Research reveals that living at high altitudes may lower diabetes risk due to red blood cells acting as 'glucose sponges.' ...

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Feb 20 (Reuters) - Diabetes is less common among people living at high ...

Women are more likely to experience chronic pain, studies have found, and their pain lasts longer, on average. New research ...

Scientists reveal how sleep protects brain cells, manages metabolic damage, and may help explain links to Alzheimer’s disease.

New research finds that sleep is essential for protecting brain mitochondria by transferring toxic metabolic waste from neurons to glial cells for disposal.

Scientists have long known that people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, have lower rates of diabetes ...

S cientists have known for decades that people living at higher altitudes, where oxygen is scarce, have lower rates of diabetes, and it’s a phenomenon that’s not restricted to humans. Tibetan pigs, ...

When HHMI Investigator Amita Sehgal started studying sleep 25 years ago, the topic elicited a yawn from most biologists. "In ...

Researchers show sleep protects neuronal mitochondria by transferring oxidative lipid damage to glial and blood cells. The ...

A study introduces a scalable 2D human neuron platform to probe how brain-like rhythms emerge and how specific drugs reshape them, aiding epilepsy and autism research.

Ginseng fruit also supports immune system health by boosting the production of white blood cells that fight infections and ...

A new entrant in the race to shepherd antibodies for Alzheimer’s disease across the blood-brain barrier has emerged. | A new entrant in the race to shepherd antibodies for Alzheimer’s disease across ...