Millions may be getting the wrong cholesterol test

Millions of Americans have a blood test every year to measure LDL, often called “bad” cholesterol. But new research from Northwestern Medicine suggests that another test may do a better…

Scientists find the “Achilles’ heel” of deadly gut bacteria

Enterotoxigenic E. coli and Shigella are responsible for hundreds of millions of infections worldwide each year and remain among the leading causes of fatal diarrheal disease, particularly in children. Despite…

Scientists found 45 chemicals in pregnant women and many were linked to birth risks

One of the largest investigations ever conducted into chemical exposure during pregnancy has found that pregnant women regularly encounter dozens of chemicals found in everyday life. Researchers say many of…

All you need to know about Wegovy weight loss tablet

The semaglutide in the jab and pill mimics the actions of a hormone called GPL-1 (glucagon-like-peptide-1), which is released from the intestine after people eat. It acts on receptors in…

Scientists may have finally found how Alzheimer’s kills brain cells

Scientists have identified evidence of a previously unknown process that may explain how brain cells die in Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The discovery, centered on a mechanism known…

Quantum mechanics once baffled scientists. Now it’s changing the world

For much of the early 20th century, quantum mechanics was one of the most puzzling ideas in science. The theory challenged conventional thinking and left even leading physicists struggling to…

Scientists discover why some brains resist Alzheimer’s

Some people remain mentally sharp even though their brains contain the biological changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease. A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience suggests that the answer…

Drinking to cope with stress may permanently rewire your brain

Recent research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that using alcohol to cope with stress in early adulthood may have lasting effects on the brain that do not disappear…

Johns Hopkins scientists develop nose spray DNA vaccine for tuberculosis

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed an experimental therapeutic DNA vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) that is delivered through the nose.…

A hidden weakness in deadly cancers could lead to powerful new treatments

Researchers at UCLA have identified a hidden weakness in some of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat cancers, raising hopes for a new way to attack tumors that have resisted treatment…