Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Isaac Chan, M.D. Natural killer (NK) cells, a type of immune cell, are known to limit metastasis by inducing ...

How vaping companies are use Instagram to market to young people

Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts about vapingCredit: Aqdas Malik, Aalto University E-cigarettes are ...

A new nanoconjugate blocks acute myeloid leukemia tumor cells without harming healthy ones

Credit: CIBER-BBN Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease which usual treatment is very aggressive and produces severe side ...

Medical cannabis put to test in first ever real-world evidence clinical trial led by UHN

Credit: UHN (Toronto - July 9, 2020) - Medical cannabis is finally being put under the microscope, in a first-of-its-kind ...

OPTN-ATG9 interaction accelerates autophagic degradation of ubiquitin-labeled mitochondria

Credit: TMiMS Researchers at TMIMS have revealed that PINK1 (a serine/threonine kinase) and Parkin (a ubiquitin ligating enzyme: E3) work ...

Amygdala changes in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

DNA hypermethylation responsible for reduced amygdala volume in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.A) CpG site where the structure ...

New clues from fruit flies about the critical role of sex hormones in stem cell control

Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute and DKFZ In one of the first studies addressing the role of sex hormones' impact on ...

Study sheds light on how cancer spreads in blood

Analysis of particles shed by tumors points to new, less invasive way to diagnose malignanciesCredit: Image by Cedars-Sinai. A new ...

X-ray scattering shines light on protein folding

Multiple forms of a non-functional, unfolded protein follow different pathways and timelines to reach its folded, functional state, a study ...

Temple scientists identify key factor regulating abnormal heart growth

Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - The human heart is like a sponge, able to expand and grow, ...

Black individuals at higher risk for contracting COVID-19, according to new research

Credit: ATS July 08, 2020 - Results of an analysis published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found ...

Lung, immune function in kids could protect from severe COVID-19

Credit: Photo credit: Krithika Lingappan, MBBS; Matthew Harting, MD; Bindu Akkanti, MD Differences in lung physiology and immune function in ...

5G networks have few health impacts, Oregon State study using zebrafish model finds

Credit: Lynn Ketchum CORVALLIS, Ore. - Findings from an Oregon State University study into the effects of radiofrequency radiation generated ...

Study: ‘Anti-vaxxers’ gain traction against HPV vaccine on Facebook

MU media expert analyzed 10 years of HPV-vaccine related Facebook postsCredit: University of Missouri One of the biggest social media ...

Research advances understanding of how the brain focuses while ignoring distractions

UC Riverside mouse study has implications for treating neuropsychiatric diseases such as ADHD and schizophreniaCredit: Zagha lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...

Researchers receive $3.6M grant to continuously monitor blood pressure during sleep

Texas A&M researchers hope to use a wrist-worn system to monitor blood pressure during sleepCredit: Texas A&M University College of ...

Preliminary study suggests tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths

Credit: Virginia Tech One of the emerging questions about the coronavirus that scientists are working to understand is why developing ...

NIH launches clinical trials network to test COVID-19 vaccines and other prevention tools

Network website features secure method for volunteering for studiesCredit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part ...

Neutralizing antibodies in the battle against COVID-19

Credit: Dorothea Hensen / Cologne University Hospital An important line of defence in the fight against the new corona virus ...

Christin Nance and Sarah Banks Receive 2020 Alzheimer Award