Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Preston Ge/MIT Picower Institute Two MIT neuroscientists have received grants from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation ...

Parents’ finances differently affected by having a child diagnosed with cancer

Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt Mothers and fathers of children diagnosed with cancer are affected financially in different ways. While mothers' incomes ...

Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases

Credit: Courtesy of MSKCC radiologists Andreas G. Wibmer and Heiko Schöder. Brown fat is that magical tissue that you would ...

Alpha-ray missile therapy: tumor cells attacked from intracellular region

Researchers at Osaka University have developed a technique of attacking cancer cells with lethal alpha rays from within by using ...

Drug discovery study identifies promising new compound to open constricted airways

University of South Florida experts in airway bitter taste receptors and medicinal chemistry team up to advance a potential asthma ...

New virtual screening strategy identifies existing drug that inhibits Covid-19 virus

In lab experiments, pralatrexate outperforms remdesivir against SARS-CoV-2Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH, 2020 (CC0) A novel computational ...

Countries led by women haven’t fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic

Credit: Windsor et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0) Countries led by women have not fared significantly better in ...

Multiple mosquito blood meals accelerate malaria transmission

Credit: W. Robert Shaw, 2020 (CCBY 2.0) Multiple bouts of blood feeding by mosquitoes shorten the incubation period for malaria ...

New mutations in malaria parasite encourage resistance against key preventive drug

The mutations are already widespread in parasite populations in Africa and AsiaCredit: Lauren Holden, Wellcome Collection (CC BY 4.0) In ...

Traditional Ghanaian medicines show promise against tropical diseases

Credit: Osei-Safo 2020 (CC-BY 2.0) The discovery of new drugs is vital to achieving the eradication of neglected tropical diseases ...

RedHill announces positive top-line data from P2 COVID-19 study of opaganib

Phase 2 COVID-19 study of opaganib showed that orally-administered opaganib was safe and demonstrated consistent trends of greater improvement in ...

Study points the way to boost immunotherapy against breast cancer, other solid tumors

Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL, NC--Boosting immune system T cells to effectively attack solid tumors, such as ...

Combined approach could boost breast cancer immunotherapy, study suggests

Blood vessel cells implicated in chronic inflammation of obesity

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Dec. 30, 2020 - When fat cells in the body are stuffed with ...

Peer-reviewed report on Moderna COVID-19 vaccine publishes

Data from Phase 3 clinical trial confirm vaccine is effectiveCredit: NIH WHAT: The investigational vaccine known as mRNA-1273 was 94.1% ...

Study: in social media safety messages, the pictures should match the words

Effective posts led to better understanding among new parentsCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When using social media ...

Transfusions with higher red blood cell levels do not improve preterm baby outcomes

Largest study to-date compares thresholds for blood transfusions in premature babiesCredit: George Mason University Very low birthweight infants are at ...

Moving due to unaffordable housing may jeopardize healthcare

December 30, 2020

Study links cost-related relocations to reduced access to prescribed drugs and medical servicesCredit: Photo by Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Dec. 30, ...

NIH study uncovers blood vessel damage & inflammation in COVID-19 patients’ brains but no infection

December 30, 2020

Results from a study of 19 deceased patients suggests brain damage is a byproduct of a patient's illnessCredit: Courtesy of ...

New research may explain severe virus attacks on the lungs