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(Medical University of Vienna) The course and severity of COVID-19 in individual patients is largely influenced by the interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the human immune system. The NKG2C receptor commun...

Not to be confused with micronutrients, proteins, carbohydrates and fats are the "macros" that make up your diet. Here's what this means and why they are important.

More than 70% of the U.S. population suffers from excess weight or obesity and are at high-risk for COVID-19. Researchers are now trying to determine if the COVID-19 vaccine will be equally as effective for this group.

(Tel-Aviv University) Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a biological substitute for the treatment of tuberculosis, which in the future could serve as an alternative for the traditional "chemical" antibiotic ...

(Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont) A new study in Nature Communications describes the discovery of a unique dependence of cancer cells on a particular protein, which could lead to desperately neede...

(Universitat Rovira i Virgili) The study was carried out in 140 volunteers suffering from overweight and obesity, and has showed that higher concentrations of glycine and linoleic acid are associated with a greater sensa...

(University of Helsinki) An international collaboration among researchers from Finland, Sweden, UK and the USA has captured ribosomes translating messenger RNA expressed from the maternally inherited mitochondrial genome...

(Stanford University) First of its kind study reveals evidence that early exposure to dirty air alters genes in a way that could lead to adult heart disease, among other ailments. The findings could change the way medica...

(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) A team of researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has developed a mathematical means of assessing tests' false-negative rate.

(Imperial College London) COVID-19 infection in pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth or early neonatal death, according to a new study.

(University of Southern California) A trio of recent studies highlight the need to incorporate behavioral and social science alongside the study of biological mechanisms in order to slow aging. The three papers, publishe...

(Cactus Communications) Mechanisms underlying metabolic variations in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a fast growing and invasive cancer, remain unclear. Now, researchers from Fudan University, China identified signature...

(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) Cincinnati Children's Hospital and DownSyndrome Achieves launch a research biobank.

(Henry Ford Health System) Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan has been re-certified by The Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest distinction of its kind which recognizes hospitals that have...

(Swansea University) People who consume a diet high in fructose could risk damaging their immune systems.

(University of Southern California) A new study suggests that a hormone known to prevent weight gain and normalize metabolism can also help maintain healthy muscles in mice. The findings present new possibilities for tre...

(Georgetown University Medical Center) People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who have a history of severe immunosuppression and at least one copy of the Alzheimer's disease-related gene variant APOE4,...

(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) Strategies based on the use of gene therapy to mitigate the effects of mutations that cause blindness are undergoing rapid development. Novel gene vectors now achieve widespread...

(Case Western Reserve University) A new study by an international team of researchers found that adults with Down syndrome are more likely to die from COVID-19 than the general population, supporting the need to prioriti...

(University of Helsinki) A study carried out at the University of Helsinki investigated pituitary dwarfism in Karelian Bear Dogs and found a link to a variant of the POU1F1 gene. The results can also help understand the ...

(University of Helsinki) Loneliness is a risk factor associated with adolescents being drawn into compulsive internet use. The risk of compulsive use has grown in the coronavirus pandemic: loneliness has become increasin...

(American Heart Association) Analysis of records for more than 63 million Medicare enrollees from 2000 to 2016 finds long-term exposure to air pollution had a significant impact on the number of people hospitalized for c...