• Unlocking the secrets of disease resistance in chrysanthemums: A holistic approach to combating black spot disease

    Chrysanthemum, celebrated for its ornamental, medicinal, and beverage value, faces significant threats from bacterial and fungal infections, particularly black spot disease caused by Alternaria alternate, which leads to severe economic losses. Current research has focused on developing resistant germplasm as an eco-friendly alternative to pesticides.

  • Link found between microplastics and heart diseases

    London, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) The accumulation of tiny plastic particles in blood vessels is now linked to an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The post Link found between microplastics and heart diseases first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • Finding Senolytics to Stop Lung Disease

    Researchers publishing in the Journal of Clinical Investigation have developed a new method of screening for compounds, and they found one that appears to directly attack senescent cells involved in lung fibrosis. A disease of senescence Senescent […]

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    Here's What You Need to Know About Autism Spectrum Disorder

    ASD affects 1 in 44 children in the US. Here's what you need to know to best support the community and create awareness

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    Olympian Lee on comeback trail from kidney disease

    STORY: The 21-year-old American, who won the all-around gold at the Tokyo Olympics, revealed late last year that the disease caused her face, fingers and legs to swell and made it difficult at times to even get out of bed with the uncommon disease causing her to gain 45 pounds of water weight. "Obviously, I was very sad because gymnastics is all I know, and me getting sick was very random, and it just, kind of, happened on like, one random, like, Tuesday and it’s just, like, something that you...

  • I am a neurologist but was still diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in my 40s

    Neurologist Dr David Blacker, from Perth, was diagnosed with an incurable disease is his forties. There was one symptom that indicated a serious problem

  • Quantum entanglement in quasiparticles: A stealth mode against disorder

    Physicists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) have made a discovery that could boost the understanding of the role of entanglement in high-temperature copper oxide superconductors. The low-energy quasiparticles of these enigmatic quantum materials, so-called Zhang-Rice singlets, were found to be remarkably resilient against extreme disorder.

  • The Silent Struggle: Living with an Eating Disorder during Ramadan

      The beginning of Ramadan usually brings about a flurry of excitement—family gatherings, delectable dishes, and an opportunity to deepen one’s connection with God. But for me, it is a starkly different experience. It is when the weight of stress seems to intensify. My relationship with my weight has always been tumultuous, sullied by incessant teasing and criticism from my family. Their words cut deep, chipping away at my self-esteem. At the tender age of 13, I was engulfed by a wave of...

  • Disorder on the border remains a problem for Biden Democrats

    What were they thinking? Did President Joe Biden and the folks who put together his immigration policy imagine that the voting public would celebrate policies that resulted in a record-high number of migration encounters — more than three-quarters of a million — in the usually low-immigration months of October, November, and December 2023? Did they […]

  • Climate Change Amplifies Threat of Pandemics Through Disease Vectors

    Climate change has ushered us into an era where the theoretical dangers of global warming are now stark realities.

  • Research Shows A Link Between Racism And Alzheimer’s Disease

    According to a study conducted by a team of researchers at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center, exposure to racism is tied to a lower memory score during a person's midlife.

  • Racial discrimination in midlife associated with Alzheimer’s disease

    Washington, Apr 12 (Prensa Latina) A study conducted by Wake Forest University and the University of Georgia, United States, showed that racial discrimination experienced during middle age is being associated with Alzheimer's disease, as published by the Alzheimer's & Dementia journal. The post Racial discrimination in midlife associated with Alzheimer’s disease first appeared on Prensa Latina.