Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: John Browne/Chalmers University of Technology Children of mothers who drink relatively more cow's milk during breastfeeding are at reduced ...

Autobahn Labs and UCSF announce strategic drug discovery collaboration

Collaboration will advance UCSF discoveries to patients; Autobahn Labs and UCSF will establish new ventures for drug discovery and developmentCredit: ...

Do I know you? Researchers evaluate how masks disrupt facial perception

Study conducted by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchersCredit: Chicago Face Database (Ma et al., 2015) BEER-SHEVA, Israel...December 21, 2020 ...

Screen time, emotional health among parents’ top concerns for children during pandemic

National poll: Cyberbullying, depression and unhealthy habits on parents' top 10 list of worries; Black families rank racism as No.1 ...

TTUHSC surgeon serves as a national lead for worldwide CovidSurg collaborative

Group's report addresses surgery backlog, conditions created by pandemicCredit: TTUHSC In 2013, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) established ...

Socioeconomic background linked to survival after having a cardiac arrest in hospital

Credit: European Heart Journal Hospital in-patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to receive prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after ...

A step toward understanding why COVID-19 boosts stroke risk

UCLA-led study uses 3D-printed 'blood vessels' to identify possible link between coronavirus and strokeCredit: UCLA Health A UCLA-led study may ...

Gene biomarkers indicate liver toxicity quickly and accurately

Credit: University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. ¬- When agrochemical and pharmaceutical companies develop new products, they must test extensively for ...

Low-income preschoolers exposed to nurturing care have with higher IQ scores later on

UM School of Medicine researchers find lower IQ scores in impoverished children can be mitigated with responsive care and learning ...

Study shows incorporating telemedicine helps surgical practices

Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, December 18, 2020 - A new study that records patient volume at Stony ...

Zika virus affects eye development before but not after birth

Credit: Glenn Yiu and Koen Van Rompay, UC Davis While the SARS-CoV-2 virus has dominated the news this past year, ...

American Roentgen Ray Society awards 2021 scholarships to Tatiana Kelil, Camilo Jaimes

Kelil to pursue personalized breast cancer risk assessment using imaging biomarkers and machine learning; Jaimes to investigate fetal diffusion tensor ...

How does the brain project manage its learning?

A new paper in Science co-authored by Dr. Richard Naud sheds light on the role of the perirhinal cortexCredit: University ...

APS plays foundational role in development of COVID-19 vaccines

Credit: Jason McLellan There is light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. Several vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus ...

Researchers publish free guides packed with wisdom from COVID-19 patients and caregivers

Practical tips for COVID-19 hospital and post-hospital care available for anyone to use, and for any hospital or health system ...

AI-supported test predicts eye disease three years before symptoms

Credit: Novai/UCL/Western Eye Hospital A pioneering new eye test, developed by scientists at UCL in collaboration with the Western Eye ...

New SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody enters clinical phase

Credit: NIAID Cologne, Marburg, Braunschweig and Ingelheim, Germany, 18 December 2020 - Cologne University Hospital (UKK), University of Marburg (UMR), ...

Blood pressure drug may be key to increasing lifespan, new study shows

Metolazone, a drug used to treat hypertension, activates a mitochondrial stress response that prolongs lifespan in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegansCredit: ...

Living environment affects the microbiota and health of both dogs and their owners

Credit: Emma Hakanen In urban environments, allergic diseases are more common among dogs and their owners compared to those living ...

How can you declutter your mind? New study offers clues