Beyond neurons: How cells called astrocytes contribute to brain disorders
LA JOLLA (August 30, 2022)—Neurons often get most of the credit for keeping our brains sharp and functioning—as well as most of the blame when...
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Understanding the expanded role of clinical ethicists
(PHILADELPHIA, PA – August 30, 2022) – The COVID-19 pandemic brought many troubling ethical issues to the frontlines of clinical care, creating significant distress for...
How COVID-19 may have reversed gains in maternal and child mortality
Declines in essential health care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and lower-middle-income countries devastatingly impact women and children’s health, according to a new...
Wildlife hunting motivations vary across Africa and Europe
Wildlife hunting motivations and resulting ecological consequences vary depending on the socio-economic context across Africa and Europe, according to a study publishing August 25th in...
New therapeutic prospect for preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a condition that affects the placenta during pregnancy and is dangerous for both the fetus and the mother. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur,...
Returning to football after COVID-19 infection
BATON ROUGE - A first-of-its-kind study conducted in collaboration with LSU’s School of Kinesiology, LSU Athletics, Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Our Lady of the...
Treating, preventing heart attacks with human tissue models
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2022 – A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, resulting in 18 million deaths...
Medieval mass burial shows centuries-earlier origin of Ashkenazi genetic bottleneck
In 2004, construction workers in Norwich, UK, unearthed human skeletal remains that led to a historical mystery—at least 17 bodies at the bottom of a...
Low-cost disease diagnosis by mapping heart sounds
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2022 – Aortic valve stenosis occurs when the aortic valve narrows, constricting blood flow from the heart through the artery and to...
Studying the OCD cycle
Ikoma, Japan – Scientists from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute international, and Tamagawa University have demonstrated that obsessive-compulsive...
Study will sharpen understanding of precipitation’s influence on aerosols in the atmosphere
LAWRENCE — A new $620,000, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will enable a University of Kansas atmospheric scientist to research how aerosols,...
Gender-diverse teams produce more novel, higher-impact scientific discoveries, study shows
The number of medical science publications by mixed-gender teams has grown rapidly over the past two decades, but remains underrepresented compared to what would be...
Sensor-based early detection of age-related diseases from home
Specific changes in our movement patterns can be indicators of several health problems: For instance, decrease in strength often correlates with risk of falls, mild...
Hydrogel glass: a novel glass design for energy saving in buildings
Energy use in buildings contributes to over 40% of the world’s total energy consumption, of which lighting and space cooling make up a significant proportion....
Bone transplant could resolve aging jaw defects
Tohoku University scientists in Japan have made a scaffold that supports the growth of new bone in large jaw defects in mice. Their findings, published...
