Obesity in women and current smoking in men appear to be the strongest predictors of lack of remission in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) within one year, according to new research presented June 13 at EULAR 2018, the annual meeting of the European League Against Rheumatism, in Amsterdam.
In the new research, scientists have uncovered insights into the mechanisms that underlie prostate cancer, providing potential targets for new cancer therapies
All that physiotherapist Liz Williams wants is for baby pumpkins to be able to move their heads on their own. If that sounds odd, it's because Mrs. Williams likens young babies' heads to pumpkins because that's how many new parents treat them – as inanimate objects
In an unexpected discovery, UCLA researchers have found that a gene is previously known to control human metabolism also controls the equilibrium of bone and fat in bone marrow as well as how an adult stem cell expresses its final cell type.
Over 70% of people with Down syndrome (DS) – many more than previously thought – may have corneas similar in morphology to the corneas of people with keratoconus, a new study reports
Women who struggle to get pregnant or use reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be more likely to have preemies and kids with birth defects than their peers who conceive without difficulty, a U.S. study suggests
Findings from an animal study suggest that a non-invasive imaging technique could, with further development, become a useful tool to assess immune system recovery in people receiving treatment for HIV infection.
A new way to examine stress and inflammation in the heart will help Parkinson's researchers test new therapies and explore an unappreciated way the disease puts people at risk of falls and hospitalization
The first human has been scanned with a revolutionary new 3D color medical scanner invented in New Zealand by father and son scientists from the Universities of Canterbury and Otago.
Some investigations, performed in our laboratory, indicate that the presence of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) could influence the outcome of omega-3 PUFA to benefit cardiovascular health.
A study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard and the Broad Institute developed a new technique for detecting a type of clonal hematopoiesis known as mosaic chromosomal alterations, which involve mutations that affect large chunks of chromosomes.
Researchers found high levels of the protein—called mitofusion 2 or Mfn2—prevented nerve degeneration, muscle atrophy, and paralysis in a mouse model of the disease. Since Mfn2 is often depleted during Lou Gehrig's, the new study suggests supplementing it could be a novel therapeutic approach for the disease.