People with a form of heart disease called cardiomyopathy have abnormally short telomeres in heart muscle…
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Mechanisms behind focused-ultrasound-assisted treatment of brain tumors
A study has analyzed, for the first time, the mechanisms underlying the use of focused ultrasound…
Connectivity explains ecosystem responses to rainfall, drought
Researchers reveal techniques -- inspired by the study of information theory -- to track how changes…
Cause of aggressive skin cancer in patients with butterfly syndrome
The insights could open the door to a more effective treatment approach for patients with rare…
New urine dipstick test detects cause of disease that blinds millions
Scientists have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also…
Drug could aid recovery after a heart attack
Drugs currently undergoing development to treat anaemia could be repurposed to help prevent people with Type…
Rare discovery of new fatty acids
Decades after scientists discovered hundreds of different fatty acids in vegetable oils, two that had managed…
How gene variant is linked to chronic pain after traumatic injury
In 2013, researchers found an association between genetic variants in FKBP5 and posttraumatic chronic pain. Now…
Predicting the response to immunotherapy using artificial intelligence
A new study establishes for the first time that artificial intelligence can process medical images to…
Sucralose produces previously unidentified metabolites
Sucralose, a widely used artificial sweetener sold under the trade name Splenda®, is metabolized in the…