Tag: Medicine/Health

Research suggests the combination may alleviate the emotional and physical pains of being excludedCredit: UCLA Health Most everyone experiences the ...

New pathogenic mechanism for influenza NS1 protein found

Influenza NS1 can bind with the cell's RIG-I protein, blocking the innate immune responseCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Influenza is ...

Subtle decline in cognition predicts progression to Alzheimer’s pathology

Abnormal levels of beta-amyloid plaques in brain predict cognitive decline and higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, but study also ...

Green tea extract combined with exercise reduces fatty liver disease in mice

Although untested in human trials, results suggest a potential health strategyCredit: Joshua Lambert research group/Penn State The combination of green ...

WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern designs

French Adrian helmet suggests simple geometry may save brains from overhead blastsCredit: Joost Op 't Eynde, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. ...

Scientists have identified protein involved in progression of lung cancer and melanoma

WDR74 is a trigger helping a circulating tumor cell turn into a secondary tumorCredit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far ...

Double success for University drug resistance research

Experts involved in two international papersCredit: Swansea University Swansea University research into the threat posed by antifungal drug resistance has ...

A smart jumpsuit provides information on infants’ movement and development

Credit: Sampsa Vanhatalo A new innovation makes it possible, for the first time, to quantitatively assess children's spontaneous movement in ...

Unraveling mechanisms of ventricular enlargement linked to schizophrenia

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have implicated two microRNAs in the biological processes that underlie the ventricle enlargement ...

World’s first congenital pituitary hypoplasia model developed using patient-derived iPS cells

Model illuminates the underlying mechanisms behind the diseaseCredit: Kobe University Researchers at Kobe University's Graduate School of Medicine have developed ...

Early treatment for PTSD after a disaster has lasting effects

UCLA-led study of Armenian earthquake survivors finds that effects of psychotherapy for adolescents continued into adulthoodCredit: UCLA Health In 1988, ...

Tennessee infants exposed to hepatitis C at birth often not tested for virus

Credit: Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy Most Tennessee infants exposed to hepatitis C at birth are not later tested ...

MCG physicians working to improve emergency care in rural Georgia

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Emergency medicine physicians at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are ...

Texas Heart Institute and UCLA reveal innovative pacing system in Scientific Reports

Doctors successfully synchronize both sides of the heart with promising wirelessly powered, leadless pacemakerCredit: Photo Credit Texas Heart Institute Researchers ...

Study: Bariatric surgeries can double peak blood alcohol levels, patients may be unaware

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study of 55 women found that two of the ...

10,000 steps a day: Not a magical formula for preventing weight gain

Even far eclipsing 10K steps didn't prevent weight gain for college freshmen studiedCredit: BYU Photo For years now, 10,000 steps ...

Remdesivir prevents MERS coronavirus disease in monkeys

Results support testing antiviral against 2019 novel coronavirusCredit: NIAID-Frederick The experimental antiviral remdesivir successfully prevented disease in rhesus macaques infected ...

ATS Foundation Research Program announces unrestricted grant recipients for the 2019 cycle

Credit: ATS Feb. 13, 2020 -- The ATS Foundation Research Program has announced that 17 researchers have been awarded one-year ...

California agricultural employers, workers approach smoke concerns differently

UC Davis examines health and safety awareness around mounting threatCredit: Hector Amezcua/UC Davis In 2018, California wildfires burned more than ...

New book on The PTEN Family from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press