Health
A self-healing sweat sensor (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Wearable sensors that track heart rate or steps are popular fitness products. But in the future,...
IncludeHealth gets licensing agreement from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
IncludeHealth will commercialize breakthrough technology for movement correction and rehabilitation, helping children, seniors, and athletes of all agesCredit: Cincinnati Children's...
Animal-assisted interventions positive for people’s health but more research is needed
Credit: Alex Holland The impact of animal-assisted interventions for both patients and health services could be substantial, but more rigorous...
HIV/AIDS, diabetes, organ transplant drugs possible Alzheimer’s treatment approaches
Alzheimer's Association part the cloud program takes the field a step closer to effective therapy with 5 new grantsCredit: Alzheimer's...
Artificial intelligence identifies previously unknown features associated with cancer recurrence
Credit: RIKEN Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) in Japan has successfully...
Immune to influence
Credit: Arek Socha on Pixabay A study published in the journal Vaccine provides the first rigorous look at how our...
Vaping of marijuana on the rise among teens
NIH's 2019 Monitoring the Future survey finds continuing declines in prescription opioid misuse, tobacco cigarettes, and alcoholCredit: University of Michigan...
Children with HIV score below HIV-negative peers in cognitive, motor function tests
Disparity worsens over time despite early HIV treatment, NIH study findsCredit: NIAID WHAT: Children who acquired HIV in utero or...
New cellulose-based air filter offers cost-effective low resistance
Student design wins awardCredit: Photo by K. Keel-Blackmon, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Qijun Zhang, a graduate student studying at the...
Novel genetic signature that can predict some kinds of breast cancer is identified
The research, published in the journal PLOS Genetics, combined a study of the genes involved in retinopathy, as a model...
First US study shows strong results for procedure to treat knee pain from OA
Ari Isaacson, M.D., director of clinical research in the UNC School of Medicine's department of radiology, led a pilot study...
Sinuses bothering you? Use those nasal sprays regularly
University of Cincinnati ear, nose and throat expert says appropriate use of nasal spray 'dramatically' lessens the need for antibiotics...
Researchers create functional mini-liver by 3D bioprinting
Technique developed at Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, funded by FAPESP and hosted by the University of São...
Ancient ‘chewing gum’ yields insights into people and bacteria of the past
Credit: Photo: Theis Jensen. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a...
Fatty meal interrupts gut’s communication with the body, but why?
If that second helping of prime rib stuns your gut into silence, is that good or bad?Credit: Duke University/Lihua Ye...
New animal model shows effective treatment for latent tuberculosis
Top clinicians call the results 'dramatic'Credit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (December 17, 2019) - A major goal of tuberculosis...
Disruption of glycine receptors to study embryonic development and brain function
Collaborative work identified a new function for glycine receptors during embryonic developmentCredit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, University of...
Researchers awarded $3.1 million to address vaping epidemic among youth
Credit: UTHealth As e-cigarette use by young people reaches epidemic proportions, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center...
First study on human-grade dog food says whole, fresh food is highly digestible
Credit: JustFoodForDogs URBANA, Ill. - Pet owners are increasingly treating their "fur-babies" like members of the family. In response, some...
Changes in the immune system explain why belly fat is bad for thinking
Credit: Auriel Willette, Iowa State University Iowa State researchers have found for the first time that less muscle and more...
