Health

September 20, 2025

You’re using disinfectants wrong. Here’s what you actually need to do (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 25, 2020 -- Sure, you've got a product that says "kills germs" under...

Scientists found out how nanoparticles kill cancer cells

In the authors' opinion, this research will help to treat oncologyCredit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Scientists from the Immanuel...

Identified genes that predispose to cancer by impairing the immune system

Credit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) The idea that the immune system "monitors and prevents" the development of cancer, which...

How can a radiologist confront COVID-19?

Credit: CDT As it is known from the international experience with COVID-19 diagnostics, the PCR test has quite limited accuracy...

Research news tip sheet: Story ideas from Johns Hopkins Medicine

Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Eating a Late Meal May Be Harmful To Your Metabolic Health, Particularly For Early Birds Media...

Variability in natural speech is challenging for the dyslexic brain

Credit: Photo: Veikko Somerpuro. A new study brings neural-level evidence that the continuous variation in natural speech makes the discrimination...

From Jekyll to Hyde: New study pinpoints mutation that makes E. coli deadlier

Scientists identify an important protein that increases "bacterial virulence," when mutated, changing harmless bacteria to harmful onesCredit: CHIKARA KAITO As...

Women underrepresented in academic hospital medicine leadership roles, study finds

Credit: M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine In recent years, the number of women who entered U.S. medical school surpassed the...

Study is first to identify potential therapeutic targets for COVID-19

Researchers profile the body's immune response in critically ill patientsCredit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ONTARIO - A team from...

Study shows better option for treatment of inoperable anal cancer

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center People with inoperable anal cancer treated with carboplatin-paclitaxel had fewer complications and lived longer than...

Dr. Steven R. Goodman releases new edition of textbook

Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (June 24, 2020) - Steven R. Goodman, PhD, vice chancellor for Research at the University of...

Effects from low-level concentrations of harmful chemicals preserved in three generations of fish

Credit: Nathan Burns CORVALLIS, Ore. - Fish exposed to very low levels of chemicals commonly found in waterways can pass...

Cowbirds change their eggs’ sex ratio based on breeding time

Credit: Photo (c) by Michael Jeffords and Sue Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brown-headed cowbirds show a bias in the sex...

Invasive fire ants limiting spread of meat allergy — but pose their own dangers

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Invasive fire ants common in the Gulf Coast and Texas likely are limiting a...

A shorter IQ test for children with special needs

MU researchers reduce IQ exam length while maintaining accuracyCredit: MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders COLUMBIA, Mo. -...

‘Stay at home but don’t stay still,’ researchers recommend

In a review article published in the American Journal of Physiology, Brazilian researchers present scientific evidence on the impact of...

School nurses key to safe school reopening

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 24, 2020) - Sudden school closures in the United States were undertaken to reduce COVID-19...

Towards an AI diagnosis like the doctor’s

How can we make 'lazy' artificial intelligence more transparent and relevant to the clinic?Credit: Cristina González-Gonzalo Artificial intelligence (AI) is...

COVID-19: Bacteriophage could decrease mortality

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 24, 2020--Bacteriophage can reduce bacterial growth in the lungs, limiting...

Scientists discover cellular structure of poorly understood visual brain region