New Alzheimer’ s blood test may tell when symptoms are around the corner
A novel biomarker beats the leading diagnostic blood test at predicting disease progression. Small loops of genetic material may be strong indicators of imminent Alzheimer’s disease (AD) symptoms. In a…
Obesity shapes COVID-19’ s long-term damage
A study comparing the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in lean and obese primates found different long-term consequences of the virus depending on prior obesity and metabolic disease. The results, which…
Urine test could reveal prostate cancer
A newly published study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet indicates that prostate cancer can be diagnosed at an early stage through a simple urine sample. With the aid of AI…
In vitro model enables study of age-specific responses to COVID mRNA vaccines
mRNA vaccines saved lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but older people had less of an immune response to the vaccines than did younger adults. Why? Boston Children’s researchers, led by…