Articles by Justin Jackson
Medical Xpress / First gene-edited islet transplant in a human passes functional trial
Uppsala University Hospital-led investigators report that gene-edited donor islet cells survived 12 weeks inside a man with long-standing type 1 diabetes without any immunosuppressive medication.
Medical Xpress / An estimated 17 million US youth meet criteria for GLP-1RA treatment
A cross-sectional analysis from Yale School of Medicine estimates that approximately 5.8 million adolescents and 11.1 million young adults in the United States meet eligibility criteria for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor ...
Phys.org / Napoleon's doomed retreat: DNA from Vilnius mass grave reveals signs of foodborne and lice-borne fever
Institut Pasteur and partner institutions report genetic evidence of Salmonella enterica lineage Para C and Borrelia recurrentis in Napoleonic soldiers from Vilnius, indicating paratyphoid fever and louse-borne relapsing ...
Phys.org / Searching for Artificial Memory Systems in ancient humans with spatial statistics
Université de Bordeaux-led research reports that spatial statistics can discriminate potential Paleolithic Artificial Memory Systems from butchery and art, aligning prehistoric marked objects with memory devices in Africa ...
Medical Xpress / Eating earlier linked to long-term weight-loss success
Complutense University of Madrid-led researchers report that eating earlier in the day blunts the weight gain ordinarily predicted by a high genetic score for obesity.
Medical Xpress / Membrane drilling mold protein duo implicated in airway allergies
Scientists at the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing report that two pore-forming proteins from the common mold Alternaria alternata puncture airway epithelial membranes and initiate signals that drive allergic ...
Phys.org / Velociraptorine fossil with unusually strong hands suggests a new predatory niche
An international group of paleontologists led by the University of Poitiers, France, report that a recently recovered velociraptorine fossil, Shri rapax, brandished unusually large, powerful clawed hands. Findings point to ...
Medical Xpress / Surgeons are at higher risk of cancer, study suggests
Harvard Medical School investigators have discovered that U.S. surgeons have a cancer mortality rate more than two times that of nonsurgeon physicians and around 20% higher than most non-physician workers. While still maintaining ...
Medical Xpress / Season of birth shows slight association with depression in men but not women
Males born in summer months reported higher depression symptom scores than males born during other seasons, according to a study from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Anxiety symptoms showed no association with season of ...
Medical Xpress / Dual studies reveal early successes for mRNA HIV vaccine strategies
HIV vaccine efforts have been slowed by the difficulty of getting neutralizing antibodies to target the correct locations of the diverse variants of HIV. Neutralizing antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system ...
Medical Xpress / Using a fan can make older adults hotter in a dry heat
Montreal Heart Institute-led research has found that older adults using an electric fan at 38 °C and 60% relative humidity experienced a modest fall in core temperature and greater comfort. Fan use at 45 °C and 15% relative ...
Medical Xpress / Preterm birth linked to higher blood pressure and anxiety in adults
A University of Rhode Island-led cohort study links preterm index of cumulative medical risk from birth to year 12 to adult disorders at age 35.
Medical Xpress / Anticipation of a virtual infectious pathogen is enough to prompt real biological defenses
Researchers led by the University of Geneva and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne report that neural anticipation of virtual infection triggers an immune response through activation of innate lymphoid cells.
Medical Xpress / Global analysis finds 14.8 million life-years added by COVID-19 vaccinations
A Stanford University-led investigation into the COVID-19 vaccination effort reports that it averted an estimated 2.533 million deaths and 14.8 million life-years worldwide between 2020 and 2024.
Medical Xpress / Human proteome study maps aging signatures across 13 organs
A multi-institutional team led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has constructed a proteomic atlas of human aging across 13 organs, revealing tissue-specific aging clocks, transcriptome-proteome decoupling, and secreted ...