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A subset of microglia has been identified as having a key role in brain aging, as they promote inflammation. Researchers propose that targeting these cells could provide a therapeutic avenue for neurodegenerative disease.

A web-based program that educates mothers about how to find reliable health information and the dangers of babies contracting vaccine-preventable illnesses was effective in persuading vaccine-hesitant mothers to vaccinate themselves and their infants.

Scientists have found that smoke particles in the stratosphere can trigger chemical reactions that erode the ozone layer — and that smoke particles from Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10% in 2020.

A study has identified a variant of the PPP3CA gene, expressed in heart tissue and immune cells, that decreases the internalization of the parasite that causes Chagas disease.

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) announced the start of a multi-country study to better understand the burden of Human papillomavirus (HPV) among girls and women in low- and lower-middle-income countries.

Researchers have been able to observe how nanoplastics formed from PET – a plastic commonly used in plastic bags and bottles – accumulate in organs and alter the biochemistry of an organism.

New research has found that a natural by-product of olive oil production could potentially have antioxidant benefits and support exercise.

According to a study, blood exposed to altered gravity for a short time experienced no significant changes in the defensive capacity of blood cells and no erythrocyte aggregation.

A new study has found that people who followed the MIND and Mediterranean diets – rich in foods such as vegetables, whole grains, olive oil and fish – had reduced signs of Alzheimer’s in their brains after death.

A new study has suggested that long-term exposure to nitrates in drinking water could be linked to an increased risk of developing prostate cancer, especially for more aggressive cancers and younger men.