Amanda Heidt
Human kidneys grown in pig embryos? Xenotransplantation strides into the future
Scientists introduced human stem cells into pig embryos engineered to lack a kidney, stem cells then differentiated and grew into ...
Suffering from a broken heart? It’s shocks the brain, impacts us like a mild heart attack and disproportionately affects women
Takotsubo syndrome, also known as broken heart syndrome, is a rare, reversible condition with symptoms mimicking a mild heart attack ...
Fear and anxiety may not be as separate as we have come to believe
[It’s commonly believed that] fear is a more basal response to an immediate threat thought to be controlled by the ...
Bacteria-infected mosquitoes cut dengue cases by 77 percent, study shows
Researchers have infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes—the species responsible for passing on many diseases—with bacteria called Wolbachia with the intent of ...
Common vaccines appear to reduce risk of Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline
[Two studies] have demonstrated that flu and pneumococcal vaccines are linked with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In both ...
COVID-19 recoverers appear to rapidly lose antibodies, leaving them vulnerable to reinfection within months
Infections caused by coronavirus cousins such as SARS and MERS result in antibodies that remain in the body for nearly ...
