Cart is empty Regular exercise at some point in life is a key to better cognitive health in old age, researchers say. Starting sooner is better and sustaining it longer are, too.
Should doctors help patients buy drugs overseas?
As the cost of medication rises, do doctors have a responsibility to help people safely source cheaper options?
Almost two-thirds of U.S. doctors, nurses feel burnt out at work: Poll
America’s health care workforce is under unprecedented strain, and leaders of the medical profession are scrambling to shore up doctors and nurses who are burning out in record numbers.
Genetic links between migraine and blood sugar levels confirmed
In a study published in Human Genetics, QUT Professor Dale Nyholt and QUT Ph.D. researcher Rafiqul Islam, describe using large-scale genome-wide associations studies (GWAS) summary statistics to analyze hundreds of thousands of human genomes from headache and migraine sufferers and non-sufferers.
Study suggests causative pathway between gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which causes painful swelling of the joints, is a form of autoimmune disease where otherwise healthy tissue in a patient’s joint gets mistaken for an intruder and is attacked by the immune system. Past observational studies have confirmed a correlation between patients with RA and higher levels of periodontal disease (gum disease).
A human interactome to prioritize drug discovery
Scientists at Open Targets, EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), and GSK are revealing the shared basis of diseases using a map of interacting human proteins. By helping to understand how biological processes affect human traits and diseases, this work will prioritize new targets for drug discovery and identify drug repurposing opportunities.
Dementia is now the leading cause of disease burden for older Aussies
Dementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and over.
Researchers analyze genetic and epigenetic regulators to understand severity discrepancies in COVID-19
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 leads to severe disease in some people, while others do not get ill or only experience mild symptoms. But why is this the case? Unfortunately, we do not know exactly. We do know that an overactive innate immune system is causing severe COVID-19 disease, but it is unclear how this is regulated.
Sex-specific differences seen in response to reduced insulin activity
Insulin is not only a regulator of blood sugar, but also has an influence on life expectancy. If the insulin signaling pathway is inhibited, animals live longer. But which tissue is crucial for this? And do males and females react in the same way?
What will happen if medication abortion challenge succeeds?
Medication abortions in the United States usually involve two different drugs.