Researchers endorse widespread naloxone over the counter to prevent drug overdose deaths
In 2021, 100,306 Americans died from drug overdoses – a 28.5 percent increase from the prior year – with 75,673 attributed to opioids. Synthetic opioids,...
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Pioneering new strategy lengthens limbs to treat skeletal disorder
Robinow Syndrome is the best known of a set of genetic disorders that affect the growth and development of the skeletal system. Patients with these...
Genetic test can detect deadly bleeding disorder in dogs
PULLMAN, Wash. -- A new genetic test can identify dogs at risk of a potentially deadly disorder resulting in excessive bleeding and bruising in the...
HKU neuroscientists discover a novel neural mechanisms of secretin receptor in regulating water intake Providing new ideas for solving hydromineral imbalance symptoms
Animals instinctively find and consume water when feeling thirsty in order to restore body fluid osmolality and plasma volume to their set points. The feeling...
HKUMed study reveals three or four doses of the Comirnaty or CoronaVac vaccines remain effective in preventing Omicron infection
An international research team comprised of members from the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), the...
Alternate-day fasting a good option for patients with fatty liver disease
Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting...
Scientists find world’s oldest European hedgehog
The world’s oldest scientifically-confirmed European hedgehog has been found in Denmark by a citizen science project involving hundreds of volunteers. The hedgehog lived for 16...
University of Houston professors named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors
Houston, Feb. 14, 2023 – Four University of Houston professors have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for their achievements...
Snakes can hear more than you think
A University of Queensland-led study has found that as well as ground vibrations, snakes can hear and react to airborne sound. Dr Christina Zdenek from UQ’s School...
Investigating neighborhood redevelopment’s impact on heart health in the Bronx
February 14, 2023—BRONX, NY—Neighborhood redevelopment, which transforms low-income neighborhoods through rezoning, new construction and renovation, can lead to health benefits, such as greater access to fresh...
The food of the future will come through polyphenols applications
All strategies to redesign, rethink, and reshape food and beverages in order to fit and adapt to our modern-day needs will be debated and discussed...
Pungent ginger compound puts immune cells on heightened alert
Ginger has a reputation for stimulating the immune system. New results from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich...
MU researcher named National Academy of Inventors senior member
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Today, the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) announced David Grant, executive director of the University of Missouri Midwest BioAccelerator (MU-MBAr), has been elected to...
Let’s talk to a moth about sex: Polish chemists have ‘made a deal’ with a butterfly threatening pine forests
Beyond the seven mountains and forests, a hungry beast was stealing away. Does this sound like a fairy tale? In reality, such a beast does...
Number of fires in Brazilian Amazon in August-September 2022 was highest since 2010
The number of active fires recorded in the Brazilian Amazon in August-September 2022 was the highest since 2010, according to an article published in the journal Nature Ecology...
