COVID-19 virus uses heparan sulfate to get inside cells
Discovery opens new possibilities for treating COVID-19 by disrupting virus' ability to bind the carbohydrate, potentially by using a repurposed ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Cigarette smoking associated with worse outcomes for bladder cancer patients after surgery
Study from Keck Medicine of USC links smoking with a higher risk of death and cancer recurrence, and less responsiveness ...
New dopamine sensors could help unlock the mysteries of brain chemistry
Researchers develop a wider spectrum for dLight1 sensor, allowing multiplex imaging of neurotransmittersCredit: UC Regents Sacramento, CA-- In 2018, Lin ...
Real neurons are noisy. Can neural implants figure that out?
The brain has adaptive noise filters that change with conditions, making signals 20 - 100 percent more accurateCredit: Marija Rudzite, ...
Researchers identify key role of immune cells in brain infection
Credit: Michael BD, et al. Cell Rep 2020 A new study has detailed the damaging role played by the immune ...
CU researchers now better understand ovarian cancer tumors and treatment outcomes
Credit: CU Cancer Center After nearly four years of work, a group of researchers and clinicians from the University of ...
CNIC researchers discover a cell-cleaning system that keeps hearts healthy
The discovery suggests that cardiac dysfunction may, in some cases, arise from defects in immune cells, rather than from cardiomyocytesCredit: ...
Study finds concussions are a risk for young athletes in all sports – not just football
Retrospective study reveals that younger brains take longer to healCredit: Getty Images DETROIT - A recent study from the Henry ...
Decoding the genetics that drive disease
Credit: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay From Alzheimer's to obesity, life can change dramatically if you discover you have ...
Exercise protocol mitigates one of the most incapacitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Brazilian researchers use complex training program to stimulate different motor and cognitive skills simultaneously and restore brain regions associated with ...
Study offers real world perspective on how Black patients experience mental healthcare
Research provides insight into how perceptions of bias affect engagement with providersCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLlS - In a novel study ...
Vaping, marijuana use in 2019 rose in college-age adults
Increases are among the largest in history of national studyCredit: National Institute on Drug Abuse Vaping marijuana and vaping nicotine ...
Progress toward antiviral treatments for COVID-19
Information about the molecular shape of the viruses that cause COVID-19, SARS, and MERS reveals structural similarities that suggest possible ...
Aiming for accuracy
Researchers say artificial intelligence and machine learning could enhance scientific peer reviewCredit: The University of New Mexico As the COVID-19 ...
Newly discovered mechanism regulates myocardial distensibility
Team of researchers studies how oxidative stress influences the elasticity of the heart muscleCredit: Linke Lab A healthy heart beats ...
Parkinson’s patient skin samples provide clues to disease mechanism and clinical test
Credit: Eleanor Coffey In a recently published study, researchers from the Turku Bioscience Centre at the University of Turku and ...
PhD thesis offers a real-time alternative to dialysis quality monitoring by optical method
Credit: TalTech The primary function of kidneys is to filter blood, removing waste products that build up in a human ...
Virtual reality trains public to reverse opioid overdoses
Credit: Penn Nursing The United States has seen a 200% increase in the rate of deaths by opioid overdose in ...
Toxic metals can affect student health performance, say scientists from RUDN university
Credit: RUDN Univeristy A group of medical and environmental researchers from RUDN University evaluated the level of heavy metals in ...
Henry ford study finds certain immuno suppressing drugs do not increase risk for COVID-19
Not taking their medication out of fear presents a greater risk to patients' healthCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - ...
