1st-of-its-kind Parkinson’s treatment may slow aggressive disease, trial hints
A new antibody drug for Parkinson's disease appears to slow the progression of its movement-related symptoms, at least in some patients.
Sneha Khedkar
Cholesterol-gobbling gut bacteria could protect against heart disease
Certain microbes in the gut microbiome may guard against heart disease by lowering people's cholesterol.
‘Very concerning’: Microplastics can accumulate in cancer cells and may help them spread, study hints
An early lab-dish study in cancer cells suggests microplastics can persist through cell division and may contribute to cancer spread, when they're in tumors.
The skin microbiome could be harnessed as mosquito repellent, study hints
In a lab study, scientists demonstrated that tweaking the makeup of the skin microbiome could theoretically help repel mosquitoes.