the concept of 'food as medicine' -- a philosophy in which food and nutrition are positioned within interventions to support health and wellness.
- Calorie restriction study reveals complexities in how diet impacts agingThe rate at which human cells age is influenced by multiple interconnected factors. New research examined how restricting calories influences telomere length and biological aging.
- Global study reveals health impacts of airborne trace elementsResearchers investigated global particulate matter, revealing health risks from trace elements.