A pneumococcal enzyme, zmpB, is a key factor in some pneumonia patients develop serious heart complications.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways:
- Bacterial Driver of Cardiac Complications – Researchers identified a pneumococcal…


Obstetric physicians rarely refer pregnant patients to
“Pregnancy can change how a woman’s immune system reacts to allergies or asthma,” said lead author Miriam…
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) involves the buildup of harmful proteins in the brain. Hereditary changes in the brain resident immune cells, called microglia can strongly affect this process. One of the factors that affect the microglia responses to…

Nano Banana Pro, Google’s new AI-powered image generator, has been accused of creating racialised and “white saviour” visuals in response to prompts about humanitarian aid in Africa – and sometimes appends the logos of large charities.

Researchers think they may have found a way to reverse “lazy eye,” even in adults who’ve typically had the condition since childhood.
The technique has so far been tested only in animals, though, so it needs further study before it can be used in…

Strong social relationships, particularly high-quality marriages, may help protect against obesity by influencing a complex communication system between the brain and gut, according to new research by UCLA Health.
The study,…

In the latest episode of Oncology Decoded, hosts Manojkumar Bupathi, MD, MS, and Benjamin Garmezy, MD, broke down the treatment decision-making process for patients who present with oligometastatic kidney cancer. The…