Rare genetic disease makes scientists reconsider what the ‘seat of fear’ in the brain really is
The wind picks up dust from the unpaved road one afternoon in December as Jack van Honk turns into a ramshackle neighborhood in Lambert’s Bay,...
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Goodbye PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome is getting a new name that doctors say better reflects the underlying disease
A hormonal disorder that affects 1 in 8 women just got a new name. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) will now be called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian...
Saskatoon infectious disease lab searches for hantavirus treatment
New research from a Saskatoon-based infectious disease lab is examining the difference in the immune response between humans and rodents to identify a treatment for...
Alberta family faces ‘uncertain future’ after toddler’s rare disease care funding denied
The Alberta family of a toddler with a rare condition is fighting with the province’s health-care system over its refusal to pay for a potentially...
Anglo-Saxon burial holds an older sister cradling her little brother after they both died 1,400 years ago, possibly of an infectious disease
Two Anglo-Saxon children interred together 1,400 years ago were brother and sister, an analysis of the skeletons’ DNA reveals — a confirmed familial link that...
US Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines
This week, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data from measles viruses spreading last year....
Scientists are racing to save Australia’s ‘zombie tree’ from a fast-spreading fungal disease
Scientists in Australia are in a desperate race to rescue a newly identified “zombie tree” before it vanishes from Queensland’s rainforests. They discovered that the...
As Lung Disease Threatens Workers, Lawmakers Seek Protections for Countertop Manufacturers
César Manuel González, 37, used to work with stone that was engineered to endure: dense, polished slabs designed to outlast the kitchens in which they...
Single protein could dramatically alter trajectory of Alzheimer’s disease
A single gene mutation protects against Alzheimer’s disease in people destined to get the disease very young — and now we know why. The gene...
Men develop cardiovascular disease 7 years before women, study suggests. But why?
Men tend to develop cardiovascular disease about seven years earlier than women do, according to a new study. The difference is driven largely by coronary...