Health
Webinars with patients-survey: 73% with chronic illnesses feel more COVID-19 risk
Ongoing series of surveys of 1,300 patients is tracking changing concerns over two weeks as pandemic continuesCredit: Health Perspectives Group...
New research reveals that scents alter how memories are processed in the brain
Credit: Dr. Stephanie Grella (Ramirez Lab) In a new paper published in Learning and Memory, researchers from Boston University's Center...
Innovative NICU training lauded as ‘best article’ by national journal
Credit: Children's National Hospital "Fires, tornadoes and other natural disasters are outside of our team's control. But it is within...
Elucidation of mechanisms that coordinate cell memory inheritance with DNA replication
A new mechanism for accurately positioning DNA methyltransferase at DNA replication sitesCredit: © 2020 IMSUT, The University of Tokyo CC-BY...
Scientists find sexual dimorphism in cannabinoid 1 receptor expression in mice
Credit: WANG Feng A major challenge in neuroscience lies in understanding how molecular and circuit differences in the brain synergistically...
Life expectancy crisis in the USA: The opioid crisis is not the decisive factor
Cardiovascular diseases -- rather than drug deaths due to the opioid crisis -- have the greatest impact on stagnating life...
Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical and Insilico Medicine enter into an agreement for cancer therapy
noneCredit: Insilico BEIJING and HONG KONG, CHINA, March 17, 2020 (9 AM Beijing time) - Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd....
Microplastic fibers linked to respiratory, reproductive changes in fish
Exposure to microplastics causes cellular changes in fish and may disrupt endocrine systemsCredit: Melissa Chernick, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. --...
Are women using e-cigarettes during preconception and/or pregnancy?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 16, 2020--A new study of 1,365 racially/ethnically diverse, low-income pregnant...
Solving the riddle of superbug toxin damage to gut
A powerful Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) collaboration has revealed that a bacterial superbug can prevent stem cells in the...
NIH clinical trial of investigational vaccine for COVID-19 begins
Study enrolling Seattle-based healthy adult volunteersCredit: NIH Adults in the Seattle area who are interested in joining this study should...
New kind of CRISPR technology to target RNA, including RNA viruses like coronavirus
New genetic screening platform using CRISPR technology for targeting thousands of genes in a massively-parallel fashion; accurate and fast method...
App detects harsh side effect of breast cancer treatment
Credit: LymphaTech / Georgia Tech Some 20 percent of breast cancer survivors will suffer from lymphedema, a potentially severe side...
A new strategy for the management of inflammatory pain
Immune cells produce endogenous pain-relieving substancesCredit: Machelska/ Charité A group of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin has discovered a...
New Yorkers and Coronavirus — Support for school closures, while most feel not at risk
Most people changing their behavior because of CoronavirusCredit: CUNY SPH (New York, March 16) A new CUNY Graduate School of...
New findings boost understanding of arterial aneurysm
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg Abdominal arterial (or aortic) aneurysm in older men is associated with levels of certain...
For migratory alewife, urbanization of coastal areas means smaller size, poorer health
Credit: Rita Monteiro Pierce WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- It's not spring in New England until the herring are running. From...
Doctors urged to reconsider controversial acne drug
UC Riverside study calls for 'interdisciplinary approach between psychology and dermatology for optimal acne treatment'Credit: University of California, Riverside Acne...
Sobering new data on drinking and driving: 15% of US alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the legal limit
Accidents involving drivers testing below legal blood alcohol concentration limits are more likely to cause harm to others than drivers...
National Poll: Many parents delay talking to kids about inappropriate touching
Despite expert recommendations to talk about good and bad touch during preschool years, just 3 in 5 parents agree that...
