AI model enables personalized blood glucose predictions for type one diabetes

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune condition in which the body's own immune system attacks insulin-producing cells. As a ...

Why coordination improves after brain circuits mature: Astrocytes may be the missing link

A new study reveals that astrocytes—star-shaped support cells traditionally viewed as passive partners of neurons—play a ...

Dexamethasone drops found to save eyesight in infants

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the most common causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children worldwide. Because the blood vessels in the retina are not fully developed, ...

Alternative breast cancer treatment tied to about four times higher mortality, nationwide analysis finds

The alternative medicine industry is expanding rapidly, fueled in large part by the surge of health-related content on social ...

'Asian flush' mutation may trigger ferroptosis during heart attacks, study reveals

About 40% of East Asians suffer from alcohol intolerance, known as "Asian Flush Syndrome," caused by an ALDH2 genetic ...

That difficult person in your life could be aging you 1.5% faster, study finds

A clear pattern emerged: For each additional hassler a person regularly interacted with, their pace of biological aging ...

Babies with congenital heart disease have altered brain networks, research reveals

The prevalence of congenital heart disease points to the need for a better understanding of how it influences ...

Why HIV prevention is falling short in Kampala's informal settlements

While the rate of HIV in Kampala, Uganda, is more than double the national average, a recent survey of displaced youths in ...

Biomimetic platform developed to enhance CAR T cell therapy against leukemia

Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapy represents a milestone in leukemia treatment. CAR T works by genetically ...

Study finds shared genetic roots of multiple sclerosis across diverse ancestries

A new study published in Neurology, led by Queen Mary University of London, has revealed that people of South Asian, African ...

Out-of-state abortion care: Patient interviews reveal delays and stigma

State-level abortion restrictions have shifted the landscape of care and the experiences of people traveling for abortion ...

Elevated heart failure risk identified in adults with prediabetes, hypertension and subclinical heart injury or stress

A new study from researchers led by Johns Hopkins Medicine reports substantial new evidence that elevated blood biomarkers of subclinical heart injury or stress—heart muscle damage without symptoms of ...