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The ancient disease scurvy is shockingly making a comeback — here’s why

The ancient disease scurvy is shockingly making a comeback — here’s why

“As [the study] authors state, it is still very rare in developed countries, especially here in the USA, as many foods and supplements contain enough [vitamin C] to prevent this disease from re-emerging,” Strange told The Post.


U.S. infant mortality increased 7 percent in months following Dobbs, researchers find

U.S. infant mortality increased 7 percent in months following Dobbs, researchers find

U.S. babies died at a higher rate in the months following the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision, and infant mortality was highest among those born with chromosomal or genetic abnormalities, new research has found.


Scientists unlock new insights into neural stem cell activation

Scientists unlock new insights into neural stem cell activation

Nov. 17, 2023 — Researchers have identified a protein key to the development of a type of brain cell believed to play a role in disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and used the discovery to grow the ...


Family selling dream home to fund life-saving treatment for 5-year-old daughter that will cost staggering amount

Family selling dream home to fund life-saving treatment for 5-year-old daughter that will cost staggering amount

“She was hitting all of her milestones, and then suddenly she experienced a really steep regression — her abilities sort of fell like an avalanche off the cliff, and it was terrifying,” Golden Whitrod, Tallulah Moon’s mother, told Fox News Digital during an on-camera interview.


A mushroom for colorectal cancer therapy

A mushroom for colorectal cancer therapy

They discovered twelve unusual chemical structures belonging to a previously unknown class of compounds: terpene-nonadride heterodimers, molecules made from one terpene and one nonadride unit.


Mountain Town Confronts an Unexpected Public Health Catastrophe

Mountain Town Confronts an Unexpected Public Health Catastrophe

After Hurricane Helene roared across the state, causing historic flooding, downing trees, snapping power lines, decimating water infrastructure, and leading to the deaths of at least 72 people in Buncombe County alone, communities are still shaking off the shock of a storm they never thought could touch these mountains.


Alzheimer’s disease may damage the brain in two phases

Alzheimer’s disease may damage the brain in two phases

Scientists analyzed the brains of 84 people, and the results, published in Nature Neuroscience, suggest that damage to one type of cell, called an inhibitory neuron, during the early phase may trigger the neural circuit problems that underlie the disease.


Bilingualism makes the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a young age

Bilingualism makes the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a young age

The participants were scanned using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to record whole-brain connectivity, rather than focusing on specific regions as was done in previous bilingualism studies.


Keeping it together: How calcium signals help cells bury their dead neighbors

Keeping it together: How calcium signals help cells bury their dead neighbors

A research team from Kyushu University in Japan has recently discovered a calcium-based mechanism that plays a key role in the disposal of dead cells, shedding light on how our bodies protect themselves from injury and disease.


Hip osteoarthritis: Head gets in the way of recovery, study suggests

Hip osteoarthritis: Head gets in the way of recovery, study suggests

Feb. 11, 2021 — A new largescale genetic analysis has found biological mechanisms that contribute to making people more susceptible to muscle weakness in later life, finding that diseases such as osteoarthritis and ...


Oh my meniscus: Age poses risk of further knee injury in children

Oh my meniscus: Age poses risk of further knee injury in children

Dr. Ken Iida and Specially Appointed Professor Yusuke Hashimoto's team at Osaka Metropolitan University's Graduate School of Medicine analyzed the incidence of post-surgery osteochondritis dissecans.


Research points to potential new treatment for aggressive prostate cancer subtype

Research points to potential new treatment for aggressive prostate cancer subtype

Then, when we added loss of the p53 oncogene, the mice developed bona fide invasive prostate cancer," said senior author Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology and S.P.