Reviewed Multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, affects more than 1 million people in Europe and an estimated 2.8 million worldwide. MS is characterized by an inflammation-related loss and damage of the myelin layer in the brain and spinal cord, which insulates the nerves – potentially leading to serious consequences such as paralysis or severe […]

While regular screenings may decrease the chance of diagnosis of advanced breast cancer in some women and lead to a 20% reduction in breast cancer mortality, other women will be diagnosed with advanced breast cancer despite screening at regular intervals. The chances of being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer are higher among women who are Black or Hispanic/Latinx as well […]

In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers examined associations between a low-inflammatory diet and type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk. Study: A low-inflammatory diet is associated with a lower incidence of diabetes: role of diabetes-related genetic risk. Image Credit: Chiociolla/Shutterstock.com Background Over 7% of the world’s population had diabetes in 2021, and it caused 6.7 million deaths. There is no cure […]

A recent Npj Parkinson's Disease study identified avoidable risk factors for Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Study: Population fraction of Parkinson’s disease attributable to preventable risk factors. Image Credit: meeboonstudio/Shutterstock.com Background Based on the current scenario, the most effective way to reduce the global incidence of PD is by eliminating risk factors. Although many studies have estimated the relative risk or odds ratio (OR) linked to […]

In a recent preprint* posted to the medRxiv server, researchers from Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) investigated whether patients with symptoms of long coronavirus disease 2019 (long COVID) showed cognitive slowing as a signature deficit. They found that compared to controls (patients with a history of COVID-19 but no long COVID symptoms), long COVID patients showed moderate-to-severe cognitive slowing. […]

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Researchers now understand the functional impact of thousands of genetic changes within the DDX3X gene. This could lead to enhanced diagnosis and treatment of various neurodevelopmental disorders and cancers. Their new tool outperforms rivals in determining the genetic basis of neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer, identifying harmful mutations at scale, previously too complex to interpret. It promises new avenues for diagnosis […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In a video uploaded to TikTok, English reality-television-star-turned-influencer Jamie Laing looks to camera smugly and lifts his hoodie to reveal a contraption taped to his stomach, or – as he calls it –his “ovaries.” He is wearing a period pain simulator, a gadget […]

Reviewed The brains of special warfare community personnel repeatedly exposed to blasts show increased inflammation and structural changes compared with a control group, potentially increasing the risk of long-term, brain-related disease, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) led the study, which compared the brains of nine […]

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers—only about one in eight patients survives five years after diagnosis. Those dismal statistics are in part due to the thick, nearly impenetrable wall of fibrosis, or scar tissue, that surrounds most pancreatic tumors and makes it hard for drugs to access and destroy the cancer cells. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute […]