Tag: Medicine/Health

New research shows which racial, ethnic populations in L.A. are most vulnerableCredit: UCLA CNK-BRITE To help slow the spread of ...

Two K-State studies focus on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in domestic cats, pigs

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Two recently published studies from Kansas State University researchers and collaborators have led ...

Harvard’s Wyss Institute creates alliance with Northpond Labs

Northpond commits $12 million to create a Laboratory for Bioengineering Research and Innovation at the Wyss Institute for solutions-oriented research ...

System can sterilize medical tools using solar heat

Device could provide pressurized steam to run autoclaves without the need for electricity in off-grid areas.Credit: Courtesy of the researchers. ...

For neural research, wireless chip shines light on the brain

Credit: Yaoyao Jia, NC State University Researchers have developed a chip that is powered wirelessly and can be surgically implanted ...

Blood biomarkers for detecting brain injury in COVID-19 patients

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 17, 2020--COVID-19 can directly cause neurologic symptoms and long-term neurological ...

Lovestruck by oxytocin! Novel roles of the hormone in controlling male sexual function

Researchers from Okayama University in Japan decode the mechanisms behind oxytocin controlled male sexual functions and behaviorsCredit: 2020 Okayama University ...

Diabetes, hypertension may increase risk of COVID-19 brain complications

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Some patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of neurological ...

Tackling food allergies at the source

Credit: Eliot Herman Food allergies are a big problem. About 7% of children and 2% of adults in the U.S. ...

Kids mount a COVID-19 immune response without detection of the SARSCoV- 2 virus

Credit: MCRI Children in a Melbourne family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus from ...

Case Western Reserve University researchers study how the immune system responds to COVID-19

School of Medicine awarded $2.6M; receives two of 13 grants nationallyCredit: CWRU School of Medicine CLEVELAND--New research funded by the ...

Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways

Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Stem Cell UCLA researchers using a model of airway tissue created from human ...

Study of non-COVID-19 deaths shows 2020 increase in several demographics

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- March through May saw a significant increase in deaths over previous ...

COVID-19 highlights risks of wildlife trade

International research team including Göttingen University makes urgent call for more effective wildlife trade legislationCredit: Kit Magellan Many diseases, such ...

A patented solution for dry mouth relief and food product development

Credit: Anwesha Sarkar/University of Leeds A team of scientists from the University of Leeds have developed a new hydrogel that ...

Time to rethink predicting pandemic infection rates?

Forecasting cannot foresee COVID-19 infection rates peaking or plateauing.Credit: Joseph Lee McCauley WASHINGTON, November 3, 2020 -- During the first ...

Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP) in rat livers extended from 6 to 24 hours

Credit: Author In a paper published in TECHNOLOGY, a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have demonstrated 24-hour ...

Smartphone use offers tool to treat MS, other diseases

The way patients type on their phone keyboards could tip off doctors to how their disease is progressingCredit: Daria Nepriakhina ...

In a pandemic, migration away from dense cities more effective than closing borders

A simulation shows reducing population density in large cities decreases disease spreadCredit: Image courtesy of Massimiliano Zanin WASHINGTON, November 17, ...

Seeking the most effective polymers for personal protective equipment