Health
TTUHSC School of Nursing’s Ashcraft named Fellow for the Gerontological Society of America
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the driving force behind advancing innovation in aging awarded fellowstatus to Alyce S. Ashcraft, Ph.D., RN, professor and associate dean for research and scholarship at the Texas TechUniversity Health Sciences (TTUHSC) School of Nursing. Ashcraft was...
New antibody detection method for coronavirus that does not require a blood sample
Tokyo, Japan – Despite significant and stunning advances in vaccine technology, the COVID-19 global pandemic is not over. A key...
Plug-and-play test for keeping track of immunity to Sars-CoV-2 variants
The experts agree — the pandemic is not over. Infections are ticking up again, fueled by the new variants our...
Putting the brakes on a bacterium that is a major cause of GI distress
AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 1, 2022) – As we head outdoors this summer, scientists are working to clip the long, flexible appendages...
Hearing better with skin than ears
“Hey, Siri, how’s the weather today?” Voice recognition technology is increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, from asking trivial questions,...
UV increases risks for disinfection of drinking water treatment: Scientists provide new insight
Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation has been an alternative disinfection technology for water treatment over the past few decades. Compared to conventional...
New universal flu vaccine offers broad protection against influenza A virus infections, researchers find
ATLANTA—A new universal flu vaccine constructed with key parts of the influenza virus offers broad cross protection against different strains and...
Telehealth enables 8 Texas nurseries to reduce antibiotic use in newborns by 32%
SAN ANTONIO (June 29, 2022) — Telehealth consultations with a pediatric infectious disease specialist at The University of Texas Health Science...
Timing smoking cessation attempts with hormone levels could improve success
Classic characters like Holly Golightly of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and Danny Zuko of “Grease” certainly enhanced the cultural aesthetic of cigarette...
Dissolving implantable device relieves pain without drugs
A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without...
Virtual reality technology could strengthen effects of traditional rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis
East Hanover, NJ. June 30, 2022. In a recent article, Kessler Foundation scientists advocated for the incorporation of virtual reality...
Emu stands tall at detecting bacteria species
HOUSTON – (June 30, 2022) – Part of a gene is better than none when identifying a species of microbe....
Electrical stimulation improves arm control in paralyzed monkeys
PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2022 – Electrical stimulation of surviving nerves of the upper spinal cord damaged by severe injury can...
How Scientists study the effect of brain irradiation on the damage to liver and the protective effects of Dragon’s Blood?
Radiation is the main source of biological stress in the low Earth orbit (LEO), which is the region encompassed by...
Pollution exposure associated with multimorbidity risk
Exposure to the air pollution known as fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with an increased risk of having a...
University of Kentucky researchers develop online portal to show how biases in RNA sequences affect gene expression
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 29, 2022) — A recent publication from researchers at the University of Kentucky explains the importance of identifying...
Dr. Stephen Kingsmore receives prestigious Precision Medicine World Conference 2022 Luminary Award
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – June 29, 2022 – Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine® (RCIGM) today announced that Stephen Kingsmore,...
Measuring levels of proteins in eye fluid may accurately predict need for lifelong macular degeneration therapy
In a study of eye fluid from 38 patients, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found that levels of...
Off-shelf glucose monitors prove accurate for dialysis patients
In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, new UVA Health research reveals that a factory-calibrated...
Targeting a human protein to squash SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, people are realizing that the “new normal” will probably involve learning to...
