Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Photo by Steve Evans More than a decade after committing $130+ billion to Closing the Gap, there has been ...

Scientists take a step towards expanding the use of magnetic fluids in medicine

Researchers discovered new effects in magnetic fluids, which will increase its effectiveness for medical purposes.Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic ...

A weather station for epileptic seizure

The unpredictability of epileptic seizures is a severe handicap for patients. Scientists have devised a technique that can predict seizure ...

UVA tests ‘radically different’ approach to managing type 2 diabetes

Credit: Jackson Smith | UVA Health A researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is testing what he ...

Machine intelligence accelerates research into mapping brains

Researchers fine-tune algorithms to improve brain mapping by MRICredit: (Left) Junichi Hata and Hideyuki Okano, from the RIKEN Center for ...

Stem cell treatment for vascular diseases can be predicted through real-time observation

Therapeutic efficacy prediction using initial distribution images of stem cells that differentiate to endothelial cells; applied to research in the ...

UMD paves the way for growing human organs for transplantation with new proof-of-concept

Start-up company, Renovate Bioscience Inc., wins Invention of the Year and Inventor Pitch Award for this work at UMDCredit: Edwin ...

Research strongly suggests COVID-19 virus enters the brain

A study published in Nature Neuroscience shows how spike protein crosses the blood-brain barrierCredit: Alice Gray More and more evidence ...

Researchers use artificial intelligence to ID mosquitos

Credit: Couret, J. et al. 2020 (CC-BY 2.0) Rapid and accurate identification of mosquitoes that transmit human pathogens such as ...

Study in mice shows genes may be altered through drug repurposing

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have published a study showing a promising approach to using drug repurposing to ...

Fish oil supplements don’t raise bad cholesterol

Credit: Fatty Acid Research Institute The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) has published a new research paper in conjunction with ...

Will it kombucha? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2020 -- Kombucha is a bubbly, fermented tea that has gained popularity ...

ACE2 protein protects against severe COVID-19: Study

Sex hormones, chromosomes contribute to a stronger immune response and better outcomes for female COVID-19 patientsCredit: University of Alberta Female ...

Healthcare workers have increased insomnia, risk of severe mental health problems: COVID-19 study

Credit: University of Ottawa Researchers at the University of Ottawa have found the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

UMD finds more West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in lower-income areas of Baltimore

Preliminary results point to a need for more research and education to improve environmental justice and protect urban public health ...

NIH researchers discover brain area crucial for recognizing visual events

Credit: Richard Krauzlis, Ph.D., National Eye Institute Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) report that a brain region in ...

Researcher boosts vegetable oil production in plant leaves

University of Missouri researcher Jay Thelen pays respect to the past as he looks toward the futureCredit: University of Missouri. ...

Errant DNA boosts immunotherapy effectiveness

Studies find genetic material leaking out of cell's nucleus triggers immune system response against cancerCredit: Illustration by Yipin Wu DALLAS ...

‘No such thing as a little bit of pain:’ More cancer patients could benefit from rehabilitation

Credit: Aira Burkhart/WVU Cancer treatment isn't just a matter of shrinking or removing a tumor. It also involves preserving or ...

Neuroendovascular procedures linked to patient back pain