Many people fighting a very aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) don’t survive more than five years. These very…
Metformin may help patients maintain weight loss long-term
In the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) clinical trial and its long-term follow-up study, among the persons who lost at least…
With abdominal etching, plastic surgeons help patients get ‘six-pack abs’
Even with a good diet and workout routine, some men and women have trouble getting the toned abdominal appearance they…
No increase in complications with ‘tummy tuck’ in obese patients
‘Tummy tuck’ surgery (abdominoplasty) can be safely performed in obese patients, with no increase in complications compared to non-obese patients,…
Protecting damaged hearts with microRNAs
Once the heart is formed, its muscle cells have very limited ability to regenerate. After a heart attack, these cells…
New genomics tool ECCITE-seq expands multimodal single cell analysis
ECCITE-seq (Expanded CRISPR-compatible Cellular Indexing of Transcriptomes and Epitopes by sequencing) allows researchers to perform high-throughput measurements of multiple modalities…
A deep learning tool for personalized workout recommendations from fitness tracking data
Computer scientists have developed FitRec, a recommendation tool powered by deep learning, that is able to better estimate runners’ heart…
Brains of blind people adapt to sharpen sense of hearing, study shows
Research uses functional MRI to identify two differences in the brains of blind individuals — differences that might be responsible…
Sugar entering the brain during septic shock causes memory loss
The loss of memory and cognitive function known to afflict survivors of septic shock is the result of a sugar…
Skipping Breakfast May Increase Stroke and Heart Risks
Eating breakfast could be a simple way to promote cardiovascular health, one researcher says.