Health
Revolutionizing cancer treatment through programmable bacteria
What if a single one-dollar dose could cure cancer?Credit: Texas A&M Engineering What if a single one-dollar dose could cure...
Stem cell-based treatment controls blood sugar in people with Type 1 diabetes
An innovative stem cell-based treatment for Type 1 diabetes can meaningfully regulate blood glucose levels and reduce dependence on daily...
Vampire bats make northward flight seeking stable climates
Vampire bats may soon take up residence in the United States and bring with them an ancient pathogen.Credit: Photo courtesy...
Study shows price discounts on healthful foods like vegetables and zero-calorie beverages lead to an increase in consumption of these foods
Dietary food intake has a major influence on health indicators, including Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, serum cholesterol and...
SwRI’s Herron named Safety Professional of the Year
SAN ANTONIO — November 27, 2023 —Southwest Research Institute Lead Safety Engineer Matthew Herron, M.S., P.E., CSP, CPE, has been...
Irritability, agitation, and anxiety in Alzheimer’s patients caused by brain inflammation, study says
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 27, 2023 – Common neuropsychiatric symptoms that doctors see in Alzheimer’s disease patients originate from brain inflammation rather...
Professor Tao Jun’s team at Yangzhou University analyses the molecular mechanism of PoWRKY71 in response to drought stress of Paeonia ostii
Paeonia ostii is a widely grown woody crop with up to 40% α-linolenic acid in its seed oil, which is beneficial...
Drones enabled the use of defibrillators before ambulance arrival
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have evaluated the possibility of alerting drones equipped with automated external defibrillators (AED) to patients with...
Transplanting gut microbes from an obesity-resistant shrew can improve microbiome diversity and decrease the weight of obese mice
Transplanting gut microbes from an obesity-resistant shrew can improve microbiome diversity and decrease the weight of obese miceCredit: Yi et...
Canadian First Nations houses in remote and isolated northern communities have strikingly high levels of CO2, mold damage and endotoxins, which could explain the high levels of respiratory illness in these communities
Canadian First Nations houses in remote and isolated northern communities have strikingly high levels of CO2, mold damage and endotoxins,...
US Clean Air Act associated with increased average lifetime earnings of $21,400
Early exposure to airborne lead has long-term outcomes on employment, disability and lifetime earnings, and the passage of the US...
Lowering a form of brain cholesterol reduces Alzheimer’s-like damage in mice
In Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, cognitive decline is driven by the overaccumulation of a normal brain protein known as...
A new diagnostic tool to identify and treat pathological social withdrawal, Hikikomori
Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a new tool to help clinicians and researchers assess individuals for pathological social...
Anti-rheumatic drugs could prevent thyroid disease
Anti-rheumatic drugs used for rheumatoid arthritis might prevent the development of autoimmune thyroid disease, according to a new observational study...
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages in Germany would improve population health and save money
In Germany, taxing sugar-sweetened beverages could prevent or postpone cases of type 2 diabetes, extend healthy lifespans and save up...
New study shows swapping pulses for common proteins and grains improves American diet
MOSCOW, Idaho (November 21, 2023): A recently published study in Nutrients, an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal, demonstrates that exchanging pulses...
Will your loved ones’ end-of-life care match their wishes?
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National Heart Centre Singapore partners Medera’s Novoheart to develop Asia’s first bioengineered human heart-in-a-jar with heart failure for precision medicine
NATIONAL HEART CENTRE SINGAPORE PARTNERS MEDERA’S NOVOHEART TO DEVELOP ASIA’S FIRST BIOENGINEERED HUMAN HEART-IN-A-JAR WITH HEART FAILURE FOR PRECISION MEDICINECredit:...
AHRI and BGI Genomics sign MoU to enhance public health outcomes in Ethiopia
On October 13, 2023, in Addis Ababa, Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) and BGI Genomics signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Mount Sinai Health System names Brendan Carr, MD, MA, MS, as next Chief Executive Officer
Mount Sinai Health System announced that Brendan Carr, MD, MA, MS, a nationally recognized leader in academic medicine and health...
