We’re starting to learn more about how the technology can change us.

Chronic reactivation of distinct herpesviruses and anelloviruses occur during acute and long COVID-19, and track with disease severity, inflammation and outcomes, revealing immune signatures with prog...

This Perspective outlines the main components needed to design AI models that can assist individuals in the long-term management of their health, formalizing also the shortcomings and challenges of cu...

In multiple study designs involving millions of matched individuals, either between or within families, birth order determined differential associations with disease risk across 569 diseases.

Immune cells target hyperactive neurons to eliminate synaptic connections

Astrocytes, the most abundant type of glial cell, play a fundamental role in memory. Despite most hippocampal synapses being contacted by an astroc...

Antibiotics designed by artificial intelligence, immunotherapy for resistant infections and other highlights from studies and trials.

Scientists are debating whether to limit biological AI software to ward off threats.

Post-COVID-19 Condition (PCC; “long COVID”) is a post-viral syndrome evident by 8 to 12 weeks post-SARS-CoV-2 infection and lasting for months to years thereafter. PCC comprises at least one persisten...

Semaglutide showed robust therapeutic effects in treatment-seeking participants with obesity and alcohol use disorder and this trial supports previous preclinical and clinical findings suggesting GLP-...

Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), also known as long COVID, is a heterogeneous condition marked by persistent symptoms following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. This Review summarizes the spectrum of neurolo...

This cross-sectional analysis of a meta-cohort study evaluates associations between social determinants of health and odds of long COVID in children and adolescents.

Mapping of neurogenesis in human hippocampi across ages and different cognitive abilities using multiomic single-cell sequencing reveals distinct signatures between cognitive preservation and decline.

TSPO PET and inflammatory markers reveal spread neuroinflammation in temporal lobe epilepsy with seizure worsening after COVID-19.

This case-control study evaluates spinal cord pathologies associated with exposure to repetitive head impacts or chronic traumatic encephalopathy neuropathologic change in the brain among autopsied in...

This review by Kipnis et al. explores recent advances in brain fluid dynamics, emphasizing CSF flow’s role in waste clearance, the glymphatic and meningeal lymphatic systems, and neuroimmune interacti...

AbstractBackground. Empathy is widely recognized for improving patient outcomes, including reduced pain and anxiety and improved satisfaction, and its abse

mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.

Ageing is a scientifically fascinating and complex biological occurrence characterised by morphological and functional changes due to accumulated molecular and cellular damage impairing tissue and org...

Recent groundbreaking reports highlight our newfound potential to prevent diseases

Molecular Psychiatry - Glucagon-like Peptide-1 receptor agonists as emerging therapeutics in bipolar disorder: a narrative review of preclinical and clinical evidence

After a California teenager spent months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life, OpenAI said it would introduce parental controls and better responses for users in distress.

Montoliu-Gaya, Salvadó et al. develop a blood-based model using tau biomarkers measured in a single analysis enabling biological staging of Alzheimer’s disease to support the diagnosis, prognosis and ...

Chinese officials have showcased what they claim will be the world's largest solar farm on the Tibetan plateau

The American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday recommended that all young children get vaccinated against COVID-19, differing from federal policy that no longer recommends routine vaccination for healthy children.

The breakthrough was hailed as a “perfect natural model for Alzheimer’s” by scientists who worked on it

DNA analysis of more than 15,500 people with the debilitating condition identifies eight tentative “genetic signals”

Facts, data and analytics about biomedical matters

Serino et al. show that seeing an infectious avatar approach the body in virtual reality triggers an immune response, indicating that the brain prepares the body to fight infections even for perceived...

Photographer Ahmed al-Arini told BBC Newshour he had to catch his breath between each photograph.

Philippe Lazzarini says Unrwa findings show one in five children is malnourished in Gaza City and says agency has food and medical supplies

A Dalhousie researcher has found misogynistic comments from students are disrupting  learning environments as teachers deal with degrading remarks and male-supremacist sentiments.