Health

October 31, 2025

Implantable device can monitor and treat heart disease

Researchers report rubbery bioelectronic cardiac patchCredit: University of Houston Pacemakers and other implantable cardiac devices used to monitor and treat...

Healthy oil from wild olives

Protecting the natural heritage and promoting local cultivationCredit: Antonia Ninot (IRTA) The oil from wild olive trees has excellent sensorial,...

Venous origin of brain blood-vessel malformations

Credit: Fabrizio Orsenigo In the condition known as cavernoma, lesions arise in a cluster of blood vessels in the brain,...

Exploring the role of gut microbiota in pediatric celiac disease

Mathers Foundation grant will support work of Boston College biologist Emrah AltindisCredit: Peter Julian, Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. (11/3/2020)...

New method shows great potential for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: Uppsala University In Alzheimer's disease, a protein (peptide) forms clumps in the brain and causes sufferers to lose their...

Earwax sampling could measure stress hormone

Credit: Trears A novel method to sample earwax could be a cheap and effective way to measure the hormone cortisol,...

Brain effects of repetitive low-level occupational blast exposure

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 3, 2020--Military and law enforcement personnel with extensive occupational blast...

What’s for dinner? Dolphin diet study

Ecology of NZ Hauraki Gulf shows signs of strainCredit: Cetacean Ecology Research Group (CERG), Massey University More evidence has emerged...

One last trip: when tourism embraces the terminally ill

This is a hidden community for whom tourism isn't merely a recreation, it could be a need; but they require...

New Danish AI tool provides much-needed help to protein scientists across the world

Credit: Shunliang Wu Using artificial intelligence, UCPH researchers have solved a problem that until now has been the stumbling block...

New research partnership

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 2, 2020--Cohen Veterans Bioscience (CVB), the Center for Biomedical Research...

Short-term moisture removal can eliminate downy mildew of spinach

Credit: Braham Dhillon Downy mildew is the biggest threat to spinach production around the world. While the pathogen has a...

Depression, social anxiety, and use of mobile dating apps

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 2, 2020--Depression symptoms and social anxiety are associated with greater...

Study suggests increased risk of restraint use in black patients in the emergency setting

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- A study published in...

Self-watering soil could transform farming

Credit: University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas -- A new type of soil created by engineers at The University...

Genomic data ‘catches corals in the act’ of speciation and adaptation

Credit: Forsman, et al. (2020) A new study led by the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Hawai'i Institute of Marine...

Novel technique spotlights neuronal uptake of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s disease

Study finds a short section of the amyloid beta protein is recognized by the cellular prion protein, which mediates its...

Scientist studies the role of a muscle protein in skeletal muscle disorders

NIAMS grant supports the work of a University of Cincinnati researcherCredit: Photo by Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand. A University...

New cause of COVID-19 blood clots identified

Credit: Stephanie King/ Michigan Medicine Blood clots continue to wreak havoc for patients with severe COVID-19 infection, and a new...

Excessive alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic