Discovery of a drug to rescue winter depression-like behavior
Celastrol treats SAD-like symptoms in medaka fishCredit: Issey Takahashi | Nagoya University ITbM A group of animal biologists and chemists at the Institute of Transformative...
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COVID-19: Australian research offers hope as world struggles with ventilator shortage
Credit: Monash University Researchers from The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Monash University and the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, have achieved a world-first breakthrough in ventilator splitting....
A study at zoos shows that 42% of the animals were infected with the ‘Toxoplasma gondii’
Credit: Pixabay Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, which can be passed from animals to human beings (zoonosis). It is...
Acta Biologica Sibirica signs with Pensoft and moves to ARPHA
The first papers in 2020 of Acta Biologica Sibirica, journal of Altai State University, are published on the innovative ARPHA publishing platform and already available...
Untangling untidy folds to understand diseases
Credit: © 2020 Mawadda Alghrably Unraveling interactions between metal ions and peptides in the body may eventually lead to improved treatments for diabetes, Alzheimer's and...
Ocular scientists advise contact lens & spectacles wearers during COVID-19 pandemic
New findings published in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye provide evidence-based guidance for practitioners and patients, including 5 important facts for every contact lens wearerCredit:...
Mathematical modeling draws more accurate picture of coronavirus cases
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Mathematical modeling can take what information is reported about the coronavirus, including the clearly underreported numbers of cases,...
UofL researchers describe possible mechanism for link between obesity and breast cancer
Researchers publish theory that specific protein from adipose tissue promotes breast cancer developmentCredit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It is widely accepted that higher...
With TxDOT grant, UTA team to test feasibility of recycled plastics in road construction
Building roads from plastic recyclablesCredit: UT Arlington When China recently stopped importing much of the United States' recycling materials, it created a glut of recyclables,...
AGA releases official guidance for patients with IBD during the COVID-19 pandemic
Many patients with IBD who develop COVID-19 should stop their medicationCredit: American Gastroenterology Association Bethesda, Maryland (April 10, 2020) -- Today, the American Gastroenterological Association...
COVID-19 response plan addresses unique challenges for rural hospitals and health systems
Surgeons develop a strategy that expands use of telehealth and streamlines systemwide staff communicationCredit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (April 10, 2020): Major metropolitan areas...
Computer model predicts how drugs affect heart rhythm
UC Davis researchers develop an easy pre-clinical test of cardiac safetyCredit: Copyright UC Regents UC Davis Health researchers have developed a computer model to screen...
Inequalities in Swedish care for bipolar disorder
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg In Sweden, care for bipolar disorder shows inequalities. They are associated both with socioeconomic factors and with gender, according...
A remote military medical team can offer insights to US hospitals preparing for COVID-19
A surgical team was converted into a pandemic response team to offer care to an isolated population during the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: American College of Surgeons...
UM School of Medicine launches new large scale COVID-19 testing initiative
Enhanced testing capability could help ensure sustained COVID-19 surveillance across the state of maryland after lifting of restrictionsCredit: University of Maryland School of Medicine BALTIMORE,...
