A low-oxygen environment — similar to the thin air found at Mount Everest base camp — can protect the brain and restore ...

A few limited clinical trials of lithium for Alzheimer’s disease have shown some efficacy, but the lithium compounds they ...

The research, done in mice and in human cells, shows that a protein called STUB1 restrains the immune system’s elite ...

Nearly 200 new medical and dental students donned white coats and celebrated the start of their educational journeys at ...

Findings, based on mouse studies, could pave the way for more effective cancer treatments ...

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Many people with autism spectrum disorders also experience unusual gastrointestinal inflammation, but thus far scientists have not established whether and how those conditions might be linked. Now, ...

In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long endeavor reached fruition in the form of a new treatment, CASGEVY, approved by ...

When Perry Cohen experienced an urgent health concern earlier this year, his town’s only care provider who specializes in working with LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) patients ...

Why do some people lead a perfectly healthy lifestyle yet still die young? A new international study suggests that the answer lies in our DNA. The findings are published in the journal Aging.