progscrape: disease

Men who lose their Y chromosome in part of their blood cells have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease - in particular a fatal heart attack

3 months ago academic.oup.com disease genetics

Political polarization in the U.S during COVID-19 was 12 times greater than in past disease outbreaks in terms of vaccine hesitancy

2 months ago source.washu.edu covid disease health vaccine

Early Locus Coeruleus noradrenergic axon loss drives olfactory dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease

3 months ago nature.com disease neuroscience

Red meat wreaks havoc on gut and drives inflammatory bowel disease

3 months ago newatlas.com disease health

Centenarians develop diseases more slowly than those who die earlier, with their disease burden leveling off around age 90

3 months ago news.ki.se disease health

Study shows Lyme Disease can disrupt gut bacteria and immune response

3 months ago journals.asm.org disease medicine

Cats with dementia have brain changes similar to those of people with Alzheimer’s disease, offering a valuable model for studying the condition in humans

3 months ago onlinelibrary.wiley.com brain disease

Researchers have discovered a critical link between the brain’s waste-clearing system and early neuron degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease

3 months ago qbi.uq.edu.au brain disease neuroscience

University of Michigan-led study finds that people with Alzheimer’s show higher “neural flexibility” — frequent reshuffling of brain networks at rest — and in healthy adults, this same pattern sometimes predicts who will later develop the disease

2 months ago news.umich.edu brain disease health

U-Michigan study finds most Americans prioritized preventing child abuse, domestic violence, and deaths linked to economic hardship over preventing additional COVID-19 deaths during lockdowns; researchers say these preferences highlight the need to balance disease prevention with other societal harm

3 months ago news.umich.edu covid disease economic psychology