The heart is one of the most vital organs in the human body, tirelessly pumping blood to sustain life. When heart muscles, known as cardiomyocytes, are...
A mum-of-two who was diagnosed with a brain tumour after her vision suddenly deteriorated, ending up completely blind and in a deep depression after surgery, has...
Researchers at the University of Cambridge say their discovery of “new rules of the immune system” could improve the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as multiple...
Introduction Hepatic aneurysms are mainly caused by trauma, inflammatory injuries or degenerative changes and structural abnormalities in the hepatic artery wall. Various factors, including an abnormal...
Image source, Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence Image caption, Jayne Sweeney, with husband Mark, is living with neurofibromatosis 2 Article information Author, Jonathan Morris Role,...
Xinyan Hu,1,* Yanling Sui,1,* Xinhao Yang,1 Zhengyu Yang,2 Qiuting Wang,2 Jiehong Yuan,2 Maoyu Li,1 Xiaotong Ma,1 Chengxuan Qiu,3 Qinjian Sun1 1Key Laboratory of Endocrine Glucose &...
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Two years ago Eileen Butler started to notice her voice was changing. Words were beginning to sound different; her mouth wasn’t moving in the same way...
A conversation with Richard E. Pratley, MD, senior investigator, AdventHealth Translational Research Institute Hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear that catchy jingle based...
In a new study, neuroscience researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered a special type of human white blood cell that has the potential to...
I wake to my husband Andy handing me a cup of tea. Just over an hour later, I jump on the train to Cork from Glounthaune,...
A wearable health monitor developed by Washington State University researchers can reliably measure levels of important biochemicals in sweat during physical exercise. The 3D-printed monitor could...
People with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had lower rates of lupus nephritis, chronic kidney disease, and other complications when they were taking metformin, an analysis of...
