Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Photo courtesy of Huang Lab From testing drugs to developing vaccines, the close study of the immune system is ...

Legal Cannabis hemp oil effectively treats chronic neuropathic pain

UNM researchers demonstrate effectiveness of Cannabis oil for treating chronic neuropathic pain in miceCredit: UNM Researchers examine the effectiveness of ...

Replacing time spent sitting with sleep or light activity may improve your mood

Credit: Christopher Gannon, Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Moving more and sitting less was a challenge for many of ...

NIH Fellowship to study role of virus in sudden cardiac death

Credit: Virginia Tech A dose of adenovirus hits most people like a common cold - a cough, a fever, maybe ...

COVID-19 Cytokine storm: Possible mechanism for the deadly respiratory syndrome

Credit: Toshio Hirano and Masaaki Murakami. Immunity. April 22, 2020 Research into how the SARS-CoV-2 virus induces death is suggesting ...

Simple question can lead to remedy for older adults’ dizziness and impaired balance

Credit: Artist: Linda Palemo Does lying down or turning over in bed make you feel dizzy? This simple question effectively ...

BIDMC-developed vaccines protect against COVID-19 in non-human primates, study finds

Companion study suggests COVID-19 infection protects against re-exposureCredit: Photo Credit Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Mass. - With nearly ...

Iron nanorobots go undercover

Using machine learning to estimate COVID-19’s seasonal cycle

Berkeley Lab scientists aim to assess the role of climate variables in disease transmissionCredit: Center for Systems Science and Engineering ...

Exercise improves memory, boosts blood flow to brain

Study: 1-year workout program shows benefits for older people at risk of dementiaCredit: UTSW DALLAS - May 20, 2020 - ...

Fulbright Board selects TTUHSC faculty member for scholar program

Prestigious award will allow Queen to make second trip to LatviaCredit: TTUHSC Courtney Queen, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the ...

COVID-19 related strokes, other neurological impact under study

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Traditional stroke treatments like clot-dissolving tPA and surgical removal of big clots in ...

Depression symptoms linked to reduced cognitive control in people with autism

Credit: UC Davis Health According to a UC Davis study, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ...

Protein shapes matter in Alzheimer’s research

Credit: Ashutosh Tiwari/Michigan Tech Sometimes proteins misfold. When that happens in the human brain, the pileup of misfolded proteins can ...

MUSC researchers link gene mutation to autism behaviors

Credit: Sarah Pack/MUSC A collaboration between scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina and clinicians at the Greenwood Genetic ...

Statistical approach to COVID-19 clinical trials aims to accelerate drug approval process

Credit: By doomu Cambridge, Mass., May 18, 2020 - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute ...

Professor Christoph Keplinger brings new generation of robots to Germany

Soft Robotics -- artificial muscles that can heal themselves -- opens new perspectives for medicineCredit: University of Colorado Boulder The ...

Continuously tracking fear response could improve mental health treatment

UH researcher develops method to track arousal from sweat, heart rate togetherCredit: University of Houston Assistant professor of electrical and ...

New study confirms important clues to fight ovarian cancer

Researchers examine proteins to identify what is 'broken' in tumor cellsCredit: Lenetstan/Shutterstock RICHLAND, Wash. -- The rogue cellular engine that ...

Advanced X-ray technology tells us more about Ménière’s disease