Disease

By Alice Klein A model of beta-amyloidALFRED PASIEKA / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Alzheimer’s disease may be caused by the abnormal build-up of a protein in the gut that gradually spreads to the brain, according to research in mice. In people with Alzheimer’s disease, a protein called beta-amyloid clumps together in the brain to form plaques…

COVID-19 patients.The team at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City — one of the hospitals flooded with patients in the spring — went through their own experiences and collected reports from other medical teams around the world.Their comprehensive picture shows the coronavirus attacks virtually every major system in the human body,…

June 27, 2020, 5:45 p.m. ETWhat if a single injection could lower blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides — for a lifetime?In the first gene-editing experiment of its kind, scientists have disabled two genes in monkeys that raise the risk for heart disease. Humans carry the genes as well, and the experiment has raised hopes…

Posted: Tue 3:25 PM, Jun 23, 2020 &nbsp|&nbsp Updated: Tue 3:28 PM, Jun 23, 2020 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Edited News Release) -- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says significant case growth is being monitored in southwest Missouri, and special attention is being given to food processing plants that employ many essential…

the coronavirus, state health officials said Tuesday.State Health Commissioner Judith Perschilli reported one new case of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children — an increase of six since Friday.The children infected in New Jersey, which has to the second-most coronavirus deaths and cases in America, have either tested positive for COVID-19 or have antibodies that were…