Tag: Medicine/Health

New research and analysis examine how alcohol exposure impacts many aspects of neuroplasticity in a special issue of Brain PlasticityCredit: ...

Anti-cancer drug’s mode of operation deciphered

Credit: Illustration: Julia Jullesova Rituximab, an anti-cancer drug targeting the membrane protein CD20, was the first approved therapeutic antibody against ...

A recipe for regenerating bioengineered hair

Next stop: clinical hair regenerationCredit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan have discovered a ...

Oncotarget: Melatonin increases overall survival of prostate cancer patients

'The results of the use of melatonin drugs in palliative treatment of patients with end-stage prostate cancer are shown'Credit: Correspondence ...

Bone marrow ‘map’ opens path to organoid-like blood stem cell production

Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Imagine a day when clinicians treating people with blood diseases such as leukemia or multiple myeloma can ...

Tailor-made drugs to treat epilepsy or cardiovascular diseases

Molecular blueprint for important receptor decipheredCredit: Diagram: Dr Anette Kaiser, Leipzig University In order for a drug to be effective ...

Object transparency reduces human perception of three-dimensional shapes

Monitoring the body’s fat burning by breath

Credit: Tohoku University Your breath holds the key to monitoring fat burning, and now a research group from Tohoku University ...

Discovering structural diverseness of neurons between brain areas and between cases

Credit: TMIMS It was reported that volume of the brain areas such as superior temporal gyrus and anterior cingulate cortex ...

Texas Heart Institute develops breakthrough heart ablation evaluation system

The new ex vivo benchtop system is detailed in a study published in the Journal Cardiovascular of ElectrophysiologyCredit: Texas Heart ...

Cell-selective nanotherapy prevents post-angioplasty restenosis, promotes artery healing

A USF Health preclinical study indicates nanoparticles containing a micro-RNA switch offers promising biotechnology to advance the fight against atherosclerotic ...

Smectite promotes probiotic biofilm formation in gut for cancer immunotherapy

Credit: Lei Dong, Nanjing University Scientists from Nanjing University and the University of Macau have devised a new approach to ...

Virtual post-sepsis recovery program may also help recovering COVID-19 patients

Credit: ATS Feb. 10, 2021 - A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society describes ...

How messenger substances influence individual decision-making

Psychology: publication in Nature CommunicationsCredit: HHU / Luca Franziska Kaiser As indicated by other studies, different parts of the brain ...

Lipid epoxides target pain, inflammatory pathways in neurons

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- When modified using a process known as epoxidation, two naturally occurring ...

Social distancing in the natural world: Strategies to detect and avoid disease

Credit: Dominik Scythe on Unsplash The notion of social distancing rose to public prominence approximately a year ago, when health ...

Universal access to preventive drugs could reduce HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa

Credit: Gabriel Chamie Universal HIV testing with linkage to treatment and prevention may be a promising approach to accelerate reductions ...

UIC researcher awarded $10.15M to develop antibody-based dry eye treatment

Credit: Dr. Sandeep Jain/University of Illinois Chicago Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded a five-year, $10.15 million ...

Vaccine confidence grows under new administration, latest CUNY SPH Survey reveals

Credit: CUNY SPH Under the Biden Administration, New Yorkers' acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine has increased significantly. In September, 55% ...

AD diagnostics could become more accessible