To quote veteran science writer Ed Yongs simple yet extremely accurate words in The Atlantic, The immune system is very complicated. As the COVID-19 pandemic had made abundantly clear, science still … [+7825 chars]
Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with an increased risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue and inflammatory bowel diseases, according to an o… [+3216 chars]
For Anoushka Beardshaw, a typical week at boarding school meant a whirl of extracurricular activities, from dance classes to sailing and rock-climbing lessons. When the first lockdown of March 2020 m… [+9938 chars]
Raising taxes on tobacco is associated with a reduction in neonatal and infant mortality, according to an analysis of 159 countries published this week in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public H… [+2459 chars]
High-grade serous carcinoma is the most aggressive form of ovarian cancer and accounts for the majority of advanced-stage cases. The poor outcomes associated with the disease underscore the need for … [+5047 chars]
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of March 16, 2022, SARS-CoV-2 has infected over 462 million worldwid… [+6611 chars]
About 1 in 44 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by the age of 8, according to the 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance. How a childs DNA c… [+6683 chars]
Genomic sequencing of tumors in pediatric patients with relapsing cancer allowed for significantly more patients to receive an appropriately matched therapy, regardless of whether the therapy is stan… [+3818 chars]
In what they call surprise findings, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report that -- unlike fruit flies -- mosquitoes' odor sensing nerve cells shut down when those cells are forced to produce odor-… [+4378 chars]
Blood sugar is one of those body systems it's crucial to keep in a healthy range. When your blood sugar is too low, your body doesn't have enough energy to function properly. When it's chronically to… [+3180 chars]
image: 1.Flavanol image: a.Flavanol containing foods b.Dietary sources of flavanols c.Dietary flavanol sourcesview more Credit: MARS <ul><li>Large-scale randomized trial found signs of preve… [+7707 chars]
image: Ajay Jain, M.D., is a professor of pediatrics, pharmacology, and physiology, the associate division chief of pediatric gastroenterology and the medical director of the pediatric liver transpla… [+5734 chars]