Health
Intestinal health: Dresden research team identifies enzyme essential for stem cell survival
Study results contribute to the understanding of intestinal regeneration and prevention of intestinal inflammationCredit: © CRTD The intestinal epithelium is...
Physical activity in all of its forms may help maintain muscle mass in midlife
Hormonal changes during menopause decrease muscle mass, but physical activity might slow the decrementCredit: University of Jyväskylä A large study...
New treatment target verification for myelodysplastic syndrome
Credit: Dr. Goro Sashida A research group from Kumamoto University, Japan analyzed the pathophysiology of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a blood...
Unravelling complex brain networks with automated 3D neural mapping
Automated 3D brain imaging data analysis technology offers more reliable and standardized analysis of the spatial organization of complex neural...
‘Social distancing’ saves frogs: New approach to identify individual frogs noninvasively
Credit: Naitik Patel Globally, 41% amphibian species are regarded as threatened with extinction. However, when it comes to the case...
Discovery of important molecular mechanism of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Credit: Alessandra Bolino, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is the most common form of inherited neuropathies. A genetic...
JNCCN: Many hospitalized people with advanced cancer struggle with important daily tasks
Researchers at Mass General Cancer Center discover 40.2% of advanced cancer patients with unplanned hospitalizations experienced functional impairment, which correlated...
Cord blood for stem cell transplant may outperform matched sibling donor
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center When a cancer patient needs a bone marrow transplant, there are four common donor...
UTHSC researchers awarded $1.7 million for opioid addiction studies
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (June 5, 2020) - A team of University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) researchers in...
May 2020: Job numbers up for Americans with disabilities as COVID restrictions ease
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire May 2020 nTIDE report -- featuring the New Jersey-based GI Go Fund's programs...
A newly discovered disease may lead to better treatment of cystic fibrosis
Better understand cystic fibrosis / Study in 'Journal of Medical Genetics'Credit: J. Park et al. 2020/ Journal of Medical Genetics...
Creating hairy human skin: Not as easy as you think
New culture technique opens the door for new treatment for wound and burn treatments, testing drugs and cosmetics; the technique...
With $16.5 million in NIH funding, MUSC opens two new digestive disease research centers
The recent openings of two centers have put the Medical University of South Carolina on the map as a leading...
Air conditioner bumps the electric bill by 42%, increasing the risk of energy poverty
Credit: Gaia Squarci A new study published in Economic Modelling by researchers at Ca' Foscari University and CMCC shows that...
University of Toronto team awarded CIHR grant to study impact of cannabis use on Indigenous oral health
Clinical research and Indigenous knowledge models will help team gather first evidence of effects of cannabis on Indigenous peoples of...
Youth-inspired program increases bike helmet use by urban children
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine To reduce the number of traumatic brain injuries in children, a team of health care professionals...
Something in the water: Pollutant may be more hazardous than previously thought
Credit: M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using NASA and public domain images Sometimes toxins, such as hazardous wastes and industrial...
A tiny arctic shrub reveals secrets of plant growth on Svalbard
Counting tiny rings showed synchronous growth across an entire arctic archipelagoCredit: Lisa Sandal, NTNU The polar willow (Salix polaris) may...
Wearable brain scanner technology expanded for whole head imaging
Credit: University of Nottingham Scientists from the University of Nottingham developed an initial prototype of a new generation of brain...
Largest ever study of radiosurgery for brain metastases from small cell lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The international First-line Radiosurgery for Small-Cell Lung Cancer (FIRE-SCLC) analysis led by University of...
