Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 3, 2020) - Adolescence is a difficult period of development, made more complex for those ...

Companies set to develop the largest platform for aging and longevity research

Regent Pacific acquires Deep Longevity with the intention to develop the largest integrated platform for longevity biotechnology and aging researchCredit: ...

How to spot patients most likely to die from blood infections

Unprecedented analysis of proteins and metabolites in patient serum provides new biomarkers associated with a patient's risk of dying from ...

Editing the immune response could make gene therapy more effective

Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Sept. 3, 2020 - Gene therapy generally relies on viruses, such as adeno-associated virus (AAV), ...

Attacking tumors from the inside

Two experimental drugs fight non-small cell lung cancer by affecting their blood vessels, oxygen levels, and other environmental factorsCredit: UT ...

Antibiotics affect breast milk microbiota in mothers of preterm infants: University of Toronto study

Credit: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto and The Hospital ...

Examining the side effects of Alzheimer’s disease dementia drugs

Goal: To improve quality of medication used in dementiaCredit: University of Houston In a first of its kind study, a ...

Study identifies how infection by Zika virus during pregnancy can affect the fetal brain

More than 30 Brazilian scientists investigated tens of thousands of genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic variables, discovering several alterations caused by ...

Researcher receives $1.8 million grant to enhance oral absorption of water-insoluble drugs

Novel nanotechnology allows for further research to improve oral drugsCredit: HSC Xiaowei Dong, Associate Professor and P1 Curriculum Director at ...

Two ERC Starting Grants for MDC scientists

ERC funding for pioneering researchCredit: David Ausserhofer/ MDC Dr. Kathrin de la Rosa and Dr. Ilaria Piazza, who are both ...

Trial to test nasal irrigations as COVID-19 treatment

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are conducting a clinical trial to determine whether ...

IoT results-oriented exercise system for social distancing with field sensors, no gym needed

Tiny biological package gets drug right to the ‘heart’ of transplant rejection

Credit: Graphic created by M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using an original illustration by Poulami Majumder and tofactinib molecular model ...

ERC starting grants 2020: 677 million awarded to unravel scientific mysteries

Credit: ERC What can be done to improve the efficacy of vaccines? How can we predict our future climate? What ...

Wearable, portable invention offers options for treating antibiotic-resistant infections

Credit: Purdue University/Rahim Rahimi WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The rapid increase of life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections has resulted in challenging wound ...

UIC research discovers links among poor sleep, high blood pressure, gut microbiome

Study shows potential negative effects of disrupted sleepCredit: Mark Mershon/University of Illinois Chicago In the first study of its kind, ...

Researchers awarded $2 million grant to study the immune system and triple negative breast cancer

Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (September 2, 2020) - Liza Makowski, PhD, a professor in the Department of Medicine-Hematology-Oncology at the ...

How mechanical forces nudge tumors toward malignancy

Credit: Laboratory of Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University All cancers are the result of cells that have ...

Dartmouth-led team engineers new treatment for drug-resistant bacterial infections

Credit: Dartmouth Engineering The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has prioritized finding effective treatment of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ...

Using magnetic resonance elastography to detect epilepsy