Tag: Medicine/Health

University of Houston study: Poor sleep at night 'spills over' into children's emotional livesCredit: University of Houston In a new ...

Gut Piezo1 regulates gut and bone homeostasis via RNA sensing.

Credit: Kenta Maruyama In a new study published in Cell, "RNA sensing by gut Piezo1 is essential for systemic serotonin ...

Protein linked to cancer acts as a viscous glue in cell division

Research reveals role unusual quantities of protein PRC1 plays in genetic errorsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- An over-abundance ...

A novel active photonic wireless system to power medical implants

Researchers in Korea have now developed a new method to power medical implants using an active photonic wireless systemCredit: Gwangju ...

New healthcare codes released, including terms used internationally to track coronavirus

System provides common language for seamless exchange of health data in 179 countriesCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - LOINC®, created and ...

Childhood obesity linked to poor heart health signs at 11-12 years

Credit: Kai Keisuke Toddlers who were obese or overweight show concerning signs of cardiovascular disease at 11-12 years of age, ...

Scientists use nanoparticle-delivered gene therapy to inhibit blinding eye disease in rodents

Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In experiments in rats and mice, two Johns Hopkins scientists -- an engineer and an ophthalmologist ...

A different Chia-PET provides insight into prostate cancer

New research identifies hubs of interaction between short pieces of DNA that help turn genes onCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center ...

Compounds halt SARS-CoV-2 replication by targeting key viral enzyme

Four promising antiviral drug candidates identified and analyzed by a University of Arizona-University of South Florida team in the preclinical ...

IU School of Medicine study paves way for earlier autism diagnosis in Indiana

Researchers develop statewide early ASD screening, evaluation systemCredit: IU School of Medicine INDIANANAPOLIS--A 2020 report from the Centers for Disease ...

Age-related impairments reversed in animal model

Credit: DBMR, University of Bern, D. Brigger Elderly people are more prone to infectious diseases as the function of their ...

Gut bacteria improve type 2 diabetes risk prediction

Large-scale study with more than 4000 participants at ZIEL - Institute for Food & HealthCredit: A. Heddergott / TUM The ...

Discovery of new disease-susceptibility gene for steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome

Expected to contribute towards understanding of the disease's pathology and the development of new treatments-Credit: Kobe University An international research ...

CSH corona traffic light: A tool to easily assess the situation

Austrian researchers have developed a simple tool to show the trends in coronavirus infections over time around the world; The ...

Intrahospital transport of ICU patients a moment of risk

Credit: Photo by Malin Arnesson When bedbound intensive care patients are moved within a hospital, the single most common risk ...

Australian trials of COVID-19 vaccine

Phase 1 human tests 'first' in Southern HemisphereCredit: Flinders University A potential COVID-19 vaccine developed at Flinders University has commenced ...

St. Jude researchers create an analytic tool that opens a new frontier of cancer discovery

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed software to identify cancer-causing mutations lurking in vast regions of the human ...

Using Epo against Covid-19

The doping agent erythropoietin could attenuate severe progression of COVID-19Credit: Pixabay/Arek Socha Erythropoietin (Epo) is actually a medication for anaemia. ...

Follow-up appointments for children hospitalized for bronchiolitis may not be needed

Credit: Intermountain Healthcare A new study at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City has found that follow-up appointments ...

New vitamin K-based drug shows promise against medication-resistant epilepsy