Tag: Medicine/Health

Researchers have analysed 94 million tweets to track COVID-19's effect on mental health.Credit: Edar from Pixabay (cc) Twitter has long ...

Wayne State research team developing AI model to aid in early detection of SARS-CoV2 in children

Credit: College of Engineering, Wayne State University DETROIT - Children have been less impacted by COVID-19 caused by the severe ...

Exercise caution after working out in virtual reality

Credit: Moritz Mentges Virtual 'exergaming' has become a popular way to exercise - especially among younger people - since the ...

Bone treatment startup raises $5.5 M in Series A financing

Novosteo Inc. will use funding to advance development of NOV004 for the treatment of bone fractures, other bone diseases and ...

Dishing up 3D printed food, one tasty printout at a time

Singapore researchers develop new method for 'printing' fresh vegetables, leading to tastier, more nutritious food for patients with swallowing difficultiesCredit: ...

Poll shows inequality in older adults’ ability to isolate a COVID-positive person at home

Access to safe indoor and outdoor spaces vary by race/ethnicity and incomeCredit: University of Michigan One of the most important ...

Hypoxia, a feature inside solid cancer tumors, reprograms methylation of ribosomal RNAs

Altered epigenetic marks on ribosomal RNAs appear to create a pool of specialized ribosomes that can differentially regulate translation of ...

Women at higher-risk of fatal, nightime cardiac arrest

Novel research from the Smidt Heart Institute suggests clinicians should be cautious when prescribing certain medications to high-risk, female patientsCredit: ...

Study reveals neurons responsible for rapidly stopping behaviors, actions

First-ever study in people describes 'stop signal neurons' in patients with Parkinson's diseaseCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Feb. 3, 2021) -- ...

Shelf-stable vaccines avoid waste, expand access

Manufacturing platform uses freeze-dried components, rehydrated with waterCredit: Justin Muir More than 50% of all vaccines are wasted due to ...

How SARS-CoV-2 mutates to escape antibody binding

A scientific detective story unearths how SARS-CoV-2 evolves new variants that evade antibodiesCredit: Kevin McCarthy and Paul Duprex PITTSBURGH, Feb. ...

American Roentgen Ray Society names Sanjeev Bhalla 2021 ARRS Distinguished Educator

ARRS' award recognizes outstanding individuals in the field of medical imaging, like Dr. Bhalla, who have a proven record of ...

Intranasal influenza vaccine spurs strong immune response in Phase 1 study

Credit: NIH WHAT: An experimental single-dose, intranasal influenza vaccine was safe and produced a durable immune response when tested in ...

First-of-its-kind medical truck launches in the twin cities metro to treat cardiac arrest patients

Credit: University of Minnesota University of Minnesota, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and health care system ...

Standard water treatment eliminates enveloped viruses — like the coronavirus

Texas A&M researchers have shown that water treatment has the potential to remove nearly all viruses that have an "outer ...

Intensity not paramount for physical training during cancer therapy

Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt People receiving treatment for cancer are known to feel better with physical training. But does it make ...

Aging-US: Sulforaphane promotes C. elegans longevity and healthspan

'The results in this Aging-US research output, indicate that sulforaphane prolongs the lifespan and healthspan of C. elegans through insulin/IGF-1 ...

Investigating the removal of dry biofilm with probiotic cleansers

Credit: University of Huddersfield A CONCEPT known as dry biofilms has emerged over the past few years and they have ...

Increased risk of dying from COVID for people with severe mental disorders

Credit: M. Maripuu People with severe mental disorders have a significantly increased risk of dying from COVID-19. This has been ...

Two studies shed light on how, where body can add new fat cells