In the US, the number of children and adults with obesity or excess weight has increased exponentially over the past few decades, causing concerning effects on public health. Identifying factors that may play a role in this rise is of crucial importance, as they could...
Heart diseases such as coronary heart disease (CHD) are the primary cause of death worldwide. Myocardial infarctions (MI), also known as heart attacks, are often a consequence of CHD that can have dangerous effects on the body functioning of affected individuals....
Pregnancy and lactation can have significant long-lasting effects on the neurobiological processes in female mammals. These effects sometimes include changes in the brain’s neurochemical sensitivity, its substrates, and hormonal regulation, as well as possible shifts...
Syncope, commonly known as fainting, occurs when an individual experiences a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a decrease in blood flow to the brain. Professor Robert Sheldon, working at the University of Calgary, has dedicated much of his career to the...
The biological processes associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and diseases of the brain are still in part to be ascertained. Drs Graziella Di Cristo and Bidisha Chattopadhyaya, two scientists working at the Sainte-Justine hospital research centre, affiliated...
Genes have been found to play an important part in the development of a number of diseases, including cancer. Assistant Professor Audrey Fu, a statistician working at the University of Idaho, has been investigating statistical methods for the causal inference of gene...
In future, magnetic technology could help to address clinical needs related to a variety of medical conditions. Dr Michael Harrison, working at The University of California in San Francisco, has dedicated much of his career to the invention of new treatments and...
Metabolic processes and signalling are crucially important for the healthy functioning and energy homeostasis of the human body. Dr Petras Dzeja, currently working at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, focuses his studies on cardiovascular...
As humans, we communicate our emotions to others in several different ways, including touch, motion, facial expression, and of course, speech. We can also communicate social information through chemosensory signals. Dr Bettina Pause, a professor at...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the acquired ability of microorganisms to withstand the effects of medications used to treat them, is a serious and growing threat to public health. In collaboration with experts from various US institutions, Dr Amy Schmidt at the...