Tag: Medicine/Health

An international collaboration between the Institute Cajal in Madrid, Spain and George Mason University in Virginia, USA maps critical measurements ...

AJR: Ultrasound, MRI aid placenta accreta diagnosis

Placental bulge sign on prenatal ultrasound or MRI helps diagnose severe placental accreta spectrum disorder warranting hysterectomy rather than conservative ...

Soft drink ads target ‘vulnerable’

TV marketing lures some consumers more - studyCredit: Flinders University What keeps consumers hooked on high sugar soft drink? Advertising, ...

New study confirms noble false widow spiders bites can result in hospitalization

NUI Galway study confirms that the Noble False Widow spider does have public health implicationsCredit: Dr John Dunbar, Venom Systems ...

Novel way by NUS scientists to predict chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer patients

Credit: Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most common lethal gynaecological ...

Technology that predicts protein stability is released by UK university spin-out company

A digital tool that will make it cheaper, safer and faster to develop new medicines is being rolled out by ...

Opiate overdoses linked to poor mental health

National study identifies at-risk populations and 25 geographic hot spots for epidemicCredit: UC The opioid epidemic is taking a deadly ...

Ultra-low doses of inhaled nanobodies effective against COVID-19 in hamsters

Credit: Nambulli et al., Science Advances PITTSBURGH, May 26, 2021 - In a paper published today in Science Advances, researchers ...

A comprehensive profile of California’s ‘homegrown’ coronavirus

New analysis suggests the California variant is more transmissible than unmutated strains, but vaccines are effective against itCredit: Photo: Michael ...

Good bacteria can temper chemotherapy side effects

Naturally occurring gut bacteria can clean up chemo toxins in the body, study findsCredit: Northwestern University In the human gut, ...

NIH scientists find that salmonella use intestinal epithelial cells to colonize the gut

Credit: NIAID WHAT: The immune system's attempt to eliminate Salmonella bacteria from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract instead facilitates colonization of ...

COVID-related mental health disparities? There’s an app for that

NIH awards $2.7 million for clinical trial to develop, test digital therapeuticCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher ...

HKUST’s meta-analysis shows SARS-CoV-2 variants unlikely to affect T cell responses

Credit: HKUST In a new study, scientists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have revealed that ...

University of Kentucky researchers discover fundamental roles of glucosamine in brain

Credit: Photo by Pete Comparoni | UKphoto LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 26, 2021) - Using novel imaging methods for studying brain ...

Infrared imaging to detect lymphatic filariasis

Infrared thermal imaging as a novel non-invasive point-of-care tool to assess filarial lymphoedemaCredit: Louise Kelly-Hope A paper published in the ...

Scientists find a way to detect the spectral signals of amyloid fibrils

It will help to better understand the mechanism of neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: SPbU Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder ...

New paper establishes context for myopia control axial length targets

Comparison of axial elongation among emmetropes, untreated progressing myopes, and treated myopes places treatment efficacy in the context of normal ...

Amazon indigenous group’s lifestyle may hold a key to slowing down aging

Tsimane people are unique for their healthy brains that age more slowlyCredit: Chapman University A team of international researchers has ...

Innovative imaging technique for bone marrow transplants investigated

Credit: OU Health OKLAHOMA CITY -- With the lifesaving potential of a bone marrow transplant comes an anxious few weeks ...

Protein tenascin-C important in retinal blood flow disorders