Tag: Medicine/Health

The cover for issue 10 of Oncotarget features Figure 3, 'Overall survival (OS) for high (red) versus low (black) risk ...

Invisible plastics in water

Credit: WSU A Washington State University research team has found that nanoscale particles of the most commonly used plastics tend ...

UC Riverside biochemist spins out joint venture company with Atomwise

Theia Biosciences will develop inhibitors of a protein to treat age-related macular degenerationCredit: National Eye Institute. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Over ...

Lower-sodium turkey breast wins sensory test over full-salt option

UMass Amherst food scientists seek strategies to lower salt in processed foodCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientists ...

NIH researchers discover tooth-enamel protein in eyes with dry AMD

Finding may lead to novel therapeutic target for blinding diseaseCredit: Dinusha Rajapakse, NEI A protein that normally deposits mineralized calcium ...

Blood stem cells boost immunity by keeping a record of previous infections

A newly discovered memory in our bonesCredit: © Sieweke lab/CIML These findings should have a significant impact on future vaccination ...

2020 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter prize for Shimon Sakaguchi

Coveted award honors the discovery of regulatory T cells and their role in self-toleranceCredit: Shimon Sakaguchi, Osaka FRANKFURT am MAIN. ...

NCAM2 protein plays a decisive role in the formation of structures for cognitive learning

An unknown function in the cortex and hippocampusCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA he molecule NCAM2, a glycoprotein from the superfamily of ...

Evidence clearly favors taxing sugary drinks — new study

Credit: University of Otago New Zealand should follow the UK and more than 30 other countries in introducing a tax ...

UK study highlights importance of spirometry in diagnosing COPD

Credit: ATS March 13, 2020 - A UK study of patients participating in low-dose CT lung cancer screening highlights the ...

Facebook language changes before an emergency hospital visit

Analysis shows that language in posts becomes less formal and invokes family more oftenCredit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, ...

Monty Python’s silly walk: A gait analysis and wake-up call to peer review inefficiencies

Credit: Chart created by Erin E. Butler and Nathaniel J. Dominy. Fifty years ago, Monty Python's famous sketch, "The Ministry ...

Molds damage the lung’s protective barrier to spur future asthma attacks

Credit: Bruce Klein MADISON, Wis. - University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have identified a new way that common Aspergillus molds can ...

Wikipedia visits to disease outbreak pages show impact of news media on public attention

News coverage closely linked with public attention to Zika in the US during 2016 outbreakCredit: Gerd Altmann, pixabay During the ...

Hero proteins are here to save other proteins

New study of heat-resistant protein class reveals unusual shape and ability to prevent dangerous clumps associated with neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Illustration ...

Prize-winning research reveals pathway to improving regenerative medicine

Research earns top Sartorius/Science prize for young scientistCredit: Sartorius AG Joana Neves is the 2019 grand prize winner of the ...

Fruit flies advance research on ACOX1-related neurodegenerative disorders

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reports that a hyperactive variant ...

Treatment disparities drive worse outcomes for pediatric Black, Hispanic brain cancer pts

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cancer researchers have known for years that Black and Hispanic patients have worse outcomes ...

Statins starve cancer cells to death

Credit: xiaoguang Li More than 35 million Americans take statin drugs daily to lower their blood cholesterol levels. Now, in ...

Uninsured older adults more likely to be sicker and in need of inpatient care in China