Tag: Medicine/Health

The cover for issue 29 of Oncotarget features Figure 5, "In vivo effects of treatment with L-Grb2 in combination with ...

UVA pioneers study of genetic diseases with quantum computing

Credit: Courtesy Bekiranov lab University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists are harnessing the mind-bending potential of quantum computers to ...

Buckwheat enhances the production of a protein that supports the longevity

Credit: Shubhra Pande A healthy low-calorie diet that contains plant products can help us improve the level of sirtuin 1 ...

A new device provides added protection against COVID-19 during endoscopic procedures

Credit: Hiroyuki Endo The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up unimaginable challenges for healthcare workers. Even simple outpatient procedures such as ...

Research shows ibuprofen does not hinder bone fracture healing in children

Study results indicate ibuprofen is also an effective and safe option for fracture painCredit: University of Missouri Health Care Doctors ...

How neurons reshape inside body fat to boost its calorie-burning capacity

Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at The Rockefeller University There's no doubt that you can lose fat by eating less ...

Mix and match: New 3D cell culture model replicates fibrotic elements of pancreatic cancer

CSU study links physical stress on the job with brain and memory decline in older age

Credit: Courtesy of Colorado State University A new study out of Colorado State University has found that physical stress in ...

Putting the spring-cam back into stroke patients steps

Credit: Tohoku University A research group has developed a new, lightweight and motor-less device that can be easily attached to ...

Discovery of novel autoantibody that is a major risk factor for recurrent pregnancy loss

Credit: Kobe University A research group centered around Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine's Professor YAMADA Hideto and Associate Professor ...

Neutralizing antibodies isolated from COVID-19 patients may suppress virus

Credit: David Ho / Columbia University Irving Medical Center Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have isolated antibodies from ...

Study suggests increased risks for COVID-19 patients who smoke, vape

TTUHSC researchers look for links between virus and strokeCredit: TTUHSC As the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19 has unfurled its tentacles ...

Invention offers new option for monitoring heart health

Credit: Wenzhuo Wu/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An invention may turn one of the most widely used materials for ...

Brain network mechanism causing spatial memory impairment revealed

Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - July 21, 2020 - Patients with Alzheimer's disease frequently suffer from spatial ...

Scientists publish findings from 1st statewide COVID-19 random sample study in US

Credit: Photos by Liz Kaye, Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS -- The results of the first statewide random sample study in the ...

Lab-made virus mimics COVID-19 virus

Is safer to work with, can aid efforts to find drugs, vaccinesCredit: Matt Miller Airborne and potentially deadly, the virus ...

Leukemia drug shows the potential to treat aggressive pediatric brain câncer

When tested in vitro, arsenic trioxide killed tumor cells and prevented the formation of new colonies. This leukemia drug also ...

No single sign or symptom is sufficient to rule in or rule out community acquired pneumonia

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- While the history and ...

Freeze-framing the shape-shifting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Cryogenic electron microscopy captures the spike in its 'before' and 'after' shapesCredit: Image created with Molecular Maya by Jonathan Khao, ...

Researchers develop a portable blood ammonia detector