Health
UBCO professor simplifies exercise advice for spinal cord injury
Researchers take the guesswork out of exercising effectivelyCredit: OI Canada A team of researchers has developed an online platform of...
Quarantine on cruise ship resulted in more Corona patients
Credit: Mattias Pettersson The cruise ship Diamond Princess was quarantined for over two weeks resulting in more coronavirus infected passengers...
AJR: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) imaging features overlap with SARS and MERS
COVID-19's imaging features are variable and nonspecific, but the imaging findings reported thus far do show "significant overlap" with those...
COVID-19 a reminder of the challenge of emerging infectious diseases
Credit: NIAID-RML WHAT: The emergence and rapid increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory illness caused by...
Oncotarget | SLC25A32 sustains cancer cell proliferation by regulating flavin adenine nucleotide (FAD) metabolism
Oncotarget Volume 11 Issue 8 reported that while it is known that cancer cells require one-carbon and FAD-dependent mitochondrial metabolism...
GPS for chromosomes: Reorganization of the genome during development
Credit: Image: University of Basel, Biozentrum The spatial arrangement of genetic material within the cell nucleus plays an important role...
Two sides of a coin: Our own immune cells damage the integrity of the blood-brain barrier
Credit: Hiroaki Wake The blood-brain barrier is a layer of cells that covers the blood vessels in the brain and...
New JACEP Open analyses explore coronavirus risk factors and public health concerns
Credit: ACEP WASHINGTON, D.C.--Emergency physician-led teams are on the frontlines of coronavirus treatment, prevention and response. JACEP Open, a new...
Skin and non-adhesive cells found to play pivotal role in the formation of fin
New discovery reveals how congenital malformation involves more than just the insufficient removal of the connective tissue as previously thoughtCredit:...
Study reveals how green space can reduce violent crime
Researchers seek to enhance public safety by harnessing natureCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Properly designed and maintained outdoor green...
UC Santa Cruz leads collaboration to speed wound healing with a novel smart bandage
With up to $16 million in funding from DARPA, UC Santa Cruz engineers will work with doctors and scientists at...
Under reporting of data on the outcomes among older adults in cancer clinical trials
Study provides templates for improving assessment of senior cancer patientsCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Creative Services While older adults, defined...
Newly identified cellular trash removal program helps create new neurons
Credit: Image by Christopher Morrow MADISON - New research by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists reveals how a cellular filament helps...
Printer toner linked to genetic changes, health risks in new study
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University Getting printer toner on your hands is annoying. Getting it in your lungs may be...
Five million euros for the ‘de.NBI’ bioinformatics network
Further funding for the project based in Bielefeld five years after its startCredit: Photo: Bielefeld University/M.-D. Müller It should be...
New immunotherapeutic strategy shows promise in eradicating infectious biofilms
Communities of bacteria known as biofilms are notorious for forming on implanted medical devices and tissues in the body, where...
Identifying pathogenic genes in virus strains at a glance
International project to help determine genetic abnormalitiesCredit: Bielefeld University/R. Wittler When new viruses or bacteria spread to humans, it is...
Baldness gene discovery reveals origin of hairy alpine plants
Credit: Ying Tan Scientists have solved a puzzle that has long baffled botanists - why some plants on high mountainsides...
Innovative ways to battle Parkinson’s disease
HZDR researchers are developing a new radiotracer for differential diagnosticsCredit: HZDR / B. Tiedemann An interdisciplinary team from the Institute...
Celiac disease might be cured by restoring immune tolerance to gliadin
Credit: Tobias Freitag, University of Helsinki Celiac disease affects 0.3-2.4% of people in most countries world-wide, and approx. 2% in...
