University of Kent research suggests that men can distinguish between the scents of sexually aroused and non-aroused women.
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Scientists at the Laboratoire des Maladies Neurodégénératives and the Neurocentre Magendie have just shown that a metabolic pathway plays a determining role in Alzheimer’s disease’s memory problems.
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Immune system T-cells are more able to destroy skin cancer cells when a T-cell regulator called SLAMF6 is missing, a new study in eLife shows.
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When the spinal cord is injured, the damaged nerve fibers–called axons–are normally incapable of regrowth, leading to permanent loss of function.
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By studying the sick hearts removed from four patients undergoing heart transplants, researchers have identified a protein and a signaling pathway that may contribute to sudden death in an inherited form of heart disease.
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Detecting threats, sending out response molecules, and altering gene expression–our immune system works tirelessly day and night to protect us from invading pathogens and maintain general health and wellbeing.
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It has become evident recently that the interactions between copper and amyloid-β neurotoxically impact the brain of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Niacin is an important B vitamin that may raise your HDL, (“good”), cholesterol. Find out if you should talk to your health care provider about taking niacin alone or with cholesterol medications.
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James Cook University researcher Associate Professor Richard Franklin says drownings globally have dropped by half over the last 30 years, with rates reducing in all regions except Oceania.
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The density of immune cells, called tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, when combined with analysis of tumor budding may serve as a method to more accurately predict survival in patients with stage III colon cancer.
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