Health

August 2, 2025

Human antibody that targets carfentanil, fentanyl and related opioids reverses overdose effects in preclinical study

LA JOLLA, CA—An antibody in single-chain fragment variable (scFv) format that binds to the powerful opioid carfentanil was shown to...

Game-changing potential for drug testing and cardiovascular disease treatments – Tiny Heart Model Carries Massive Implications

A remarkable breakthrough, a collaborative team of researchers, led by Professor Yaakov Nahmias from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion-Israel...

Extracting blood-induced color changes on the face for non-contact heart rate estimation

Heart rate (HR) estimation is an essential component of health monitoring, and provides useful insights regarding the physiological and emotional...

T. Boone Pickens Foundation donates $20 million to Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine

The T. Boone Pickens Foundation, established by the late, Texan innovative energy leader and philanthropist, is donating $20 million to...

Your presence matters: parallel group craft activities proven effective in occupational therapy

Osaka, Japan – “Your presence means the world to me” may sound like a wedding invitation cliché, but an Osaka...

Study aims to assess impact of physical activity intervention on cognitive development of young children in low socioeconomic areas

In an effort to address health disparities linked to low socioeconomic environments, a University of Massachusetts Amherst kinesiologist is partnering...

Type 2 diabetes is associated with hospital stays for a wide range of medical conditions but, in people diagnosed at a young age, mental health disorders are the biggest contributing factor

In your coverage, please use this URL to provide access to the freely available paper in PLOS Medicine: http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004261Credit: Hongjiang...

Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers establish new reptile cell lines

DENVER/Aug. 4, 2023 – A recent scientific paper published in the journal Microorganisms highlights the development of the first broad...

How the hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii quickly adapts to new environmental conditions

FRANKFURT. Each year, over 670,000 people in Europe fall ill because of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, and 33,000 die from the infections....

Telehealth Week @ TTUHSC Conference to highlight digital health care

Telehealth Week @ TTUHSC, a conference about digital innovation, will offer an immersive experience in digital health using technology for...

A new technique offers improved diagnostic precision and a route to personalized therapy for a common arrhythmia that affects more than 10 million people in Europe

A multidisciplinary study led by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) presents a new method for assessing...

Tropical plant native to China reveals antiobesity potential

Obesity, a major risk factor for various lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and hypertension has become widespread worldwide, inherently demanding...

Turns out lowly thymus may be saving your life

Many people couldn’t say where their thymus is, or what it does, and even doctors have long considered it expendable...

Scientists uncover a startling—and exploitable—coordination of gene expression in tumors

AUGUST 3, 2023, NEW YORK – A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a pair of genes whose expression by...

FSU researcher finds potential new tool for early identification of dementia risk

Research at the Florida State University College of Medicine has identified a potential low-cost method for predicting if a person...

Changes in gut microbiome alters rewarding effects of cocaine and cravings

Changes in Gut Microbiome Alters Rewarding Effects of Cocaine and CravingsCredit: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Changes in Gut...

Ovarian cancer: New biological markers found that may predict which patients won’t respond to chemotherapy

New York, NY (August 3, 2023)—Using a novel proteogenomic strategy and a variety of machine learning tools, investigators from the...

Three out of every ten meals ordered from the main food delivery app in Brazil come from dark kitchens

About a third of the restaurants listed on iFood, the food delivery app most used by Brazilians, are “dark kitchens”,...

The Access to Advanced Health Institute receives $18 million award to develop a temperature stable, single-dose chikungunya RNA vaccine through a phase 1 clinical trial

The Access to Advanced Health Institute Receives $18 Million Award to Develop a Temperature Stable, Single-Dose Chikungunya RNA Vaccine Through...

Ear today, gone tomorrow? A new discovery in a cause of inner-ear bone loss