Medicine/Health
2021 SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Nitesh Katta
The annual award will support the development of Katta’s doctoral research, as well as his efforts to translate benchtop advancements...
Researchers identify an action mechanism for a drug against Alzheimer’ disease
Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease murine model Credit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA A study conducted on mice published in the journal Geroscience has...
Alzheimer Europe sets out future vision of EU dementia policy
Credit: Alzheimer Europe Luxembourg, 9 December 2020 – At an online European Parliament workshop hosted by Sirpa Pietikäinen, MEP (Finland),...
Youth depression tied to higher risk of 66 diseases and premature death
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Depressed children and teenagers have an increased risk of suffering from premature death and a wide range...
Alterations to oral microbiota reduce the cardiovascular benefits of sport
Research by the University of Plymouth in conjunction with the UOC assesses the factors that determine the composition of buccal...
Physicians don’t always recognize patients’ radiation therapy side effects
A new study finds that significant symptoms in young and Black patients are more likely to be under-recognized Credit: University...
£1m step closer to understanding genetic diseases
Credit: Matt Guille People with genetic diseases might be closer to learning what has caused their disease and to improved...
The use of wild mammals in traditional medicine
Credit: Itamar Barbosa In an analysis of published research, investigators identified 565 mammalian species that have been used to source...
More support for induction at 41 weeks’ pregnancy, especially for first time mothers
Credit: Photo: University of Gothenburg, University of Amsterdam There is growing evidence that pregnant women who go beyond term, especially...
Reductive stress in neuroblastoma cells aggregates protein and impairs neurogenesis
Further understanding is needed of the redox change called reductive stress and its impact on the onset and progression of...
Way to support effective brain performance after head injury backgrounded by lack of sleep
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from the School of Biomedicine of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) with colleagues from Italy,...
Human systems management critical for businesses during COVID-19
Researchers share important information and solutions related to the challenges facing human resources and system managers in a special issue...
Scientists shed new light on how lung bacteria defend against pneumonia
Findings suggest that probiotics could be an alternative to antibiotics for treating pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses Credit: Janice Haney...
Deep Longevity publishes an epigenetic aging clock of unprecedented accuracy
DeepMAge is an epigenetic aging clock with a 2.77 years error margin, which makes it the most accurate DNAm clock...