NSAIDs may worsen arthritis inflammation
CHICAGO – Taking anti-inflammatory pain relievers like ibuprofen and naproxen for osteoarthritis may worsen inflammation in the knee joint over time, according to a new...
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Quick-closing valve allows fish to rapidly regulate the water in their cells
Regulating the fluid balance in their cells is vital in all living things. When insufficient water is being transported via the cell membrane, cells can...
National poll: 1 in 7 parents haven’t discussed vaccines with their child’s primary care provider during pandemic period
Parents may not always turn to health professionals for vaccine advice – and a small subset could even be avoiding the conversation – a new...
CPR mannikins used in instructive social media posts lack diversity, influencing patient outcomes and disparities in training and care
Philadelphia, November 21, 2022 – Investigators found that there is a marked lack of diversity in the mannikins depicted by public social media accounts of...
A regime shift in an Arctic marine ecosystem likely to become permanent
Findings of unexpected large numbers of fin and humpback whales in the previously ice infested waters of East Greenland now indicate a tipping point in...
Tumour matrix profiling gives clues to progression of some lung cancers
Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have identified molecular profiles of the surrounding matrix of a common type of lung cancer that might...
Scientists optimize methods to study brains at rest in a key model organism
Tokyo, Japan – A team led by researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have identified the best methods to study the resting state of the brain...
Healthcare utilization varies among community-living people with spinal cord injury by demographic, injury-related, and socioeconomic factors
East Hanover, NJ. November 18, 2022. A survey of community-living people with spinal cord injury revealed healthcare utilization below the recommended rates for four types...
Kessler partners with BrainQ on national trial of innovative approach to stroke rehabilitation
East Hanover, NJ. November 18, 2022. Researchers from Kessler Foundation and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation (collectively “Kessler”) are enrolling participants in a national trial of...
New study identifies connection between diabetes medications, multiple sclerosis
TUCSON, Arizona — A new University of Arizona Health Sciences study found that people older than 45 whose Type 2 diabetes was treated with anti-hyperglycemic medications had...
Brain organoids reveal in detail the harms of prenatal alcohol exposure
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy poses significant peril to the healthy development of the unborn child. There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy.Credit:...
Rice turns asphaltene into graphene for composites
NEWS RELEASECredit: Illustration by M.A.S.R. Saadi/Rice University NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 [email protected] Mike Williams 713-348-6728 [email protected] HOUSTON – (Nov. 18, 2022) – Asphaltenes, a...
‘Butterfly bot’ is fastest swimming soft robot yet
Inspired by the biomechanics of the manta ray, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient soft robot that can swim more than...
Soft skills: Researchers invent robotic droplet manipulators for hazardous liquid cleanup
CSU researchers have created the first successful soft robotic gripper capable of manipulating individual droplets of liquid, according to a recent article in the Royal Society...
Forecasting the health returns of tobacco tax proposals
Scientists with Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are leading a five-year, $3.5 million study to predict the impact of tobacco taxes on...
