Researchers from Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Genome Center outlined the pathway human herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV1) can use to contribute to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease in aging brains. In a report published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, investigators also share two FDA-approved, commercially available drugs that reverse this pathway in a laboratory setting.
The findings are the first concrete evidence to support the previously controversial link between human herpesviruses (HHVs) and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 24, 2025 鈥 There鈥檚 an arms race in medicine 鈥 scientists design drugs to treat lethal bacterial infections, but bacteria can evolve defenses to those drugs, sending the researchers back to square one. In the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a University of California, Irvine-led team describes the development of a drug candidate that can stop bacteria before they have a chance to cause harm.
Johns Hopkins researchers say they found that infection with a common virus that can be transmitted from mother to fetus before birth significantly worsens an often-fatal complication of premature birth called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in experiments with mice.
The Global Council for Responsible Artificial Intelligence has selected Dr. Eman El-Sheikh, University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity associate vice president, as Global Ambassador for the U...
While researchers have long spotlighted the role childhood abuse, poverty, and substance use play in human development, Virginia Tech鈥檚 Jungmeen Kim-Spoon is pulling back the curtain on what actually happens inside the brains of the young adults affected.聽 For the past 10 years,聽Kim-Spoon and her colleague Brooks Casas have co-led a research team that has tracked the brain function of teens.
Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine method that can target virtually any solid tumor, amplifying the visibility of tumor antigens to the immune system, leading to a potent response. Preclinical tests shows that it helps slow or stop the progression of melanoma, triple-negative breast cancer, lung and ovarian cancer
University of Michigan Health is launching an aggressive vision for integrated sports medicine capabilities across the state and has recruited a nationally renowned expert to lead the efforts.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) recently submitted an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief supporting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services鈥 (HHS) efforts to dismiss the AANA complaint. The brief offers the perspective of anesthesiologists and corrects numerous erroneous assertions in AANA鈥檚 complaint.
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine are available to discuss the importance of regular screenings for early detection.