Health

October 11, 2025

Nanostics to develop a simple blood test to predict severe COVID-19 in SARS-CoV-2 patients

Nanostics is developing and validating a simple blood test to predict severity of COVID-19 disease in SARS-CoV-2 positive patientsCredit: Nanostics...

Spanish scientists identify a biomarker that detects atherosclerosis before the appearance of symptoms

The protein complement component 5 (C5) could be used as a biomarker to detect atherosclerosis in its preclinical phase, before...

UB researchers create a low-cost ventilator for areas with limited means

Credit: R. Farré/UB Researchers from the Biophysics and Bioengineering Unit of the University of Barcelona have created a non-invasive low-cost...

Study shows glaucoma could be successfully treated with gene therapy

Credit: University of Bristol A new study led by the University of Bristol has shown a common eye condition, glaucoma,...

Milestone for the early detection of sepsis

Ground-breaking method that uses biomarkers to detect sepsis 2 to 3 days before the first clinical symptoms appearCredit: © Lunghammer...

How Tweets may influence substance abuse in youth

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (April 21,2020) - Substance use by youth remains a significant public health concern. While social media...

Keep children from hospital during crisis

Help for young people with chronic conditionsCredit: Royal Hobart Hospital With stressed hospital services, and concerns about the spread of...

Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten: Award for outstanding achievements in science communication

Credit: Photo: Peitz / Charité Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten, Director of Charité's Institute of Virology, has been awarded the 'Special...

Nutrient deficiency in tumor cells attracts cells that suppress the immune system

Credit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) Some solid tumors have a very high growth rate, which often leads to a...

AI to make dentists’ work easier

New model helps localise the mandibular canalsCredit: The authors In order to plan a dental implant operation and the implant...

CUNY SPH Weekly COVID-19 Survey Update Week 6

New Yorkers say: Don't re-open the economy before JuneCredit: CUNY SPH Nearly half (49%) of New York City residents believe...

First official ATS practice guidelines for Sarcoidosis cover diagnosis and detection

Credit: ATS April 20, 2020--New guidance is available for physicians who must go through a number of steps to provide...

Researchers delay onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in laboratory models

Credit: Courtesy of University of Toronto TORONTO, ON - A team of researchers led by scientists at the University of...

US researchers collaborate with scientist quarantined in China during COVID-19 outbreak

Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- Putting together research for publication can be a challenging and time-consuming process,...

Lung injury in COVID-19 is not high altitude pulmonary edema

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 20, 2020--A group of researchers with experience in treating high...

Social grooming factors influencing social media civility on COVID-19

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 20, 2020--A new study analyzing tweets about COVID-19 found that...

A method for predicting antiviral drug or vaccine targets

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 8, 2020--A novel method to predict the most promising targets...

University of Utah Invests $1.3 million in COVID-19 research, from domestic violence

Credit: Fusion Medical Animation on Unsplash (Salt Lake City) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe,...

Survey: Food insecurity in Vermont rose 33% during pandemic

Strong connection to job lossesCredit: Ingrid Cold Food insecurity in Vermont has increased by one-third during the coronavirus pandemic, from...

Finding leukemia’s weakness using genome-wide CRISPR technology