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A new study suggests that platelets, long known for stopping bleeding, may drive rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases, with researchers showing that blocking their interaction with white blood cells reduced inflammation and disease severity in experimental models.

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: 2025 ACC Scientific Statement: A Report of the American College of Cardiology | JACC

Smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy for improving health

Gum disease is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack, stroke, atrial fibrillation, heart failure and cardiometabolic health conditions

Scientists link sugar substitute sorbitol to liver disease in zebrafish

Rockstar co-founder compares AI to 'mad cow disease'

Research team digitizes more than 100 years of Canadian infectious disease data

"Modeling the Spread of Misfolded Proteins in #Alzheimer’s Disease using Higher-Order Simplicial Complex Contagion"

U.S set to lose measles elimination status: The imminent deadline isn’t as important when “we can already say the d--- house is on fire,” according to Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota

Estrogen loss impairs NRF2-mediated antioxidant defenses, increasing susceptibility to infertility and cardiovascular disease in women

Circadian dysfunction correlates with disease severity in neurodegeneration, highlighting the molecular clock as a key biomarker and therapeutic target

Soluble N-terminal region of prion protein causes rapid neurodegeneration in prion disease - Science Advances

Greater adherence to a healthful plant-based diet is associated with significantly lower all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, an association partially mediated by leukocyte telomere length…

Stress-Related Brain Signals Drive Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in People with Depression and Anxiety

UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute researchers showed scanning ultrasound is safe and well-tolerated in a first-in-human pilot study—an important step toward Alzheimer’s disease treatments.

Continuous cough monitoring accurately quantifies disease burden and day-to-day variability, enabling earlier detection of patient deterioration, more sensitive clinical trial endpoints…

CU Anschutz scientists have discovered that while brain neuron changes, including cell loss, may begin in early life, a drug long-approved for other conditions might be repurposed to slow this damage, offering new hope for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognition issues.

The Lancet Series on Alzheimer's Disease-composed of 3 papers highlighting latest advances in diagnosis, treatment and controversies in the field

Prime editing-installed suppressor tRNAs for disease-agnostic genome editing

Alternative sweetener sorbitol, commonly found in zero-calorie candies and in some fruits and vegetables, linked to liver disease

A common type of inflammatory bowel disease has been linked to toxic bacteria

Gum disease and tooth decay hit men harder – and now we know why

One in two people in the U.S just over half of the population, is affected by a neurological disease or disorder

Natural molecule (NAD⁺) reverses memory loss seen in Alzheimer's disease in animal models

Manganese is Lyme disease's double-edge sword

One in two people in the US is affected by a neurological disease or disorder

Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction, identifying a potential new therapeutic target for treating alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD).

Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists

Scientists at Duke University discover a Muscovy duck virus that evades human immune detection and engineer it to create an immune-evasive gene therapy vector for Pompe disease in a mouse model

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