Health
Take herbal supplements with a dose of caution
Philadelphia, May 16, 2022 – Herbal supplements may be natural, but that does not mean they are always safe. A...
Scripps Research scientists explain what makes COVID-19 antibody “J08” so potent
LA JOLLA, CA—Last year, scientists at Scripps Research and Toscana Life Sciences studied the blood of 14 COVID-19 survivors to...
New study of train travel pre- and during Covid-19 suggests three ways to make commuting less stressful
Dr Marin Marinov, lecturer in infrastructure systems and sustainable engineering in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Aston...
Dr. Denise Howard named chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
NEW YORK (May 13, 2022)—Dr. Denise Howard, a leading obstetrician and gynecologist who specializes in gynecologic surgery and women’s reproductive...
Microbes help orchestrate how the gut uses its genes
DURHAM, N.C. –The microbes that help break down food actually tell the gut how to do its job better, according...
How sleep helps to process emotions
Researchers at the Department of Neurology of the University of Bern and University Hospital Bern identified how the brain triages...
A single hormone directs body’s responses to low-protein diet
BATON ROUGE, LA. – A single hormone appears to coordinate the lifespan extension produced by a low-protein diet.Credit: Pennington Biomedical...
Updates on gene therapy for ‘bubble boy’ disease and cellular immunotherapy at ASGCT
(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – May 12, 2022) Interim results of an ongoing clinical trial found lentiviral gene therapy is safe and...
A gene in tuberculosis bacteria is found essential for siderophore secretion and virulence
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Lei Zhang, Ph.D., and Michael Niederweis, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham have made what...
‘Tabula sapiens’ multi-organ cell atlas already yielding surprises for biologists
With rare exceptions, each of the trillions of cells in our bodies carries an exact duplicate of the human genome,...
Throwing drug resistance for a loop
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—May 12, 2022—Viruses in the herpesvirus family are leading causes of birth defects, blindness, and failed organ transplants...
Delays in surgery for advanced esophageal cancer result in significantly worse survival than early surgery
CHICAGO: Delays in surgery for esophageal cancer did not appear to have much impact on patients’ relative survival for early-stage...
UTSW genetic study confirms sarin nerve gas as cause of Gulf War illness
For three decades, scientists have debated the underlying cause of Gulf War illness (GWI), a collection of unexplained and chronic...
Volunteers receive first dose in clinical trial of Melbourne-made COVID-19 vaccines
Funding: Medical Research Future Fund, mRNA Victoria, Jack Ma Foundation, IFM Investors, Australian Research Council and National Health and Medical...
Designer neurons offer new hope for treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Neurodegenerative diseases damage and destroy neurons, ravaging both mental and physical health. Parkinson’s disease, which affects over 10 million people...
SAEM publishes new guideline for low-risk, recurrent abdominal pain in the emergency department
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) is pleased to announce the release of its second publication in a series...
For outdoor workers, extreme heat poses extreme danger
Las Vegas (May 11, 2022) - Working outdoors during periods of extreme heat can cause discomfort, heat stress, or heat...
Oncoscience: Altos Labs and the quest for immortality – Dr. Blagosklonny’s perspective
BUFFALO, NY- May 11, 2022 – A new research perspective was published in Oncoscience journal by Mikhail Blagosklonny, M.D., Ph.D.,...
Re-defining the choice of surgery in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare genetic condition that causes non-cancerous (benign) tumors in various organs of the body,...
Clemson scientists discover new tools to fight potentially deadly Protozoa that has pregnant women avoiding cat litter boxes
Many doctors caution their pregnant patients to avoid cat feces; even the family pet’s litter box is off-limits. Now, a...
