SUNDAY, March 24, 2019 — When couples experience recurrent pregnancy loss, it’s natural for them to want to know why. Now, a new study suggests that sperm DNA damage could be a factor. Recurrent pregnancy loss is defined as the consecutive loss of three or more pregnancies before 20 weeks’ gestation. It affects up to… Read More: Sperm DNA Damage May Lead to Repeat Miscarriages: Study »
Two chemicals widely used to flavor electronic cigarettes may impair the function of cilia in the human airway, according to a new study led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Cilia are antennae-like protuberances that are present on 50 percent to 75 percent of the cells that line human airways. They play… Read More: E-cigarette flavorings may damage cilia production and function »
A blood test for a protein could identify people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease a decade or more before symptoms, such as a decline in memory and thinking, emerge. A simple blood test may soon detect Alzheimer’s years in advance. This was what an international group of scientists concluded after evaluating the simple… Read More: Medical News Today: Alzheimer's blood test detects brain damage years… »
An implantable electronic device that can heal injured peripheral nerves by stimulating them with electric pulses before the body biodegrades and absorbs it has shown successful results in preliminary tests. Scientists have created a new device that can help heal nerve damage. A study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO,… Read More: Nerve damage: Using electronic implants to hasten healing »