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New genetic risk factors have been identified for fibromyalgia syndrome in a landmark study that involved scientists at King's College London. The study, published in Nature Medicine, highlights how the nervous system plays ...

GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic have transformed the treatment of type 2 diabetes, helping millions of patients better control their blood sugar while reducing cardiovascular risk and, for many, promoting substantial weight ...

Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered that memory consolidation during sleep depends on coordinated activity among three brain regions, and disruptions to this activity can impair ...

Any minor cut or scrape sets the body's natural healing process in motion. However, deep wounds are far more vulnerable to bacterial infection and the accumulation of harmful molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS), ...

Schizophrenia affects approximately 23 million people worldwide, with onset usually occurring during a person's late adolescence or 20s. Impairments associated with schizophrenia include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized ...

Scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and collaborators have uncovered a rare genetic mutation that enables some blood cancers to evade both approved ...

Children with a rare and often fatal genetic condition may benefit from early treatment with vitamin B3, halting significant deterioration, according to a new study.

An unexpected observation by a University of Queensland researcher could lead to a new treatment for deadly infectious diseases including COVID‑19, pneumonia in infants and children, or viral infections caused by Ebola and ...

For patients with moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), povorcitinib (an oral Janus kinase 1 inhibitor) is beneficial, according to a study published online July 23 in Nature Medicine.

Sleep disturbances are far more common among workers in middle to later life than previously believed, according to a study that links work-related stress to a range of well-being issues. Researchers found that nearly 70% ...

New blood tests that detect early changes associated with Alzheimer's disease are making diagnosis easier and more accessible to patients because they are less invasive than the brain scans or spinal taps typically used for ...

Researchers at the International Centre for Translational Eye Research (ICTER) have developed a prototype imaging system that can simultaneously track the cornea's mechanical response at nine locations. The technology marks ...