Category: 5. Health

For the first time, researchers have created a single cell atlas of prenatal human skin to understand how skin forms, and what goes wrong in disease. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Newcastle University and their collaborators used single cell sequencing and other genomics… Continue Reading

Despite having no greater chance of developing problems after high risk cardiovascular surgery, women are more likely than men to die from postoperative complications, a University of Michigan-led study suggests. A patient dying of complications after surgery is often referred to as a “failure… Continue Reading

A global team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry has made a groundbreaking discovery that saves the lives of patients suffering from toxic epidermal necrolysis. This rare but often fatal reaction to common medications causes widespread detachment of the skin. Using… Continue Reading

Inside cells, it’s like in a packed dance club: hundreds are partying. Some keep to themselves, others make their way through the crowd, chatting to everyone they meet. Some just say a quick hello, others stay with their best friends. In this club, there are all kinds of different interactions… Continue Reading

Researchers at Colorado State University have identified an alternate method to study changes during the DNA replication process in lab settings using genetically modified yeast. The new approach offers a clearer window than current drug methods used to understand cell cycle arrest — a… Continue Reading

A new treatment regimen reduced the risk of dying from cervical cancer by 40%. getty Giving people with cervical cancer a short course of chemotherapy before radiation therapy dramatically improves survival according to the results of a new clinical trial. The data published in The Lancet is… Continue Reading

Clea Shearer, the star of the Netflix show “Get Organized with The Home Edit,” initially had trouble … [+] getting a mammogram scheduled even though she had found a lump in her breast in February 2022. (Photo: Courtesy of Clea Shearer) Courtesy of Clea Shearer You’d think that finding a… Continue Reading

Unimaginable pain and restlessness. Vomiting so frequent and forceful that it can perforate the esophagus. Blood pressure and heart rate so high that they damage the heart. Sweating that drenches clothing and sheets. Nerve sensitivity that makes even the softest touch agonizing. A prolonged… Continue Reading

Sign on facade of the headquarters of personal genomics company 23AndMe in the Silicon Valley town … [+] of Mountain View, California, October 28, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images If you were affected by the recent 23andMe data breach, you may be eligible for… Continue Reading

UKRAINE – 2021/06/17: In this photo illustration, 23andMe logo of a biotechnology company is seen on … [+] a smartphone and a pc screen in the background. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images As people grow… Continue Reading