Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Donn Jones/Vanderbilt University Medical Center In a large-scale study of electronic health records, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have ...

Intelligence deficit: Conclusion from the mouse to the human being

Researchers create an animal model for studying GPI anchor deficienciesCredit: © Miguel Rodriguez de los Santos Impaired intelligence, movement disorders ...

IU research findings could reduce treatment-related complication for blood cancer patients

Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS-- Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center published promising ...

Protein that can be toxic in the heart and nerves may help prevent Alzheimer’s

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Jan. 7, 2020 - A protein that wreaks havoc in the nerves and ...

Nanodroplets and ultrasound ‘drills’ prove effective at tackling tough blood clots

Credit: Leela Goel Engineering researchers have developed a new technique for eliminating particularly tough blood clots, using engineered nanodroplets and ...

Stem cell therapy corrects skull, brain function in mouse model of childhood disorder

Scientists regenerate parts of the skull affected by craniosynostosis, a common birth defectCredit: Amanda Frataccia, USC Using stem cells to ...

Vaccine myths on social media can be effectively reduced with credible fact checking

Simple tags can make a differenceCredit: Jingwen Zhang/courtesy illustration Social media misinformation can negatively influence people's attitudes about vaccine safety ...

Study explains role of bone-conducted speech transmission in speech production and hearing

Scientists investigate transmission properties of bone-conducted (BC) speech sound, opening doors to BC-based speech and hearing assistive technologyCredit: Masashi Unoki ...

A brain mechanism underlying ‘vision’ in the blind is revealed

Credit: The Weizmann Institute of Science Some people have lost their eyesight, but they continue to "see." This phenomenon, a ...

Drug combination increases susceptibility to chemotherapy in cases of severe neuroblastoma

Credit: Photo by Margareta G. Kubista Researchers at the University of Gothenburg now suggest a possible cure for children with ...

What are the performance limits of our brain?

University of Magdeburg receives 14 million euros for world-class neuroscientific researchCredit: Sarah Rinke Which neurobiological principles prevent us as humans ...

Low risk of severe COVID-19 in children

Credit: Alexander Donka Sweden kept preschools, primary and lower secondary schools open during the spring of 2020. So far, little ...

Focused ultrasound shows promise for Parkinson’s disease

Credit: UVA Health A scalpel-free alternative to brain surgery has the potential to benefit people with Parkinson's disease symptoms that ...

Where antibiotic resistance comes from

Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg By comparing thousands of bacterial genomes, scientists in Gothenburg, Sweden have traced back the evolutionary ...

Deep learning helps predicting occult peritoneal metastasis in stomach cancer

Credit: SIAT Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, is a common gastrointestinal malignancy. Peritoneal metastasis occurs in a majority of patients ...

Improving tests for tropical worm diseases aim of $2.95 million grant

Gates Foundation grant targets global elimination of onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasisCredit: Peter Fischer Global campaigns to eliminate two tropical parasitic worm ...

Mental health of UK women, ethnic minorities especially affected during pandemic

UK survey conducted before and during pandemic also indicates increase in average mental distress for all citizensCredit: Proto E, Quintana-Domeque ...

Mouse study finds link between gut disease and brain injury in premature infants

Credit: C. Zhou, C. Sodhi and D. J. Hackam, Johns Hopkins Medicine Physicians have long known that necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), ...

Toxin chimeras slip therapeutics into neurons to treat botulism in animals

Credit: Taking advantage of the chemical properties of botulism toxins, two teams of researchers have fashioned non-toxic versions of these ...

Resist the resistance: fighting the good fight against bacteria