A study found that about 17% of children with food allergies are also allergic to sesame, highlighting the importance of using caution when exposing these children to sesame.
A woman with an inherited condition that causes early-onset Alzheimer’s disease but who didn’t experience cognitive decline until her 70s appeared to be protected by a rare mutation.
April 9, 2019 —
Researchers discovered how a type of virus that infects bacteria can help the bacteria escape the immune system and cause chronic wound infections.
April 9, 2019 —
Researchers designed a small molecule that, in mice, blocks the mutated RNA responsible for adult onset muscular dystrophy. The findings suggest a new avenue to develop therapeutics.
April 2, 2019 —
A sophisticated model estimated that healthy food subsidies could save billions in health care costs and prevent hundreds of thousands of heart disease deaths and diabetes cases.
April 2, 2019 —
A live monkey produced with sperm derived from animals that had not yet undergone puberty is an important step toward offering young cancer patients a chance to have children in the future.
April 2, 2019 —
Bioengineers repaired jawbones in sheep using tissue grown in a 3D-printed bioreactor. The findings lay the groundwork for developing and testing the approach in people.
March 26, 2019 —
A study comparing a surgical procedure called catheter ablation with medications for atrial fibrillation will help inform treatment decisions.
March 26, 2019 —
A widely-used antifungal drug replaced the function of the mutated protein that causes cystic fibrosis in human lung cells grown in the lab, suggesting a potential therapy.
March 26, 2019 —
Researchers developed and tested a drug in mice that works like a human antibody to neutralize flu viruses. The study will aid development of new drugs against flu viruses.
March 19, 2019 —
People who were inactive as teens and young adults but increased physical activity in middle age saw the same reduced risk of death as those who stayed active from adolescence onward.
