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Encapsulated hormone therapy strengthens osteoporotic bones while avoiding side effects
Postmenopausal osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones, making them brittle and prone to fracture.
New transplant approach resets the immune system to stop Type 1 diabetes
A combination blood stem cell and pancreatic islet cell transplant from an immunologically mismatched donor completely prevented or cured Type 1 diabetes in mice in a study by Stanford Medicine researchers.
New model uses social media patterns to predict disease outbreaks
Vaccination rates are falling in many communities due to widespread misinformation and previously eliminated or controlled illnesses like measles are surging across the United States and Canada.
Scientists urge careful evaluation before applying AI virtual staining in healthcare workflows
Artificial intelligence has exploded in popularity in recent years, and many proponents are excited about its potential uses in medicine: for example, processing samples quickly or identifying markers of disease that may be missed by the human eye.
Deformability helps cancer cells squeeze through tight tissue gaps, study shows
Aggressive cancer cells are masters of movement. When they spread through the body, they cause metastasis, which significantly reduces a person's chance of survival.
Year-long adherence to buprenorphine sharply reduces overdose risk in young people
New research from Mass General Brigham finds that adolescents and young adults who stayed on the medication buprenorphine for at least a year had markedly lower risks of opioid overdose and hospitalization compared with peers who discontinued medication early or took it inconsistently.
Study reveals how gestational diabetes disrupts the placenta at the molecular level
Gestational diabetes can cause a multitude of complications in the offspring, but to date, the reasons are incompletely understood.
Acute and chronic depression involve different mechanisms in the brain
A new study investigating neuroinflammation in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the brain, a small, midbrain dopaminergic region, has found that acute and chronic depression are associated with distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Climate extremes continue to drive preventable deaths across the United States
Researchers led by investigators at Mass General Brigham have discovered that over the last 25 years, heat and cold-related deaths have caused more than 69,000 deaths in the U.S., disproportionately affecting certain populations. The findings are published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Study identifies iron dysregulation in the spleen as a driver of immune aging
Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biology have identified a unique mechanism involved in the aging of the immune system – along with a framework for enhancing its function in older individuals.
