Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: NIH Image Gallery, 2018 A new low-cost diagnostic test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quickly delivers accurate results without ...

Single-use N95 respirators can be decontaminated and used again, study finds

Scientists hope new methods can mitigate the chronic shortage of personal protective equipmentCredit: CDC/Debora Cartagena N95 respirators, which are widely ...

NIAID establishes centers for research in emerging infectious diseases

Global network to focus on spillover potentialCredit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the ...

Gout treatment may aid patients with congenital heart disease

University of Cincinnati cardiologist says pilot study shows promise, but a larger trial is neededCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Creative ...

Scientists establish first lethal mouse model for COVID-19

Mice engineered for SARS-1 studies repurposed for novel coronavirusCredit: Joseph W. Golden and Xiankun Zeng, USAMRIID Army scientists have developed ...

AI as good as the average radiologist in identifying breast cancer

Credit: Martin Stenmark Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden have compared the ability of three different ...

Duchenne: “Crosstalk” between muscle and spleen

Researchers at the Universities of Maynooth and Bonn discover a new connection in muscular dystrophyCredit: © Maynooth University Duchenne muscular ...

UVA-developed artificial pancreas effective for children ages 6-13, study finds

Credit: Tandem Diabetes Care An artificial pancreas originally developed at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology safely and ...

Vertebral body tethering shows clinical success as treatment for scoliosis

Study finds more than 90% of patients avoided mobility-limiting spinal fusion procedureCredit: Justin Kelley, MU Health Care Scoliosis is the ...

Two discoveries boost next-generation organoid development

New research collaboration tunes into signals that will help make better organoids to mimic functions of the trachea, esophagus, stomach, ...

A Politecnico di Milano study reveals DNA “grammar”

Genome Biology published a research on the rules governing the shape of DNA in spaceCredit: Luca Nanni Milan, 27 August ...

Lung injuries from vaping have characteristic patterns on CT

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Injuries to the lungs from vaping have suggestive patterns on ...

New era in brain monitoring technology

New technology could improve diagnosis of epilepsy and lead to personalized treatment options.Credit: Wyss Center GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Today, the ...

Premature deaths from alcoholic liver disease rising as gap between men and women narrows

Since the early 2000s, alcoholic liver disease deaths among non-Hispanic whites, particularly women, have increased more rapidly than rates among ...

Transatlantic partnership to connect world researchers to solve cancer’s toughest problems

Cancer Research UK and the US National Cancer Institute , are uniting to define a new era in cancer research ...

University of Sydney commits to climate action, sustainability

Ambitious targets to help change our worldCredit: University of Sydney The University of Sydney has announced it is committing to ...

Lung cancer trial of RET inhibitor selpercatinib achieves durable responses in majority of patients with RET gene fusions

Phase I/II trial finds targeted therapy effective in heavily pretreated patients and those with brain metastasesCredit: The University of Texas ...

New treatment possibilities for young women diagnosed with rare form of ovarian cancer

Credit: PHSA A recent finding by researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC) ...

Placenta can indicate how body responds to opioids during pregnancy

University of Missouri scientists discover possible biological markers for identifying opioid use disorder.Credit: University of Missouri Scientists at the University ...

Additional data on blood thinner efficacy for COVID-19 and insight on best possible regimens