Category: 6. Health

Coffee is often our morning fuel, keeping us alert and focused, but could it do more than perk us up?

Research suggests that the amount of coffee we drink might also be linked to how quickly our cells age.

A new study from…

Some high-flying tropical mosquitoes carry disease-causing pathogens long distances, study finds

In the first study of its kind, mosquitoes captured high above Mali and Ghana were found to be infected with arboviruses, protozoans, and parasitic…

Introduction

Stroke is a leading cause of death and long-term disability worldwide. In China, ischemic stroke (IS) accounts for 69.6% of incident stroke cases and 77.8% of prevalent cases.¹ Among patients with IS, approximately 21.3% to 28.9%…

Inside the cell reside many tiny assembly factories and warehouses that gather together all of the proteins and RNAs-which carry out instructions from our DNA-that a living being needs. 

These assemblies, called biomolecular…

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the specific destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells. While islet transplantation has demonstrated promise, its widespread application is hampered by…

A recent study published in JAMA Oncology suggests that the ideal duration of hormone therapy for patients with localized prostate cancer may depend on a patients’ individual cancer risk, allowing physicians to tailor treatment plans and…

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne zoonotic viral disease that presents a formidable challenge to global health given its high case-fatality rate, broad endemic geography, and lack of widely approved pharmacologic or…

Memories are avid travelers: After they form in the hippocampus, they pass through intermediate regions such as the thalamus before finally stabilizing in the cortex. Yet not all memories survive this journey and become consolidated….