Health

October 15, 2025

Putting virtual rehab for stroke patients to the test

Credit: University of East Anglia Researchers at the University of East Anglia have been putting virtual reality rehabilitation for stroke...

Antibodies protect against wide range of influenza B virus strains

Findings point the way to developing a broad-spectrum flu drugCredit: Yanan Dai Researchers have identified two antibodies that protect mice...

Born to be wild: Fungal highways let bacteria travel in exchange for thiamine

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find a mutualistic growth mechanism between a filamentous fungus and a bacterium that allows...

Genetic variation unlikely to influence COVID-19 morbidity and mortality

Credit: Ji-Won Lee A comprehensive search of genetic variation databases has revealed no significant differences across populations and ethnic groups...

Remote neuropsychology tests for children shown effective

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center Administering neuropsychology evaluations to children online in the comfort of their own homes is feasible...

Provide shady spots to protect butterflies from climate change, say scientists

Credit: Andrew Bladon Researchers have discovered significant variations in the ability of different UK butterfly species to maintain a suitable...

How microbes in a mother’s intestines affect fetal neurodevelopment

In mice, the maternal gut microbiata regulates which genes are activated in the growing brain, UCLA study showsCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA...

Researcher gets $1.95 million grant to study how gut bacteria cause decline of aging immune system

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Leszek Ignatowicz, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has...

Study uses novel MRI technique to find biomarker for parsonage-turner syndrome

HSS researchers seek to shed light on nerve disorder that can cause weakness and paralysisCredit: Hospital for Special Surgery Researchers...

Statins reduce COVID-19 severity, likely by removing cholesterol that virus uses to infect

Analyzing anonymized patient medical records, UC San Diego researchers discovered that cholesterol-lowering statins reduced risk of severe COVID-19 infection, while...

Mancarella receives $1.5 million to study cardiac muscle deterioration causes

Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (September 23, 2020) - Salvatore Mancarella, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Physiology in the...

New model for district-based coronavirus forecasts

Neuroinformatics scientists at Osnabrück University and data specialists at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre provide daily analyses of infection ratesCredit: Copyright:...

Oncotarget: A comprehensive analysis of clinical trials in pancreatic cancer

The cover for issue 38 of Oncotarget features Figure 3, 'Summary of the time and cost for drug development (modified...

Persons with Parkinson’s disease can have a brighter future

In this supplement to the Journal of Parkinson's disease experts review management strategies that can help improve quality of life...

A history of the Anti-vaxxer movement

New MIT Press book from Jonathan Berman challenges a misinformed movementCredit: The MIT PRESS Vaccines are a documented success story,...

Likely molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis are revealed by network biology

These molecular insights may foster effective therapies using existing drugs for patients with COVID-19.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Viral and...

Improving patients’ recovery from COVID-19 — £275,000 award to test device monitoring breathing exercises

Credit: Swansea University Researchers exploring a new method to help people recover from Covid-19, using breathing exercises and a hand-held...

Study finds gut microbiome plays important role in sleep regulation

Transplanted bacteria from sleep-apnea mice caused sleep changes in recipient miceCredit: None Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic sleep...

HIV drugs could prevent diabetes, study suggests

Credit: UVA Communications A group of drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis B could be repurposed to prevent type...

New tool mimics human skin to allow detailed study of mosquito biting