Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: University of Otago Parents researching childhood vaccinations online are likely to encounter significant levels of negative information, researchers at ...

LJI scientists identify potential targets for immune responses to novel coronavirus

Their analysis provides essential information for vaccine design and the evaluation of diagnostics and vaccine candidatesCredit: Grifoni et al./Cell Host ...

Stanford scientists discover the mathematical rules underpinning brain growth

Using microscopy and mathematics, researchers have discovered the invisible pattern that growing neurons follow to form a brain. The technique ...

Heat stress may affect more than 1.2 billion people annually by 2100

Rising global temperatures are increasing exposure to extreme heat and humidityCredit: NASA Earth Observatory Heat stress from extreme heat and ...

Banded mongoose study reveals how its environment influences the spread of infectious disease

Credit: Carol Anne Nichols With outbreaks of infectious diseases making headlines around the world, scientists are under pressure to understand ...

Survey shows emergency physicians may benefit from training on safely handling firearms

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- Emergency physicians may benefit ...

Sensing infection, suppressing regeneration

Study identifies how a DNA sensor regulates blood vessel repairCredit: Jalees Rehman In a new peer-reviewed publication, University of Illinois ...

Rural Hondurans embrace cancer screening opportunities

An internationally collaborative group of Dartmouth and Honduran researchers and oncologists found a high level of compliance with referral to ...

On World Delirium Day, AGS launches AGS CoCare: HELP to turn tide for serious condition

BIN1 deficit impairs brain cell communication, memory consolidation

Preclinical study by a University of South Florida Health-University of Chicago research team offers new insights into how neuronal protein ...

African Americans, Hispanics less likely to receive recommended lung cancer imaging

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The use of PET-CT imaging gives doctors the best possible picture of non-small cell ...

Artificial intelligence and family medicine: Better together

UH researchers examine benefits, challenges of AI in published commentaryCredit: University of Houston Attention all family medicine physicians: Identify a ...

Wireless, skin-mounted sensors monitor babies, pregnant women in the developing world

Soft, flexible devices are being tested, evaluated in Ghana, India, Kenya and ZambiaCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Every year, ...

Virtual reality shows promise for early detection of MS balance problems

The UNC School of Medicine lab of Jason Franz, Ph.D., created virtual reality experiments to show how a potentially portable ...

Validating a better way to stratify BPD risk in vulnerable newborns

Credit: Children's National Hospital Factoring in the total number of days that extremely preterm infants require supplemental oxygen and tracking ...

Microbial DNA in patient blood may be tell-tale sign of cancer

From a simple blood draw, microbial DNA may reveal who has cancer and which type, even at early stagesCredit: Photo ...

Breastfeeding guide aims to help docs ease moms through tough 1st week

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications A new guide seeks to ensure healthcare providers are ready to help new mothers ...

Demographics linked to choice not to vaccinate children in Texas, study finds

Credit: University of Texas at Austin Texans who are college-educated, live in suburban or urban areas, have higher median incomes ...

Newer anti-HIV drugs safest, most effective during pregnancy

Dolutegravir-containing regimen exhibited superior safety profile in large, NIH-supported study of pregnant womenCredit: NIAID The antiretroviral drugs dolutegravir and emtricitabine/tenofovir ...

Antibiotics: City dwellers and children take the most