Women folk healers were branded as witches, but their treatments may have been medically sound

"Double double toil and trouble" is a quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth that conjures images of evil witches making potions in ...

Genetic mechanisms reveal how toxic substances damage balance cells in the inner ear

The vestibular system is responsible for the sense of balance in the inner ear. Prolonged use of toxic substances, such as ...

Ultra-processed food consumption linked to declines in physical function in older adults

A study published in Nutrients has found that a higher intake of ultra-processed foods (UPF) was not associated with the ...

First online app for selecting best AI models for treatment of individual organs could help patients and physicians

A team from the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of the Politecnico di Milano, led by Dr. Andrea ...

AI spots early facial changes in patients with acromegaly

The journal Pituitary has highlighted research led by Manel Puig, head of the Endocrine, Thyroid and Obesity Research Group ...

Previously unrecognized hub in the brain's lymphatic drainage system may assist with clearing waste

How does the brain take out its trash? That is the job of the brain's lymphatic drainage system, and efforts to understand ...

Discovery of viral entry routes and decoy molecules could block yellow fever and encephalitis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified central routes that two deadly viruses take to invade human cells and have designed decoy molecules that block the ...

Leg, foot amputations up 65% in Illinois hospitals from 2016 to 2023; diabetes and artery disease may be culprits

Rates of leg and foot amputations in Illinois hospitals increased 65% between 2016 and 2023, reports a new Northwestern ...

Early clinical trial tests immune-boosting therapy before prostate cancer surgery

A small, early clinical trial led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators has shown that directly ...

Safeguarding fertility: Study investigates key hormone for women with cancer choosing fertility preservation

Newly diagnosed female cancer patients of reproductive age have a very short window for storing their eggs and embryos before ...

Study shows vaccine protection against Salmonella Paratyphi A infection

An Oxford-led study has demonstrated that an oral live-attenuated vaccine, CVD 1902, provided significant protection against S. Paratyphi A infection in healthy adults using a controlled human ...