Health
New test offers improved diagnosis and management of chronic hepatitis B
COLD-PCR/FMCA enables simultaneous and more precise evaluation of HBV DNA, genotypes, and mutant DNA, as well as better assessment of...
CDC funds University of Maryland initiative to address LGBTQ mental health
UMD Prevention Research Center is the only 1 nationwide focused on eliminating LGBTQ+ mental health disparitiesCredit: Lisa Helfert The University...
American Journal of Roentgenology reviews vaping-associated lung injury findings
AJR details patterns of inhalation lung injury associated with vaporizers and e-cigarettes: hypersensitivity pneumonitis, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, acute eosinophilic pneumonia,...
Tuberculosis: New insights into the pathogen
Credit: Sebastian Geibel Tuberculosis is a highly contagious infectious disease that is typically spread through aerosols and mainly affects the...
Bioelectricity’s promise for therapeutic targets in cancer
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 8, 2019--Bioelectricity of Cancer, a special issue of the peer-reviewed...
NSU professor’s research underpins World Health Organization first ever report on vision
Dr. Janet Leasher professor and optometrist Nova Southeastern University view more FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - More than 1 billion people...
Scientists find gender-distinct circuit for depression
Credit: MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Depression affects women nearly twice as much as men, but unraveling the brain's blueprint...
Women and black Americans more likely to face severe adult obesity
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Severe adult obesity carries many risks to health, but until now, little has been known about childhood...
Developing smart prosthetic sockets to improve comfort and performance
Credit: Virginia Tech As a physically active college student Trevor LeMaster is no stranger to bodily aches and pains. He...
Highly virulent listeriosis pathogen discovered
Credit: S. Doijad, L. La Pietra The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a life-threatening infection in animals and humans....
Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots
Credit: P. Ramdya, EPFL "Just think about what a fly can do," says Professor Pavan Ramdya, whose lab at EPFL's...
Dietary supplement from tomatoes discovered to boost sperm quality
Credit: FutureYou Cambridge A dietary compound found in tomatoes has been shown to improve sperm quality Men taking a dietary...
Researchers are finding molecular mechanisms behind women’s biological clock
Credit: Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen Researchers have mapped out some of the mechanisms that may...
Study links sleep disturbances and Alzheimer’s among Hispanics
May increase risk of Alzheimer's disease among HispanicsCredit: Miller School of Medicine (Miami, FL) Sleep disturbances among Hispanics may increase...
CTFH and Insilico collaborate on accelerating first-in-class therapeutics using AI
Credit: Insilico Medicine Research Collaboration Highlights The collaboration aims to accelerate drug discovery and development with an AI-enabled platform for...
Researchers use game theory to successfully identify bacterial antibiotic resistance
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to identify previously unrecognized antibiotic-resistance genes...
UA research shows drug can extend survival rates for heart failure patients
Credit: UA College of Medicine -- Phoenix PHOENIX - Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix...
Large study reveals PTSD has strong genetic component like other psychiatric disorders
Genetic data from 200,000 people reveals the heritability of post-traumatic stress disorder is similar to that of depression and other...
Rice bran may help curb malnutrition, diarrhea for infants
Results from a clinical trial in Nicaragua and MaliCredit: William A. Cotton/CSU Photography Malnutrition is prevalent on a global scale...
Lymphoma stage at diagnosis may predict when and where new cancer forms
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center With improved treatments, especially the use of anti-cancer immunotherapies, more than two-thirds of all...
