Health
Introducing peanut in infancy prevents peanut allergy into adolescence
Feeding children peanut products regularly from infancy to age 5 years reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by...
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, receives prestigious award from World Heart Federation
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is honoring Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, President of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in-Chief of The...
Monitoring diseases through sweat becomes accessible to everyone
Sweat contains biomarkers that can monitor various health conditions, from diabetes to genetic disorders. Sweat sampling, unlike blood collection, is...
Climate change is moving tree populations away from the soil fungi that sustain them
As our planet warms, many species are shifting to different locations as their historical habitats become inhospitable. Trees are no...
Bioinformatics approach could help optimize soldiers’ training for improved readiness and recovery
Of the many perils facing members of the military, injuries incurred in training or on deployment repeatedly sideline elite operators.Credit:...
Altering cellular interactions around amyloid plaques may offer novel Alzheimer’s treatment strategies
New York City, – Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have made a significant breakthrough in...
Understanding a broken heart
The stress of heart failure is remembered by the body and appears to lead to recurrent failure, along with other...
High H5N1 influenza levels found in mice given raw milk from infected dairy cows
WHAT: Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus levels in their respiratory...
Study finds discreet shipping used to sell e-cigarettes to minors
Researchers at the U of A found self-identified small business owners on TikTok are circumventing a number of local, state...
Research spotlight: Virtual scribes reduced physicians’ time spent on electronic health records
Lisa Rotenstein, MD, of the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the lead author of a new...
Academician Chen Wei’s team reveals a new mechanism of hyaluronic acid with a specific molecular weight (300-400 kDa) improving host inflammation
Previous studies on the function of glycosaminoglycans have primarily focused on improving host physiological indices. However, little attention has been...
Liver lesions at risk of transformation into hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents a significant global health burden as one of the most common malignancies in individuals with chronic...
Autonomous medical intervention extends ‘golden hour’ for traumatic injuries with emergency air transport
For the first time, a closed loop, autonomous intervention nearly quadrupled the “golden hour” during which surgeons could save the...
USF researcher using VR to map the brain, understand and treat disorders such as autism
TAMPA, Fla. (May 24, 2024) – Through high-tech imaging and virtual reality, a University of South Florida medical engineering professor is creating...
Boost for research aiming to cure chronic diseases in an aging population
The DRIVE-RM consortium, led by Professor of Experimental Nephrology Marianne Verhaar from UMC Utrecht, has been awarded €37.5 million under...
Weighted blankets do not improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment
A study by University of Houston sleep expert and psychology professor Candice Alfano has found that weighted blankets, between 5...
Continuing study: Tel Aviv University researchers identify the pathogen causing sea urchin mass mortalities in the Red Sea; The epidemic has spread to the Indian Ocean possess an eminent threat to coral reefs
Embargoed until Thursday, May 23rd at 11AM (Israel time)Credit: Jean-Pascal Quod Embargoed until Thursday, May 23rd at 11AM (Israel time)...
Urban gardening may improve human health – Research subjects benefitted from microbial exposure that boosts the immune system
A one-month indoor gardening period increased the bacterial diversity of the skin and was associated with higher levels of anti-inflammatory...
Researchers advocate for structured framework to study the benefits of exercise training in multiple sclerosis rehabilitation
East Hanover, NJ – May 22, 2024 – A team of experts in multiple sclerosis (MS) research recommends a structured...
Producing novel liquid crystals by stacking antiaromatic units
In organic chemistry, π-stacking systems are supramolecular structures that arise due to the dispersion force, a type of intermolecular noncovalent...
