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This image provided by National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows the X and Y chromosomes. Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, illnesses like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis that occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks their own tissues. That gender disparity has baffled scientists for decades but new research may finally explain why. (Jonathan Bailey/National Institutes of Health (NIH) via AP)

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Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there's a clue why
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Thu,02/01/24-10:34AM , 71 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, when an out-of-whack immune system attacks their own bodies — and new research may finally explain why.
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This photo provided by the University of Copenhagen in January 2024 shows the process of ancient DNA extraction at the Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Center in Copenhagen. According to research published Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in the journal Nature, ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region about 5,000 years ago. (Mikal Schlosser/University of Copenhagen via AP)

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Ancient human DNA hints at why multiple sclerosis affects so many northern Europeans today
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Wed,01/10/24-10:15AM , 122 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region about 5,000 years ago.
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This family photo shows Hayden Fell, of Bel Air, Md. At 17-months-old, Hayden had become one of several hundred seemingly healthy U.S. toddlers and preschoolers a year who suddenly die in their sleep and autopsies can’t tell why. But Hayden’s crib cam was recording all night _ and offered a clue. (Family Photo via AP)

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Crib videos offer clue to mysterious child deaths, showing seizures sometimes play a role
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Thu,01/04/24-3:02PM , 314 Reads
The last bedtime of 17-month-old Hayden Fell’s life was heartbreakingly normal. Crib video shows the toddler in pajamas playing happily as his parents and sister sang “Wheels on the Bus” with his twin brother.
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These PET scan images provided by the New England Journal of Medicine in January 2024 show a reduction in amyloid-beta levels in an Alzheimer's patient after focused ultrasound treatment to open the blood-brain barrier after 26 weeks. Red is associated with higher levels of amyloid-beta levels. Scientists have found a way to help Alzheimer’s drugs seep inside the brain faster _ by temporarily breaching its protective shield. (New England Journal of Medicine via AP)

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Alzheimer's drugs might get into the brain faster with new ultrasound tool, study shows
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Wed,01/03/24-4:02PM , 205 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have found a way to help Alzheimer’s drugs seep inside the brain faster — by temporarily breaching its protective shield.
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