Tag: Medicine/Health

January 11, 2021

Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (January 11, 2021) - To build better vaccines, scientists want to know more ...

Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject ...

New tech helping cancer patients manage symptoms

Credit: Stevepb/pixabay Hundreds of cancer patients have benefitted from using computer algorithms to manage their symptoms and improve their wellbeing ...

Child marriage is legal and persists across Canada

Over 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018Credit: Alissa Koski and ...

NIST publishes a beginner’s guide to DNA origami

Credit: K. Dill/NIST In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again ...

Nanoparticle vaccine for COVID-19

Credit: Duo Xu Before the pandemic, the lab of Stanford University biochemist Peter S. Kim focused on developing vaccines for ...

More than half of people using cannabis for pain experience multiple withdrawal symptoms

Minority experience worsening of symptoms over time, especially younger peopleCredit: University of Michigan More than half of people who use ...

Botulism breakthrough? Taming botulinum toxin to deliver therapeutics

Treatment reverses paralysis in mice; offers a general delivery platform for neurologic drugsCredit: Sicai Zhang/Dong Lab, Boston Children's Hospital While ...

Tiny wireless device sheds light on combating obesity

Texas A&M researchers have designed a device that stimulates the endings of the vagus nerve, which is responsible for the ...

Cardiac MRI shows lower degrees of myocarditis in athletes recovered from COVID-19

Myocarditis among recovering COVID-19 athletes less common than previously reportedCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center In a letter published in the ...

Autism theory 25 years in the making

Combination of socially valued traits and disabilities can lead to conditionCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center A unifying explanation of the ...

Understanding how to improve antibodies targeting OX40 for the treatment of cancer

Credit: NIAID Scientists at the University of Southampton's Centre for Cancer Immunology have gained new insight into how the immune ...

Detecting COVID-19 antibodies in 10-12 seconds

Credit: Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Lab, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report findings on ...

Perceiving prosthesis as lighter thanks to neurofeedback

Credit: ETH Zurich Leg amputees are often not satisfied with their prosthesis, even though the sophisticated prostheses are becoming available. ...

Study: e-cigarettes trigger inflammation in the gut

Chemicals used for vaping break down zipper-like junctions between cells in the gut, leading to chronic inflammation and potential for ...

COVID-19 likely lingered longer than reported in Wuhan

Credit: Duan S, et al. (2021) (CC-BY 2.0) Wuhan City in China was the first place to report COVID-19 in ...

Cutting COVID-19 infectious period could prevent millions of cases

Simulations highlight potential value of developing ways to reduce how long someone is contagiousCredit: Sarah Rebbert/PHICOR, 2020 (CC-BY) A new ...

Cooling vests alleviate perceptual heat strain perceived by COVID-19 nurses

Radboud university medical center and TNO show that cooling vests reduce heat stressCredit: Radboudumc Wearing cooling vests during a COVID-19 ...

Keeping sperm cells on track

Credit: Gadadhar et al. / Science 2021 One essential component of each eukaryotic cell is the cytoskeleton. Microtubules, tiny tubes ...

School nutrition professionals’ employee safety experiences during onset of the COVID-19 pandemic