Tag: Medicine/Health

Stroke evaluations drop by nearly 40% during COVID-19 pandemic

Nationwide, fewer people with stroke symptoms receiving care at hospitalsCredit: Akash Kansagra The number of people evaluated for signs of ...

Credit: University of Stirling Understanding the health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people who use drugs in Scotland is ...

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 in pets and livestock

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 7, 2020--A new paper identifies the critical need for ) ...

FDA approves first at-home saliva collection test for coronavirus

Emergency authorization granted to pioneering Rutgers lab and collaboratorsCredit: David Sokolowski Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics received an amended emergency use ...

COVID-19 and the role of tissue engineering

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 7, 2020--Tissue engineering has a unique set of tools and ...

Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brain

Study by the University of Bonn clarifies unusual connectionCredit: © AG Walter/Uni Bonn A protein shredder that occurs in cell ...

Like a molecular knob: That is how a gene controls the electrical activity of the brain

Studying two rare genetic diseases, new research published on Cerebral Cortex sheds light on the ability of Foxg1 to regulate ...

Perspiration problems? No sweat!

Researchers generate immortalized human eccrine sweat gland myoepithelial cellsCredit: Osaka University Solving sweat-related concerns that occur in daily life, such ...

Tran receives scholarship honoring women in higher education

Credit: Augusta University Photography (Phil Jones) AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 8, 2020) - Lynn Tran, a student in the University System ...

Newly discovered mechanism can explain increased risk of dementia

Credit: Taher Darreh-Shori Millions of people around the world use acid suppressants called proton pump inhibitors for conditions like heartburn, ...

KIST-CUK research team develops vaccine platform applicable to various viruses

MERS virus vaccine developed using RNA-based adjuvants, and efficacy confirmed on nonhuman primates. Early development of a safe vaccine for ...

By the third day most with COVID-19 lose sense of smell

University of Cincinnati researcher says antiviral treatments may help most if patients identified earlyCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand A ...

St. Jude awarded federal grant for Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation

Funding will help expand collaboration across engineering and physical sciences to expand tools for studying pediatric diseasesCredit: St. Jude St. ...

Stroke doctors establish best practices to protect against COVID-19

Patients should continue to seek early treatment for a suspected stroke, they adviseCredit: UCLA Health To keep patients and health-care ...

Which COVID-19 models should we use to make policy decisions?

A new process considers numerous models at once to reduce uncertainty and provide better tools for decision makersCredit: Shouli Li, ...

Immunity of recovered COVID-19 patients could cut risk of expanding economic activity

Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech While attention remains focused on the number of COVID-19 deaths and new cases, a separate ...

Lipid metabolism controls brain development