Category: Health

Delaying the kidney’s salt-processing rhythm by hours disrupted nighttime blood pressure in a computer model

A computer model found that delaying the kidney's daily sodium transport rhythm by a few...

Chronic stress promoted liver cancer progression in male mice through a brain to liver nerve circuit

A Nature Communications study found that chronic stress promoted hepatocellular carcinoma progression in male mice...

An existing meningococcal vaccine triggered antibodies against gonorrhoea in a phase 2 trial

A phase 2 randomized trial found that the 4CMenB meningococcal vaccine induced antibodies that recognised...

Loneliness and desire for thinness explained much of the mental-health gap between teenage girls and boys

A longitudinal study of 3,171 adolescents found that loneliness and desire for thinness at age...

Puberty and pregnancy reshaped the brain in similar ways, while menopause followed a different pattern

A longitudinal MRI study of 1,095 participants found that puberty and pregnancy shared parts of...

Some brains resisted Alzheimer’s even when disease markers were high

Some people remained cognitively resilient despite carrying greater Alzheimer’s-related pathology. A 15-year study found that...

Paying attention to an itch changed the immune response beneath the skin

Simply changing where people directed their attention altered a measurable inflammatory response in the skin....

What you eat today may change how you sleep tonight, study finds

What you eat during the day may influence your sleep only hours later. New research...

Blood test detects 81% of high-risk colorectal polyps in international study

A new blood test detected 81% of high-risk colorectal polyps in an international study, raising...

Your Dog May Be Changing More Than Your Daily Routine

Dogs may influence human health through far more than companionship, with research linking them to...

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