Health

September 18, 2025

Researchers find protein that helps cancer cells to survive

Credit: University of Copenhagen In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered two important functions of...

Scientists show MRI predicts the efficacy of a stem cell therapy for brain injury

First 'biomarker' for regenerative medicine may help researchers identify the people most likely to benefit from stem cell treatmentCredit: Sanford...

More than the sum of their genes

Scientists call for a new perspective for population management of animals in zoosCredit: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7552258 Reproducing...

Rotavirus vaccination leads to reduced hospitalizations, fewer infant deaths

Credit: MCRI Vaccination against rotavirus has led to a significant decrease in hospitalisations and deaths of children due to severe...

Illuminating the impact of COVID-19 on hospitals and health systems

A comparative study of revenue and utilizationCredit: www.fairhealth.org NEW YORK, NY--May 12, 2020--In the third week of March 2020, as...

Applied mechanics and AI combine to deliver patient-specific fracture therapy

Tailored implantsCredit: Oliver Dietze When someone breaks a bone in their lower leg, the fracture can often be complex, making...

New optical biosensor system may help round-the-clock management of gout

Credit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering In a recent article published in the February issue of the journal Sensors,...

FreshDirect depot brings increased traffic to South Bronx

Credit: Columbia University The 2018 opening of the FreshDirect warehouse in Mott Haven, Bronx, significantly increased truck and vehicle flow...

UCLA scientists create first roadmap of human skeletal muscle development

Findings could lead to better methods for creating muscle cells from stem cellsCredit: Broad Stem Cell Research Center An interdisciplinary...

Earlier gestational diabetes diagnosis, less weight gain

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 11, 2020--A new study has shown that initiating screening for...

Researchers ID target for colorectal cancer immunotherapy

Credit: IU School of Medicine Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a...

Change of direction in immune defense: Frankincense reprograms inflammatory enzyme

Research team has clarified the anti-inflammatory effect of a natural product from frankincense resinCredit: Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU Once upon a time,...

NIH experts: Coordinated strategy to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine candidates is key

Credit: NIAID WHAT: A harmonized and collaborative approach to the clinical testing, scale-up and distribution of candidate vaccines to prevent...

UWC and SU isolate South Africa’s first laboratory culture of SARS-CoV-2

South Africa obtained its very first known laboratory isolate of SARS-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on 1 April 2020, courtesy of the...

Telehealth tools developed for Ebola improve COVID-19 care

Credit: Jackson Smith | UVA Health Telemedicine tools developed at UVA Health to battle Ebola have huge potential in the...

Material manufacturing from particles takes a giant step forward

A team led by Aalto University has now shown another remarkable property of nanocelluloses: Their strong binding properties to form...

Blood test a potential new tool for controlling infections

Credit: Mayeta Clark, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia A new technique could provide vital information about a community's immunity...

Peptides that can be taken as a pill

Credit: C. Heinis (EPFL) Peptides are short chains of amino acids that occur in our body, in plants or bacteria...

A new plant-based system for the mass production of allergens for immunotherapy

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba develop a novel high-yield method for the efficient production of birch pollen allergen for...

New test identifies lobster hybrids