Tag: Medicine/Health

August 31, 2020

A team of researchers led by Osaka University find an overlap in the pathogenesis of cytokine release syndrome and COVID-19, ...

Strokes in babies are surprisingly common; here’s how the body rushes to the rescue

August 31, 2020

Credit: Courtesy Kuan lab New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is shedding light on the development ...

Asthma may not be a significant risk factor for severe COVID-19

August 31, 2020

Credit: ATS August 31, 2020-- A new research letter published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines ...

Only the nose knows: New international network explores how odors lead to actions

Credit: Glenn Asakawa, CU Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder will lead a groundbreaking new international research network dubbed Odor2Action ...

Farmers’ quick sale of poultry during outbreaks may increase deadly virus transmission

Credit: Alexis Delabouglise, CIRAD/Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Small-scale poultry farmers in Vietnam tend to respond to viral outbreaks ...

Cellular energy audit reveals energy producers and consumers

A team at Gladstone Institutes screened the human genome for genes that play a role in making or consuming cellular ...

Maternal insecticide use during pregnancy and neonatal jaundice

The “gold” in breast milk

Alarmins have a positive post-natal impact on the development of intestinal flora and the immune systemCredit: © Sven Döring für ...

Researcher receives NIH grant to study noninvasive treatment for metastatic breast tumors

Credit: Laura McWhinney for Virginia Tech Eli Vlaisavljevich, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics at Virginia Tech, received ...

Preventing infection, facilitating healing: New biomaterials from spider silk

New biomaterials developed at the University of Bayreuth prevent colonization by bacteria and fungi, but at the same time proactively ...

How bacteria adhere to fiber in the gut

Molecular mechanics of bacterial superglueCredit: University of Basel, Department of Chemistry Researchers have revealed a new molecular mechanism by which ...

Harold Hamm Diabetes Center researchers earn grant to study liver disease in children

Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY -- More than 30% of children who are obese will eventually be diagnosed with non-alcoholic ...

Engineers uncover biomechanical effects of skin rubbing

Credit: Tohoku University Understanding the skin damage caused by rubbing could lead to better topical skin treatments and help prevent ...

A surprising protein player in diabetes

Credit: OIST A protein that's common throughout the body plays a key role in regulating glucose levels, says new research ...

Which OCD treatment works best? New brain study could lead to more personalized choices

Key differences seen in brains of patients who responded to exposure-based therapy or stress-reduction therapy; new study seeks children and ...

Phase 1 human trials suggest UIC-developed breast cancer drug is safe, effective

Results published in Breast Cancer Research and TreatmentCredit: UIC A new type of breast cancer drug developed by researchers at ...

Older adults’s faced mental health issues during the pandemic

IU research shows seniors felt greater depression and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Indiana University Older adults experienced greater depression ...

Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2

Fast-tracked research leads to Phase 1 clinical trialsCredit: University of Alberta Researchers at the University of Alberta are preparing to ...

Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe, grave study finds

Credit: Adrian Smith and Patrik Flammer, University of Oxford, UK Although helminth infections--including tapeworms and roundworms--are among the world's top ...

Prior Zika virus infection increases risk of severe dengue disease