Acute itching in eczema patients linked to environmental allergens
Newly identified pathway explains why antihistamine drugs often don't work to control severe itchCredit: Illustration by Madison Mack In addition ...
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Eating omega-3 fat helps hibernating Arctic ground squirrels warm up during deep cold
Credit: Photo by Rhiannan William By feeding arctic ground squirrels special diets, researchers have found that omega-3 fatty acids, common ...
Research breaks new ground in understanding how a molecular motor generates force
UMass Amherst and Penn State scientists teamed up to study how myosin converts energy into workCredit: UMass Amherst A team ...
Metformin use reduces risk of death for patients with COVID-19 and diabetes
Use of the diabetes drug metformin -- before a diagnosis of COVID-19 -- was associated with a threefold decrease in ...
SARS-CoV-2 antibody test helps select donor blood samples for therapeutic use
Credit: Ojeda DS et al., 2021, PLOS Pathogens, CC-BY 4.0 Researchers have developed and applied a robust, versatile antibody test ...
New study: Without right messaging, masks could lead to more COVID-19 spread
Credit: Joshua Brown A novel new study suggests that the behavior public officials are now mandating or recommending unequivocally to ...
Researchers show Irish soil can offer more hope in fight against antibiotic resistance
Scientists make exciting discovery in the quest to discover new antibiotics.Credit: Traditional Medicine Group Scientists who highlighted the bug-busting properties ...
How plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves
Defense and autotoxicity: Researchers elucidate the biosynthesis and mode of action of diterpene glycosides in wild tobaccoCredit: Anna Schroll Plants ...
Reverse engineering 3D chromosome models for individual cells
Distant genes can be neighborsCredit: UIC Genome analysis can provide information on genes and their location on a strand of ...
Toadlet peptide transforms into a deadly weapon against bacteria
Credit: Nir Salinas/Technion An antibacterial peptide that turns on and off The researchers solved the 3D molecular structure of an ...
Lead poisoning of children
Stanford researchers and others reveal pervasive health threats of unregulated battery recyclingCredit: Pure Earth Decades after the industrialized world largely ...
Stretching more effective than walking to lower high blood pressure: USask study
Credit: USask/Victoria Dinh A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that stretching is superior to brisk walking for ...
iTHRIV announces health research pilot project recipients
Credit: Virginia Tech The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hub partnership between Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, Carilion ...
$100,000 to fund collaborative cancer research
Credit: Virginia Tech Children's National Hospital and Virginia Tech have awarded two $50,000 one-year pilot grants to multi-institutional teams of ...
Research reveals new insight into why breastfed babies have improved immune systems
Credit: University of Birmingham Research led by the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust has ...
Wits University scientists artificially infect mosquitoes with human malaria to advance treatment
Wits University scientists, with local and global partners have artificially infected mosquitoes with human malaria and identified a new chemical ...
Cancer research reveals how mutations in a specific gene cause different types of disease
Credit: University of Birmingham Leading cancer experts at the University of Birmingham have solved a long-standing question of how various ...
Scientists are a step closer to developing ‘smart’ stem cells – made from human fat
These new, adaptive stem cells can lie dormant until needed, a new animal study using human cells shows.Credit: Unsplash A ...
New suspicious lesions on breast MRI in neoadjuvant therapy
New suspicious findings occurred in 5.5% of breast MRI examinations performed to monitor response to neoadjuvant therapy; none of these ...
New combination drug therapy offers hope against methamphetamine addiction
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Jan. 13, 2021 - A new treatment that combines two existing medications may ...
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