Health

September 18, 2025

New molecular auto-control system to avoid an excessive brown adipose tissue activity

Brown adipose tissue: how to auto-control its activityCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Scientific team found a new metabolism regulation system for...

Stirling projects to safeguard wellbeing of carers during pandemic

Credit: University of Stirling Three University of Stirling projects will play a key role in safeguarding carers and support workers...

University of Houston researcher developing device to treat babies with blood disorders

Adapting microfluidic technology to enable leukapheresis increases access to cell-based therapiesCredit: University of Houston With severe blood disorders, such as...

Cardiac Imaging Company Genetesis adds TDK Ventures as strategic investor

Strategic investments round out $9.2M Series B financingCredit: Genetesis, Inc. MASON, OH, May 7th, 2020-- Genetesis Inc, a medical technology...

Accurate 3D imaging of sperm cells moving at top speed could improve IVF treatments

New Tel Aviv University technology allows clinicians to identify and select better-quality sperm, potentially increasing chances of pregnancy and a...

Coronavirus drugs: Where are we, and what’s next? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 7, 2020 -- Antiviral drugs could help us fight the new coronavirus, but...

Newcastle experts join global study into COVID-19 loss of smell

Credit: Newcastle University, UK People who have recently experienced loss of smell are being urged to participate in a survey...

Portable, reusable test for COVID-19

University of Utah engineer is developing a fast, reusable test for COVID-19 that works with cellphonesCredit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah...

Study shows stem cells constitute alternative approach for treating corneal scarring

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - Infection, inflammation, trauma, disease, contact lenses - all of these and more can lead...

Researchers have found accumulation of gene mutations in chronic Graft-versus-host disease

Credit: Daehong Kim Mutations in white blood cells can contribute to abnormal immune profile after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Graft-versus-host...

Canadian team first in world to treat COVID-19 with specialized dialysis

Extracorporeal treatment reprograms white blood cells to fight inflammationCredit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ONTARIO - As part of a...

New review of studies shows no link between prenatal antidepressant exposure and autism

Bias likely to skew some study results, researcher saysCredit: University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas - A mother's use...

Position statement addresses difficult issue: allocating scare resources in COVID-19 era

Unplanned extubations in preterm infants leads to poor outcomes, increased care costs

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Unplanned extubations in adult and pediatric populations have long been associated with poor clinical outcomes...

Oncotarget: Loss of p16 and high Ki67 labeling index is associated with poor outcome

Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 12 reported that the p16 tumor suppressor is coded by CDKN2A and plays an important role...

Antioxidant reverses damage to fertility caused by exposure to bisphenol A

A study shows that administering coenzyme Q10 reverses damage done to germinative cells by BPA, a contaminant found in many...

Children don’t know how to get proper nutrition information online

Kids need to be trained on how to find child-specific information from credible sources, according to a study in the...

New single-cell technologies help scientists understand COVID-19 disease progression

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awards $750,000 to researchers studying basic biology of SARS-CoV2Credit: Image by Mark Snyder Today, the Chan Zuckerberg...

George Mason University Health College continues NSF funded study of coronaviruses

National Science Foundation grant enables Dr. Amira Roess to continue to investigate Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV2) and related coronavirusesCredit:...

Lyin’ eyes: Butterfly, moth eyespots may look the same, but likely evolved separately