Human gut-in-a-dish model helps define ‘leaky gut,’ and outline a pathway to treatment
Once a vague scapegoat for a variety of ills, increasing evidence suggests a condition known…
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A new role for neurogenesis
The ability to create new neurons may exist as built-in protection for sensitive brain areas,…
Sleep deprived? Study finds losing a night of sleep may increase Alzheimer’s biomarker
A preliminary study has found that when young, healthy men were deprived of just one…
Machine learning can help us understand conversations about death
Some of the most important, and difficult, conversations in healthcare are the ones that happen…
Tracking inheritance of human mitochondrial DNA
New insight into how genetic information stored in human mitochondria is passed from one generation…
Predicting frailty, disability and death
Movement is a part of daily life that most people rarely spend time contemplating, but…
Living a long chimpanzee life
We humans may consider a long-lived life to be anywhere from 60 to 100 years,…
Drug target for Alzheimer’s disease has dual action
UQ researchers have discovered a potential drug target for Alzheimer’s disease — an enzyme which…
New study shows why people gain weight as they get older
Many people struggle to keep their weight in check as they get older. Now new…
Scientists discover why brown fat is good for people’s health
Rutgers and other scientists have discovered how brown fat, also known as brown adipose tissue,…