Tag: Medicine/Health

Compound being tested in small clinical trialsCredit: Achilefu lab Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have ...

JNK protein triggers nerve cells to withdraw their synapses when stressed

Credit: Turku Bioscience New study from Eleanor Coffey's lab at Turku Bioscience Centre in Finland identifies that the JNK protein ...

Single biological factor predicts distinct cortical organizations across mammalian species

A KAIST team's mathematical sampling model shows that retino-cortical mapping is a prime determinant in the topography of cortical organizationCredit: ...

Knowledge of basic finances empowers elderly population in Japan

When it comes to awareness of social and legal services available to people with dementia, financial knowledge is keyCredit: sabinevanerp ...

DARPA awards $22 million to create ‘smart’ device for healing large muscle wounds

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, March 11, 2020 - A multi-institution research team led by the University of Pittsburgh secured a $22 ...

Study: Daily avocado consumption improves attention in persons with overweight, obesity

Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent An avocado a day improves the ability to focus attention for overweight or obese adults, ...

Project aimed at improving Latino population’s access to healthy local foods receives funding

UC Riverside School of Medicine to lead engagement project in eastern Coachella ValleyCredit: Ann Cheney, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- ...

Patient-friendly brain imager gets green light toward first prototype

Quantum sensor enables flexible, wearable designCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M -- It might not start a fashion trend, but ...

Novel blood test points to risk of weight gain and diabetes

The blood test method makes use of machine learning and can be used to predict whether patients will put on ...

Discovered: Why obesity causes high blood pressure — and potential ways to fix

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered why obesity causes ...

Music shows promise in decreasing delirium in critically ill patients

Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - It is common for critically ill patients on life support to develop delirium, a form ...

NCCN releases recommendations for standardizing quality measurement in oncology

NCCN Quality and Outcomes Committee's endorsements of impactful and feasible quality and outcomes measures offer opportunities to advance the quality ...

NorthShore neurosurgeon first in Illinois to offer new targeted therapy for brain tumors

Credit: GT Medical, Inc. NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) neurosurgeon, Julian Bailes, MD, is the first in Illinois to begin offering ...

Crosstalk captured between muscles, neural networks in biohybrid machines

A platform designed for coculturing a neurosphere and muscle cells allows scientists to capture the growth of neurons toward muscles ...

Arming the body’s immune cells

UC scientists have uncovered a mechanism that could lead to new immunotherapies for patients with head and neck cancersCredit: Colleen ...

Tracking down false parkers in cancer cells

Credit: (Images: Markus Diefenbacher) Squamous cell carcinoma is a very unusual type of cancer. They occur in many tissues - ...

Chip for liquid biopsy will help to detect prostate cancer

Credit: Alina Kapitannikova Researchers of Sechenov University together with their colleagues from Australia used the microfluidics technology to develop a ...

More than a nice coating

Credit: Daniela Carulli Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) have shown that specialized aggregates of molecules enwrapping nerve ...

Fatal overproduction of antibodies

Mutations in plasma cells play a key role in light chain amyloidosisCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Bone marrow plasma cells ...

Modern virtual and augmented reality device can help simulate sight loss