Tag: Medicine/Health

With the first cancer cell model, researchers at TU Graz were able to launch an essential tool for modern cancer ...

Hi-tech lab to boost COVID-19 diagnostic capability, prepare for future pandemics

Credit: NTU Singapore Singapore, 1 July 2021 - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Pathnova Laboratories, a medical diagnostic ...

Cardio health decline tied to midlife wealth

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - June 30, 2021 - A relative decline in wealth during midlife increases the ...

Discovery of nanosized molecules that might inhibit Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases

Credit: Mattias Pettersson Nanosized molecules of a particular chemical element can inhibit the formation of plaque in the brain tissues. ...

Newly discovered proteins protect against progression of diabetic kidney disease

Credit: Copyright Joslin Diabetes Center Elevated levels of three specific circulating proteins are associated with protection against kidney failure in ...

Sweat-proof ‘smart skin’ takes reliable vitals, even during workouts and spicy meals

The design could lead to conformable wearable monitors to track skin cancer and other conditionsCredit: Courtesy of Jeehwan Kim, Hanwool ...

Frequent COVID-19 testing key to efficient, early detection, study finds

Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The chance of detecting the virus that causes COVID-19 ...

Human stem cells enable model to test drug impact on brain’s blood barrier

Credit: Saskia Ludwig Using an experimental model to simulate the blood-brain barrier, scientists in Sweden reported in unprecedented detail how ...

University of Cincinnati screening program contributes to increase in HIV diagnoses

Emergency medicine study calls for expansion of patient testingCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand Newly published research shows that a ...

RESILIENCE, a project to reduce the prevalence of heart failure in cancer survivors

Over one million European cancer patients suffer from side effects to chemotherapyCredit: CNIC Cancer patients are a vulnerable population prone ...

Grant awarded to determine if meningitis and sepsis increase Alzheimer’s risk

Credit: Rogelio Castro/UTHealth The role of peripheral and brain infections in the development of Alzheimer's disease is the focus of ...

Cross-generational consequences of lead poisoning

Credit: Hokuto Nakata Japanese and Zambian scientists have shown that environmental lead poisoning in children affects not only their own ...

Investigational malaria vaccine gives strong, lasting protection

Phase 1 trials conducted at NIH Clinical CenterCredit: NIAID WHAT: Two U.S. Phase 1 clinical trials of a novel candidate ...

Discovery of the role of a key gene in the development of ALS

Loss of function of the C9orf72 gene may affect communication between neurons and muscles Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, attacks ...

Oncotarget: mTORC1 and PLK1 inhibition in adenocarcinoma NSCLC

All these preclinical data strongly suggest that the inhibition of mTORC1 and PLK1 proteins may be a promising therapeutic approach ...

Financial barriers to cervical cancer screening

Among low-income, uninsured, or publicly insured women ages 25-64 years who were not up to date on cervical cancer screening, ...

Hackensack meridian CDI scientists discover new tuberculosis treatment pathway

June 29, 2021 - Nutley, NJ - Scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation, working with collaborators ...

IU School of Medicine receives $30 million NIA grant for Alzheimer’s, dementia research

National Centralized Repository for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (NCRAD) located at IU School of Medicine has been continuously funded ...

Studying how microbiome affects immunity could improve vaccine effectiveness

AMES, Iowa - So many microbes live in and on your body that it might be helpful to think of ...

World-leading £1.6 million study begins into robotic surgery for knee replacement