Health
Women facing food insecurity could be at high risk for addiction to highly processed food
Philadelphia, September 20, 2022 – A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by...
Radical new treatment system lights up cancer therapy
Tokyo, Japan – One approach to treating cancer is photodynamic therapy using photo-uncaging systems, in which light is used to...
Advanced imaging sheds light on immune escape of shape-shifting fungus
Fungal pathogens have a major global impact upon human health – they are often difficult to diagnose and treat, and...
Telehealth makes hearing health care more equitable
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2022 – According to the World Health Organization, 1.6 billion people across the globe are living with...
Scientists unearth another brain-shrinking mammal
In the depths of winter, European moles face an existential problem. Their metabolisms – close to the upper limit of...
The first 1,000 days: A window of opportunity for a brighter future for children
How can we help create a healthier and more equitable future for all pregnant people and their children? The infant...
New Chinese Medical Journal review elucidates potential contributors to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), one of the most widespread disorders worldwide, is expected to rise by...
Richard S. Bodman and Fred Miller join LJI Board of Directors
LA JOLLA, CA—La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) has welcomed Richard S. Bodman and Fred Miller to the Institute's Board...
Amino acid supplement key to reproductive health in dairy cows
URBANA, Ill. – Lysine is an essential amino acid for dairy cows, helping boost milk production when added to the...
Pulmonary and primary care experts share research on delays to diagnosis in complex lung diseases
Glenview, Ill., September 19, 2022 – A steering committee of pulmonary experts and primary care physicians (PCPs) released today a white paper...
The MIT Press releases new book on the science of the heart from cardiac expert Dr. Sian Harding
The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart (20th September) offers unique and astonishing revelations about the human heart,...
Facemask can detect viral exposure from a 10-minute conversation with an infected person
Scientists have created a face mask that can detect common respiratory viruses, including influenza and the coronavirus, in the air...
Hopkins immunotherapy researchers named fellows of the SITC Academy of Immuno-Oncology
Drew Pardoll, M.D., Ph.D., and Suzanne Topalian, M.D., leading cancer immunotherapy investigators in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer...
UVA Health, community pharmacies partner to help Appalachia residents quit smoking
Fourteen independent community pharmacies will team with UVA Health to help residents of rural Appalachia quit smoking and test the...
Discovery of the causes of brain dysfunction in patients with Huntington’s disease
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a hereditary brain disease caused by a mutation in the huntingtin gene. HD is a neurodegenerative...
NIST Awards $700,000 to improve small, low-cost, wireless COVID sensor
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, via an application from the RAPID Manufacturing Institute, awarded the University of Arkansas...
New test can ID patients at risk of severe COVID-19, study finds
A genomic test being developed by a Charlottesville, Va., company can predict a patient’s risk of developing severe COVID-19, new...
Overexpressed Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins are responsible for the resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitor in breast cancer that can be reversed by PI3K/mTOR Inhibitors
This study is carried out by Prof. Qiang Liu (Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University). In...
BGI and Azerbaijan Thalassemia Center sign collaboration agreement
On 6th September 2022, the Azerbaijan Thalassemia Center and BGI held a virtual signing ceremony to seal a Collaboration Agreement. The...
Is it really healthy to restrict protein intake for kidney transplant recipients?
Osaka, Japan – Conventional wisdom holds that low protein intake is essential for kidney disease patients. However, scientists from Osaka...
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