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Impostor participants threaten the integrity of health research, and by extension, the policies and clinical decisions built on it, warn experts in The BMJ today.This post was originally published on this site

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which Staphylococcus aureus—one of the most common causes of skin and soft tissue infections worldwide—delays wound healing. The […]

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have published an analysis that reveals new functions of the RAD21L protein—a germline-specific cohesin—crucial for male fertility. The study, carried out in mice and in collaboration with […]

RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is a powerful tool in diagnosing Mendelian disorders, but the optimized sequencing depth for this technology has not yet been determined. In a new study published in the American Journal of Human […]

Stem cells in most organisms typically take cues from adjacent cells. But new research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research reveals planarian stem cells ignore their nearest neighbors and instead respond to signals farther […]

A research team has discovered that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a major omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil, directly relaxes smooth muscle in the male reproductive tract by blocking specific calcium channels.This post was originally […]

Plant-based materials have traditionally been used to treat a variety of viral infections. Now, researchers have found that cardamom seed extract, as well as its main bioactive ingredient, 1,8-cineole, can have potent antiviral effects through […]

Researchers in Sweden are testing a 250-year-old medicine in patients with one of the world’s deadliest cancers.This post was originally published on this site

For many couples facing infertility, medicine offers a range of solutions. But for men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA)—a genetic condition where sperm production stalls—options remain limited.This post was originally published on this site

Hypothermia can preserve neuron health following brain injury, but complications from external cooling make it less promising therapeutically. Recent evidence suggests that activating a specific neuron population triggers a reversible, hibernation-like hypothermic state without external […]