Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian influenza virus, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 were found to be more likely to have antibodies that bind to the H5N1 avian flu virus.
Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have uncovered how pancreatic cancer hijacks a crucial metabolic “switch” to help it spread, revealing a potential new treatment strategy for this highly aggressive disease.
AS debate rages regarding proposed constitutional amendments, State House chief communications specialist Clayson Hamasaka says the Ministry of Justice will soon unveil to the public a draft Constitution while consultations on the document continue. Mr Hamasaka said when he featured on Hot FM’s Red Hot Breakfast show that Cabinet deliberated the draft and agreed on […]
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Digital voice recordings contain valuable information that can indicate an individual’s cognitive health, offering a non-invasive and efficient method for assessment. Research has demonstrated that digital voice measures can detect early signs of cognitive decline by analyzing features such as speech rate, articulation, pitch variation and pauses, which may signal cognitive impairment when deviating from normative patterns.
Ancient Egyptians rubbed their bald heads with a mixture of dates, dog’s paw and donkey’s hoof; Celtic cures involved mice in a jar. Native Americans turned to yucca juice. Throughout human history, there have been a number of existential quests: for knowledge, for peace, for riches—and for a cure for baldness.
In one of the first studies of its kind, a team of researchers from Keck School of Medicine of USC has found that proteins and pathways involved in inflammation are associated with changes in bone mineral density (BMD) over time. Findings from the study were published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
Autism diagnoses have skyrocketed—from a rare condition to a common reality for 1 in 36 children.
Experts are hopeful the Australian Government’s promised ban on life insurers discriminating based on genetic test results is one step closer, with the Treasury consultation on the legislation’s design ending this week.
Over the course of their lives, humans and other animals typically learn to avoid situations and stimuli that are dangerous or are perceived as threatening. Past neuroscience studies have gathered evidence suggesting that the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a brain region that plays a key role in learning and decision-making, also contributes to these learned threat responses.
Prestigious US university Johns Hopkins said Thursday it will lay off more than 2,000 employees around the world in the aftermath of the Trump administration’s massive reduction in foreign aid funds.