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Phys.org / Discovery of PITTs shows platelets can switch from clotting to driving vessel inflammation
A team from Würzburg has fundamentally changed our understanding of platelet biology. The researchers demonstrate that the surface protein integrin αIIbβ3 is not only a key molecule in blood clotting, but can also act ...
Medical Xpress / Exhaled breath may carry clues to gut microbiome health
The human gut is home to trillions of beneficial microbes that play a crucial role in health. Disruptions in this delicate community of bacteria and viruses—called the gut microbiome—have been linked to obesity, asthma ...
Medical Xpress / COVID-19 pandemic linked to lasting drop in depression, asthma and osteoporosis diagnoses
There has been a lasting and disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnosis rates for conditions including depression, asthma and osteoporosis.
Medical Xpress / Most would recommend RSV immunizations for older and pregnant people, survey finds
Amid a surprisingly severe flu season and a COVID-19 resurgence, those highly contagious respiratory illnesses are drawing the largest share of media coverage and public attention. But it is also the season for another respiratory ...
Medical Xpress / High-dose inhaled nitric oxide shows early promise as a potential antimicrobial therapy
Overuse of antibiotics has accelerated the development of bacterial resistance to conventional drugs, a global health crisis projected to result in more than 10 million deaths annually by 2050. The multidrug-resistant bacterium ...
Medical Xpress / People with 'binge-watching addiction' are more likely to be lonely, study finds
While many people binge-watch their favorite shows, binge-watching addiction is associated with loneliness, according to a study published in PLOS One by Xiaofan Yue and Xin Cui from Huangshan University in China.
Phys.org / Bird retinas function without oxygen—solving a centuries-old biological mystery
Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal kingdom—function permanently without it. This may be relevant in future treatment of stroke patients.
Medical Xpress / How the US withdrawal from WHO could affect global health powers and disease threats
Hours after Donald Trump began his second term as United States president on Jan. 20, 2024, he signed an executive order to end American membership in the World Health Organization (WHO) after one year. This restarted a process ...
Phys.org / Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up
Climate change is turbocharging heat waves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path?
Medical Xpress / Heart disease, stroke deaths down, yet still kill more in US than any other cause
Following a five-year upward trend likely impacted by the COVID pandemic, the number of heart disease and stroke deaths has declined, yet, heart disease and stroke still kill more people in the U.S. each year than any other ...
Phys.org / How light suppresses virulence in an antibiotic-resistant pathogen
Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for organisms ranging from single-celled bacteria to human beings. Some bacteria use photosynthesis ...
Phys.org / Opera is not dying, but it needs a second act for the streaming era
Every few years, you'll hear a familiar refrain: "Opera is dying."
