For more than a decade, Hiranmoy Das, Ph.D., has been investigating how Kruppel-like Factor 2 (KLF2), a gene that codes…
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Detecting Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms arise
Both of Andrew Kiselica’s grandfathers developed dementia when he was in graduate school. As Kiselica was going through neuropsychology training…
Study reveals how premature menopause increases risk of cardiovascular disease
Menopause that occurs before a woman is 40 years old accelerates aging and is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.…
Emotion detection in Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to significant disturbances to motor control resulting in involuntary tremor, shuffling gait,…
COVID-19 ‘super-spreading’ events play outsized role in overall disease transmission
There have been many documented cases of COVID-19 “super-spreading” events, in which one person infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects…
Seven different ‘disease forms’ identified in mild COVID-19
In a study recently published in the journal Allergy, a team of MedUni Vienna scientists led by immunologist Winfried F.…
Adults with endocrine disorders have an increased risk of heart disease
All adults with endocrine disorders should be tested for high cholesterol and triglycerides to evaluate their risk of heart attack…
Poor diet is top contributor to heart disease deaths globally
More than two-thirds of deaths from heart disease worldwide could be prevented with healthier diets. That’s the finding of a…
Higher hypothetical disease risk linked with greater willingness to vaccinate
A survey of U.S. adults showed that as local case counts of a hypothetical disease increased—indicating increased risk of infection—the…
Low risk of COVID-19 infection found among people with congenital heart disease
Results of a retrospective analysis suggest that people born with a heart defect who developed COVID-19 symptoms had a low…