Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Thomas Johnson and Johns Hopkins Medicine In experiments in mouse tissues and human cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say ...

Studying and treating COVID-19’s long-term impact

Rush leads new CDC-funded study, launches post-COVID clinicCredit: INSPIRE for COVID-19 COVID-19 has wreaked havoc around the globe, causing nearly ...

Low cost chlorine dispensing device improves tap water safety in low-resource regions

Engineers invent device that requires no electricity or moving parts, lets users collect water as they usually doCredit: Amy Pickering ...

Climate change is hurting children’s diets, global study finds

Rising temperatures contribute to child malnutrition and reduced diet qualityCredit: C. Shubert (CCAFS) A first-of-its-kind, international study of 107,000 children ...

Chemotherapy with light; only one injection required

Chemotherapy with only one injection, repeated phototherapy, and no side effects. Development of a cancer-targeted single component supramolecular peptide phototherapeutic ...

Age matters in identifying maltreatment in infants and young children with fractures

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM. DES PLAINES, IL -- Among children who were ...

Stats on HIV among men who have sex with men could help resolve China’s epidemic

In China's decades-long war against HIV, the time has come to explore infections among young men who have sex with ...

Examining therapeutic targets for kidney disease

University of Houston researcher tackles proteins found in diseaseCredit: University of Houston Among the primary forms of kidney disease, focal ...

Researchers identify nanoparticles that could deliver therapeutic mRNA before birth

Study demonstrates the efficacy and therapeutic potential of select ionizable lipid nanoparticles for delivering mRNA to treat genetic diseases before ...

WVU Public Health professor aims to better understand the needs of pregnant women with substance use

Credit: West Virginia University Dr. Brian Hendricks, a research assistant professor with the West Virginia University School of Public Health's ...

Scoring system to redefine how U.S. patients prioritized for liver transplant

Credit: Getty Images Liver transplant priority in the U.S. goes to the sickest patients, which fails to consider other important ...

The cancer microbiome reveals which bacteria live in tumors

Researchers clean up data to identify the bugs betterCredit: Anders Dohlman, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke ...

DOD funding helps expand study of investigational drug to prevent ARDS in COVID

Credit: Cody Duty/UTHealth Researchers evaluating whether an investigational oral drug, vadadustat, can help prevent acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in ...

NIH scientists study salmonella swimming behavior as clues to infection

Credit: NIAID WHAT: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium bacteria (S. Typhimurium) commonly cause human gastroenteritis, inflammation of the lining of the ...

Scientists find antibody that blocks dengue virus

Credit: Rajani Arora, University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute A team of researchers led by the University of California, Berkeley ...

Inferring human genomes at a fraction of the cost promises to boost biomedical research

Credit: Delaneau Group Thousands of genetic markers have already been robustly associated with complex human traits, such as Alzheimer's disease, ...

Workaholism leads to mental and physical health problems

Work addiction risk depends on occupationCredit: Morteza Charkhabi Workaholism or work addiction risk is a growing public health concern that ...

New research in JNCCN highlights dangerous disparities for life-saving cancer screening

Study finds more work is needed to enhance adherence to recommended cancer screening in Canada.Credit: NCCN PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA -- ...

New studies support blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: Photo: University of Gothenburg In three recent publications in Molecular Psychiatry, Brain and JAMA Neurology researchers from the University ...

Lipid biomarkers in urine can determine the type of asthma