Latest articles by Sneha Khedkar
Malaria drug may treat root cause of PCOS, early study hints
A study in humans and lab animals suggests that an antimalarial drug might treat the root cause of PCOS symptoms.
Does the brain flush out toxins while you sleep?
As we sleep, the brain rids itself of waste built up throughout the day. But how?
New 3D map charted with Google AI reveals 'mysterious but beautiful' slice of human brain
Harvard and Google researchers have collaborated to map a tiny fragment of an adult human brain in unprecedented detail.
CRISPR can treat common form of inherited blindness, early data hint
In a small trial, some people with inherited vision loss experienced improvements in their sight after being treated with CRISPR.
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.
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.
