Health
First COVID-19 vaccine trial in South Africa begins
The first participants in South Africa's first clinical trial for a vaccine against Covid-19 will be vaccinated this weekCredit: WITS...
Tongue microbes provide window to heart health
Credit: @European Society of Cardiology 2020 Sophia Antipolis - 23 June 2020: Microorganisms on the tongue could help diagnose heart...
UTEP professor collaborates on LGBTQ+ COVID-19 Texas study
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre / UTEP Communications Oralia Loza, Ph.D., public health sciences associate professor at The University of Texas...
Study finds HCV-positive livers safe for transplantation; Patients cured afterward
Opioid crisis increases the number of livers available for transplant patientsCredit: University of Cincinnati Patients who received a transplanted liver...
Mouse model identified to study common form of heart failure linked to age-related obesity
New study suggests mice deficient in a receptor needed to clear unresolved inflammation may help in discovering therapies for heart...
Brazilian scientists develop COVID-19 accelerometer
Online application shows in real time whether the disease is spreading faster or slower in over 200 countries and helps...
Global deal follows UQ superbug drug discoveries
Antibiotics discovered at The University of Queensland will be fast-tracked under an US$11 million international research dealCredit: IMB, University of...
Pioneering research reveals certain human genes relate to gut bacteria
Credit: Chloe Russell, as featured in her book Up Your A-Z An Encyclopedia On Gut Bacteria The role genetics and...
Hospitals, manufacturers partner with Sandia amid high demand for medical-grade masks
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories is teaming with local hospitals and medical device manufacturers to...
Focused ultrasound shows promise against deadliest brain tumor
Credit: UVA Health An innovative use of focused ultrasound being pioneered at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is...
Diagnosing brain tumors with a blood test
A blood test to diagnose and classify tumors could be revolutionary and practice-changing for patients and clinicians alikeCredit: UHN TORONTO...
Researchers say genetics may determine wound infection and healing
A recent study led by Texas Tech's Department of Biological Sciences and Natural Science Research Laboratory determined that certain genes...
Early pandemic paradox: fewer UK deaths from December 2019 to March 2020 compared to the previous 5 years
Credit: WMG at the University of Warwick Scientists at the Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG and Warwick Medical School, at...
Better measure of ‘good cholesterol’ can gauge heart attack and stroke risk in some populations
Still no existing measures to accurately predict heart attacks in black peopleCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - June 22,...
What does the “love hormone” do? It’s complicated
A study of mice in a semi-natural setting shows how the hormone oxytocin can amplify aggression as well as friendlinessCredit:...
New article clarifies details of COVID-19 respiratory transmission
Credit: ATS June 22, 2020-- In a new article, scientists provide an exhaustive, evidence-based review of how COVID-19 droplets from...
Biologists unravel tangled mystery of plant cell growth
Insight could lead to bigger crops and better yieldsCredit: Carolyn Rasmussen/UCR When cells don't divide into proper copies of themselves,...
Online program improves insomnia in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
Participants also reported improvements in quality of life; Program helps survivors correct maladaptive sleep habits that sometimes develop during cancer...
New book shows meditation can aid governmental efforts to bring peace and heal divisions
Author to present An Antidote to Violence at All Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Traditional Sciences during International Day of...
Old drug standards delay new drug approvals
Credit: University of Texas at Austin. AUSTIN, Texas － During the next year, the Food and Drug Administration will review...
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