Researchers awarded $2.7M to study loneliness and Alzheimer’s
Work will tell us how loneliness interacts with brain structure and function in normal aging and pre-symptomatic Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: The ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Sensory device stimulates ears and tongue to treat tinnitus in large trial
Credit: B. Conlon et al., Science Translational Medicine (2020) A device that stimulates the ears and tongue substantially reduced the ...
Simple sugar possible therapy for repairing myelin in multiple sclerosis
Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - Oct. 7, 2020 - N-acetylglucosamine, a simple sugar found in human breast ...
Oral cancer pain predicts likelihood of cancer spreading
Research identifies genes highly expressed in painful, metastatic oral cancer, revealing mechanism for cancer painCredit: Chuy Gutierrez Oral cancer is ...
New approach helps EMTs better assess chest pain en route to hospital
Credit: Wake Forest Baptist WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Oct. 7, 2020 - Is this person with chest pain having a heart ...
New biomarker to prevent graft-versus-host disease in stem cell transplants discovered
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers uncover a new biomarker whose activity can be blocked to prevent graft-versus-host disease following hematopoietic ...
First relatives of rubella virus discovered in bats in Uganda and mice in Germany
Credit: Emily Julka MADISON, Wis. -- At night in a Ugandan forest, a team of American and African scientists take ...
Fighting intestinal infections with the body’s own endocannabinoids
Native chemicals similar to those found in cannabis can inhibit bacterial virulence, study led by UTSW researchers suggestsCredit: UT Southwestern ...
Taking the STING out of MND
Credit: Image courtesy of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Melbourne researchers are working towards a potential ...
JNCCN: New research finds low bone health testing rates after prostate cancer treatment
Study out of Quebec finds bone mineral density testing for patients with prostate cancer undergoing ADT therapy are not meeting ...
Many Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma patients can skip radiation, collaborative study finds
University of Arizona Cancer Center's Dr. Daniel Persky led a study that found many patients with the most common non-Hodgkin's ...
New efficacies of Ganoderma lucidum: Treatment of skin conditions like atopic dermatitis
Ganoderic acid extracted from Ganoderma lucidum found to be effective against skin inflammation. Antioxidant, anti-diabetic, and anti-inflammatory properties enhanced based ...
Trust and income inequality fueling the spread of COVID-19
Study of 84 countries links social trust and belonging to COVID-19 mortalityCredit: Source: "The trouble with trust: Time-series analysis of ...
Emerging field of integrative palliative care highlighted in journal special issue
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY -- An emerging field characterized as "combining the natural synergy between ...
Microneedles for therapeutic gene delivery
Researchers develop a minimally invasive biodegradable microneedle patch as a novel delivery mode for gene therapy applicationsCredit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ...
New tech sees teens with diabetes improve glucose monitoring, but not control
Credit: University of Otago A world-first Otago study has revealed flash glucose monitors help youth with type 1 diabetes better ...
Cortex-wide variation of neuronal cellular energy levels depending on the sleep-wake states
Credit: TMIMS It is assumed that the brain has homeostatic mechanisms to prevent the depletion of cellular energy, required for ...
Study confirms genetic link in cerebral palsy
Credit: University of Adelaide An international research team including the University of Adelaide has found further evidence that rare gene ...
Clashing medications put older adults at risk but many haven’t had a pharmacist check them
Poll shows 29% of adults who take five or more prescription drugs have had a comprehensive medication reviewCredit: University of ...
Physical activity and sleep in adults with arthritis
Credit: Image credit: Lynne Feehan A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research has examined patterns of 24-hour physical ...
