IPM’s dapivirine ring for women’s HIV prevention receives WHO prequalification
WHO prequalification brings the dapivirine vaginal ring another step closer to introduction, pending country approvals * Confirms that this new ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Researchers find how stress and the circadian clock affect sleep
The findings could lead to the development of new therapies for sleep disorders caused by stress or a disturbed circadian ...
COVID-19 Peer Hub combats vaccine avoidance amid pandemic
Credit: Photo by CDC on Unsplash UniSA researchers are evaluating a new vaccination education initiative - the COVID-19 Peer Hub ...
Mild electrical stimulation with heat shock ameliorates kidney disease
New approach for treating nephrotic syndrome is based on historic wisdomCredit: Professor Hirofumi Kai A research team from Kumamoto University ...
IVI, ROK’s GDEF join forces to provide OCV to 540K people at risk of cholera in Nepal & Mozambique
GDEF's US $8.05 million grant to support ECHO projects to prevent and control cholera and contribute to 'Ending Cholera--A Global ...
Detecting bacteria with fluorescent nanosensors
Luminous carbon nanotubes detect pathogens - and are quick and easy to useCredit: Alexander Spreinat Researchers from Bochum, Göttingen, Duisburg ...
COVID-19 studies should also focus on mucosal immunity, researchers argue
Credit: Douglas Levere/ University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Anyone who has undergone a nasal swab or saliva test for ...
UofL researcher uses fruit for less toxic drug delivery
Suite of technologies now has commercial partner to bring them to marketCredit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of ...
ECDC and WHO call for improved HIV testing in Europe
AIDS-free future at stakeCredit: ECDC The number of people living with undiagnosed HIV is increasing in the WHO European Region. ...
A cold-health watch and warning system for cold waves in Quebec
A team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique and the Institut national de santé publique du Québec has ...
An ionic forcefield for nanoparticles
Tunable coating allows hitch-hiking nanoparticles to slip past the immune system to their targetCredit: (Image courtesy of Eden Tanner/ Harvard ...
Quantum nanodiamonds may help detect disease earlier
The quantum sensing abilities of nanodiamonds can be used to improve the sensitivity of paper-based diagnostic tests, potentially allowing for ...
Doctors use existing treatment earlier to save the lives of Covid-19 patients
Credit: Lancaster University The lives of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 are being saved by doctors who are using an existing ...
COVID-19 vaccine candidate tested preclinically at UAB nears first clinical test in people
Maryland-based Altimmune Inc. has submitted an Investigational New Drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to commence a ...
Everyday activities enhance personal well-being
Neurobiological mechanisms studied: new findings on the relationship between physical activity and everyday well-being - publication in Science AdvancesCredit: Markus ...
Warwick scientists design model to predict cellular drug targets against COVID-19
Credit: Credit: University of Warwick The covid-19 virus, like all viruses relies on their host for reproduction How SARS-CoV-2 captures ...
Age not just a number: Causes of joint stiffness differ between older and younger adults
Scientists discover that nerve stiffness affects ankle flexibility in older adults but not in younger adultsCredit: Part of Figure 1 ...
A new website for the essence of COINS
In-body hospitals changes the futureCredit: 2020 Innovation Center of NanoMedicine Summary Open a new website summarized COINS's vision on one ...
New mechanism of pain control revealed
Discovery of a distinct group of astrocytes in the spinal cord overturns thinking on role of descending neurons in pain ...
Simple new testing method aims to improve time-release drugs
Glass tuning-fork-shaped tubing gives accurate, continuous measurements of drug dissolutionCredit: William Grover When you take a time-release drug, you count ...
