Tag: Medicine/Health

The process of pumping, storing and bottle-feeding breast milk may reduce the transfer of bacteria from mom to babyCredit: Kevin ...

Discovery of a novel drug candidate to develop effective treatments for brain disorders

The study published in Chem is fundamental to develop pharmacological drugs for the treatment of core symptoms in Down syndrome, ...

UQ researchers solve a 50-year-old enzyme mystery

Credit: The University of Queensland Advanced herbicides and treatments for infection may result from the unravelling of a 50-year-old mystery ...

Commentary in Pediatrics: Children don’t transmit Covid-19, schools should reopen in fall

Rising cases in Texas childcare facilities could be misinterpreted, says commentary authorCredit: www.vperemen.com / CC BY-SA A commentary published in ...

CT of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) versus CT of influenza virus pneumonia

Most COVID-19 lesions located in peripheral zone and close to pleura; influenza virus more prone to show mucoid impaction and ...

Unique integrated health monitoring system for stroke survivors patented in Lithuania

Group of biomedical engineers from biotech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania and researchers at Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University ...

Rochester community initiative increases teenage use of effective contraception

A University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) partnership resulted in adoption of long-acting reversible contraception five-times greater than the US ...

Researcher earns federal grant to study stress-induced irritable bowel syndrome

Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY -- Anyone who suffers from irritable bowel syndrome can testify to its signature trait: It ...

New study supports remdesivir as COVID-19 treatment

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The news about remdesivir, the investigational anti-viral drug that has shown early promise in the ...

Neonatal exposure to antigens of commensal bacteria promotes broader immune repertoire

This mouse study looked at a group of immune cells called innate-like B-1 B cellsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University ...

A complex gene program initiates brain changes in response to cocaine

This work is a step forward in understanding early molecular changes that influence the development of addiction, and may have ...

Salmonella biofilm protein causes autoimmune responses — Possible link with Alzheimer’s

Credit: Debra Marshall/VIDO-InterVac Scientists from the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) ...

Expansion stress enhances growth and migration of breast cancer cells

This study was done in mice and with a novel, tissue-engineered, three-dimensional breast cancer mimetic systemCredit: UAB Expansion stress can ...

Engineers design a reusable, silicone rubber face mask

The prototype mask, which includes an N95 filter, can be easily sterilized and worn many timesCredit: MIT/Brigham and Women's Hospital ...

New treatment approach uses killer cells to treat deadly brain tumors

Purdue partners with V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Walther Cancer Foundation, in collaboration with Indiana University School of ...

Bats offer clues to treating COVID-19

To combat COVID-19, we need to regulate our immune systems to resemble those of batsCredit: Getty Images photo Bats are ...

Hospital improves on-time administration of medication to Parkinson patients

A rigorous quality initiative involving the entire care team significantly improved on-time administration of levodopa and other medications, critical for ...

Is COVID-19 widening the gender gap in academic medicine?

Study finds fewer women publishing COVID-related papers, especially in early days of pandemicCredit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A ...

About half of health care workers positive for COVID-19 by serology have no symptoms

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The IVY Research Network has completed initial studies evaluating the epidemiology of COVID-19 in health ...

Sustained support for WHO “vital to us all as we age,” say AGS experts