Alzheimer’s disease: Five things to know
Alzheimer’s disease, a devastating neuro-degenerative condition that causes dementia, affects more than 30 million people worldwide and remains an illness for which there is no…
Category: Lifestyle
New study explains the link between diabetes and urinary tract infections
Lower immunity and recurring infections are common in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now show that the immune…
Scientists use zebrafish to understand the connection between the immune system and regeneration
How the immune system responds to injury in many organs and tissues allows and enables their repair and regeneration. Yet for some species like humans,…
Molecular delivery system developed at URI shows promise against bladder cancer
A research team from the University of Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospital in Providence has demonstrated a potential new weapon in the fight against…
Molecular changes in the brain in aftermath of traumatic event may help explain long-term susceptibility or resilience
Social avoidance is a common symptom of PTSD, and scientists working to better understand why have laboratory evidence that while stress hormone levels consistently increase…
Stress granules may drive obesity-associated pancreatic cancer
Obesity is a known risk factor for at least 13 types of cancer, in part because it creates ever-present inflammatory state. For years, one researcher…
‘Night owls’ could have greater risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease than those who are ‘early birds’
Are you an early bird or a night owl? Our activity patterns and sleep cycles could influence our risk of diseases, such as type 2…