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Ultrafine particulate air pollution floats through the air like a miasma, leaving heart disease, dementia and asthma in its wake. But ultrafine pollution doesn't affect everyone equally. Researchers from the University of ...

A new study has revealed how both reduced neural activity and reduced control over neural activity in the brain's prefrontal area can disrupt the ability to adapt behavior when circumstances change.

Scientists have shown that a naturally occurring virus can dismantle complex bacterial communities responsible for severe gum disease, offering a potential alternative to traditional antibiotics. In the first study to demonstrate ...

Scientists have long believed that large stretches of our genetic material, known as long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), help regulate genes but do not produce proteins. A new study by Stav Zok and Professor Michal Linial from ...

Researchers from the University of Liverpool and the University of Zurich have identified a potential safety consideration involving levetiracetam, one of the world's most commonly prescribed antiseizure medications.

Contrary to some predictions, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents could lead to more, not fewer, health care professionals working in the United States, according to a new article by a physician and health policy ...

Inflammation associated with asthma and other allergic airway diseases can be significantly worsened by exposure to both house dust mite allergens and crystalline silica, according to a new study published in the journal ...

A new perspective from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center proposes a new way of understanding how dietary protein restriction may promote healthy aging and extend lifespan: through a coordinated physiological response ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that small populations of pancreatic cancer cells can create localized immune-protective niches that shield tumors from immune attack. The finding could ...

A new modeling study published in The Lancet suggests that U.S. Medicare's new "Most-Favored-Nation" pricing policy, which ties what Medicare pays for medicines to prices charged in other high-income countries, could push ...

What makes the brain fall asleep? For nearly a century, scientists have looked to structures deep within the brain for the answer. In the traditional view, these regions control when we sleep and wake, while the cerebral ...

Over the past few decades, antibody-based therapies have revolutionized modern medicine and are now widely used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and even infectious diseases. Despite their success, ...