A groundbreaking method to profile gene activity in the living human brain has been developed. This innovative approach opens new avenues for understanding and treating neurological conditions like ...

To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the results of CSF tests compared to the gold standard PET imaging, the Munich researchers evaluated the data of over 400 patients with suspected Alzheimer's ...

Tamoxifen is a common and important treatment to prevent breast cancer from recurring. A new study shows that variation in a patient's gut microbiome can impact how effective the treatment is.

Meningitis contributes to higher child mortality rates than estimated by the WHO, according to a new study.

Researchers have found that coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2 contain genes that appear important for viral survival even though they don't produce a working protein. Their work investigating how these ...

Not all plastics are equal -- some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills ...

With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy -- using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to ...

When making diagnostic decisions, radiologists and other physicians may rely too much on artificial intelligence (AI) when it points out a specific area of interest in an X-ray, according to a new ...

A new computer model can be used to detect and measure interior oceans on the ice covered moons of Uranus. The model works by analyzing orbital wobbles that would be visible from a passing spacecraft.

Apples rank among the world's most valuable fruit crops, with production spanning more than 100 countries. Some apple trees naturally develop into what farmers call 'spur-type' varieties -- compact ...

It has been a year ago since bacteria from war-wounded at hospitals in Ukraine were analyzed. The study showed that some of the bacteria types had total resistance to antibiotics. Now, the same ...

Women who suffer severe complications during their first pregnancy or delivery are less inclined to have more babies, a study reports. Given the recent steady decline in birth rate in Sweden, the ...