Category: 4. Health

However, these patients are often treated with medications that may not align with the underlying type of symptom they’re experiencing.

This disconnect can lead to adults with cerebral palsy being prescribed medications that aren’t the correct treatment for the source of their concerns, creating patterns of people taking drugs that are unnecessary and could potentially worsen their health or…

In a new study, MIT biologists have discovered how a genetic variant often found in people with these facial malformations leads to the development of cleft lip and cleft…

Scientists at Duke University School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and University of Arkansas have found a way to improve the uptake of a promising class of cancer-fighting drugs called PROTACs, which have struggled to enter cells due to their large size.

The new method works by taking advantage of a protein called CD36 that…

The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that extending nasal continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, in preterm infants beyond the usual time used in current clinical practice significantly improves lung growth and…

The surprising news that UnitedHealth Group was lowering its profit forecasts for 2025 shocked Wall Street and investors but the company still made more than $6 billion and is growing rapidly.

UnitedHealth Group chief executive officer Andrew…

Computed tomography (CT) scans may be one of the greatest innovations in modern medicine — fast, detailed and essential for diagnosing everything from traumatic injuries to cancer. But a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has reignited a complex and sometimes controversial debate on CT…

The immune system is comprised of various cells that work in concert to fight off disease. The two immune responses, innate and adaptive, are orchestrated to build a specific reaction to the invading pathogen. Dendritic cells are what connect the two responses. Specifically, dendritic cells will take proteins from the infected cells and present that piece of protein or antigen outside its surface. The expressed antigen is then detected by T cells, which…

Food allergies are slowly increasing within first world countries. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), 8% of children and 11% of adults are affected by food allergies in America. Allergic reactions to food occur when the body’s immune system recognizes specific foods as foreign. As a result, the immune system builds a response and reacts. Reactions can range from mild to severe and include symptoms such as…