Health
Global deal follows UQ superbug drug discoveries
Antibiotics discovered at The University of Queensland will be fast-tracked under an US$11 million international research dealCredit: IMB, University of...
Pioneering research reveals certain human genes relate to gut bacteria
Credit: Chloe Russell, as featured in her book Up Your A-Z An Encyclopedia On Gut Bacteria The role genetics and...
Hospitals, manufacturers partner with Sandia amid high demand for medical-grade masks
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories is teaming with local hospitals and medical device manufacturers to...
Focused ultrasound shows promise against deadliest brain tumor
Credit: UVA Health An innovative use of focused ultrasound being pioneered at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is...
Diagnosing brain tumors with a blood test
A blood test to diagnose and classify tumors could be revolutionary and practice-changing for patients and clinicians alikeCredit: UHN TORONTO...
Researchers say genetics may determine wound infection and healing
A recent study led by Texas Tech's Department of Biological Sciences and Natural Science Research Laboratory determined that certain genes...
Early pandemic paradox: fewer UK deaths from December 2019 to March 2020 compared to the previous 5 years
Credit: WMG at the University of Warwick Scientists at the Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG and Warwick Medical School, at...
Better measure of ‘good cholesterol’ can gauge heart attack and stroke risk in some populations
Still no existing measures to accurately predict heart attacks in black peopleCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - June 22,...
What does the “love hormone” do? It’s complicated
A study of mice in a semi-natural setting shows how the hormone oxytocin can amplify aggression as well as friendlinessCredit:...
New article clarifies details of COVID-19 respiratory transmission
Credit: ATS June 22, 2020-- In a new article, scientists provide an exhaustive, evidence-based review of how COVID-19 droplets from...
Biologists unravel tangled mystery of plant cell growth
Insight could lead to bigger crops and better yieldsCredit: Carolyn Rasmussen/UCR When cells don't divide into proper copies of themselves,...
Online program improves insomnia in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
Participants also reported improvements in quality of life; Program helps survivors correct maladaptive sleep habits that sometimes develop during cancer...
New book shows meditation can aid governmental efforts to bring peace and heal divisions
Author to present An Antidote to Violence at All Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Traditional Sciences during International Day of...
Old drug standards delay new drug approvals
Credit: University of Texas at Austin. AUSTIN, Texas － During the next year, the Food and Drug Administration will review...
Fantastic muscle proteins and where to find them
Credit: Jacobo Lopez Carballo, Gotthardt Lab, MDC Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association...
Patient data can predict life expectancy for older adults with diabetes
Veterans Affairs study based on more than 275,000 patientsCredit: Mackenzie Adams A new study finds that clinicians can use patient...
The relationship between looking/listening and human emotions
Revealing the relationship between attentional states and emotions from human pupillary reactionsCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS...
A novel radioisotope therapy for children with neuroblastoma
Researchers from Kanazawa University discover that high-dose 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine treatment could provide a favorable prognosis in children with neuroblastomaCredit: Kanazawa University...
Strenuous daily exercise may shorten, not prolong, longevity
Credit: Naoyuki Hayashi, Kazuhiro Kezuka By analyzing longevity data for professional Japanese traditional artists, researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology...
Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic through testing
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH The world is now in the grips of a historic pandemic....
