Tumors can force neighboring cells into supporting cancer growth by releasing lactate into their local environment, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The findings pave the way for f… [+4841 chars]
Summary: Study reports an overlap between genetic architecture and co-morbid mental health diagnosis. Researchers found 70% of the genetic signals associated with schizophrenia were also linked to bi… [+7194 chars]
Heart disease affects around 523 million people per year and is the leading cause of death worldwide, with 18.6 million deaths reported from heart disease in 2019 (1 ). Its also a major cause of d… [+10896 chars]
Hormone therapy is often used to treat prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, but many patients develop resistance to hormone therapy, causing their disease to become more aggres… [+3759 chars]
Wide variation in the amount or infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 among people in early stages of COVID-19 may be an explanation for the phenomenon of “super spreaders,” according to a study by UMass Chan… [+5520 chars]
Bird flu is spreading around the world. As a result, poultry suppliers in Europe and the US are bringing their free-range flocks indoors. France has required its free-range chickens to be raised indo… [+2204 chars]
Here’s more good reason not to skimp on SPF. A Canadian mother resembled an “acid attack victim” after taking chemotherapy cream for her skin cancer — which she developed after neglecting to use sun… [+4627 chars]
When genes mutate, this can lead to severe diseases of the human nervous system. Researchers at Leipzig University and the University of Würzburg have now used fruit flies to demonstrate how, apart f… [+4814 chars]
By Barbara Pierscionek, Professor and Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation, Anglia Ruskin UniversityScientists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a smartphone app that can det… [+4659 chars]
Severe Covid-19 results in cognitive impairment similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and are the equivalent of losing 10 IQ points, our latest research shows. The effects are st… [+6076 chars]
SickKids Hospital says seven probable cases of severe acute hepatitis have been reported at the downtown Toronto hospital for children. The hospital said the cases are of “unknown origin” but do mee… [+1609 chars]
Bats and humans have not had a good couple of years when it comes to spreading diseases, and Interior Health is warning residents to keep their distance. According to the health authority, between f… [+605 chars]
