The varicella zoster virus (VZV), an infectious virus from the herpes virus family, is primarily known to cause varicella in children and shingles in adults. But lately, this virus has also been reported to trigger severe complications like central nervous system (CNS) infections.
New research by KAUST scientists has identified that the gene “CIROZ” is responsible for pediatric heart defects and the misplacement of internal organs. The findings come from working with multiple institutes worldwide, including two universities and two hospitals in the Kingdom. It provides new information on heritable diseases, which have a higher rate in Saudi Arabia than worldwide.
A new AI-based system for analyzing images taken over time can accurately detect changes and predict outcomes, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell’s Ithaca campus and Cornell Tech. The system’s sensitivity and flexibility could make it useful across a wide range of medical and scientific applications.
When Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram about having had a full-body MRI, she enthused that the test can be “life-saving,” detecting diseases in the earliest stages before symptoms arise.
Kaitlin Woolley ’12 was leaning toward taking snow pants to an outdoor event, but her husband suggested she leave them home. As she shivered later, she kicked herself—but did not blame her husband. “I felt like I was living out our research,” she said.
Do you ever wonder why some people can easily calculate a tip in their head or remember an address someone told them a few minutes earlier to plug into their GPS?
The global need for palliative care (PC) has increased by 74% over the last three decades, rising to 73.5 million people in 2021, according to a paper published in The Lancet Global Health.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a major and sudden effect on all aspects of life, requiring children and their families to rapidly change their habits and adopt new behaviors to stay healthy.
Therapeutic intervention in adolescents with self-harming behavior does not lead to a reduced risk of future death, new Keele University-led research suggests.
New therapies for managing aging could emerge from research into a new gene, which scientists have identified as a key driver of degeneration.