Ventricular arrhythmia (VA) is a cardiac rhythm disorder that originates in the bottom chambers (ventricles), where the heart beats so quickly that blood pressure decreases, leading to loss of consciousness and abrupt death if not treated promptly
Researchers revealed that a protein known as Piezo1 stops allergens from hyperactivating a kind of immune cell in the lungs. The work implies that activating Piezo1 could be a new therapeutic approach to lowering lung inflammation and treating allergic asthma.
A recent study titled "A meta-analysis of previous falls and subsequent fracture risk in cohort studies" found links between self-reported falls and increased fracture risk, as well as a slightly greater risk of fracture in men than in women.
Researchers have developed a simple strategy that improves the accuracy of approaches used to understand how environmental elements like temperature affect gene activity in plants.
Researchers have published a simple approach that increases the accuracy of techniques used to understand how environmental factors, such as temperature, impact gene activity in plants.
What role do our senses play in shaping our emotions? Does our brain and body react in the same manner when we hear a terrifying scream, see a strange shadow, or smell a nasty odor? And does listening to lively music or witnessing a bright landscape provide the same joy?
Researchers discovered a mechanism that drives the creation of multicellular life. They found that altered protein folding causes multicellular evolution.
A U.S.-Canadian study collaboration led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center found common, age-related blood changes as a risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI), which affects more than one in every five hospitalized persons worldwide.