Predicting autism risk may begin with a drop of blood
New research study will analyze dried blood spots recorded from California newborns for 1,000 different molecules and chemicals; their tell-tale ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Children miss more school when their mothers experience high physical violence
Study links patterns in mothers' IPV experience to children's school attendance in Mexico CityCredit: George Mason University A new study ...
Huge bacteria-eating viruses found in DNA from gut of pregnant women and Tibetan hot spring
Bacteria-eating viruses provide new insight into warfare between phages and bacteriaCredit: UC Berkeley image courtesy of Jill Banfield lab Scientists ...
Autophagy genes act as tumor suppressors in ovarian cancer
Credit: PHOTO BY VAGNEY BRADLEY OF MUSC HOLLINGS CANCER CENTER Shedding light on a decades-old controversy, scientists at the Medical ...
UIC researchers find unique organ-specific signature profiles for blood vessel cells
Probing the molecular biology of blood vessels in the heart, brain and lungsCredit: Jalees Rehman Researchers from the University of ...
Transparent human organs allow 3D maps at the cellular level
Credit: ©Helmholtz Zentrum München / Ertürk lab For the first time, researchers managed to make intact human organs transparent. Using ...
Rush earns National Center of Excellence for Pancreatic Cancer designation
Rush is the only Illinois hospital to earn this prestigious National Pancreatic Foundation designationCredit: Rush Production Group The National Pancreas ...
Novel targeted drug shows promise in advanced kidney cancer
New agent utilizes findings of Nobel Prize-winning researchCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON -- Scientists report promising activity of a novel ...
Mending a broken heart — the bioengineering way
Credit: Dr Gillian Hendy Bioengineers from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, have developed a prototype patch that does the same job ...
Clinical practice guideline approval process introduces potential conflicts of interest
Study finds that most of the approval processes used by medical specialty societies in the US have the potential to ...
Research pinpoints rogue cells at root of autoimmune disease
Credit: Dr Ofir Shein-Lumbroso There are more than 100 different autoimmune diseases. But what unites them all is that they ...
Climate change: A model to forecast the spread of malaria
KIT team develops new forecast model based on climate and health data -- part of the DFG research group that ...
Timing of brain cell death uncovers a new target for Alzheimer’s treatment
Credit: Department of Neuropathology, Medical Research Institute and Center for Brain Integration Research, TMDU Researchers led by Tokyo Medical and ...
Simple N-terminal modification of proteins
Researchers from Osaka University report a straightforward approach to protein modification, providing a new tool for protein engineeringCredit: Osaka University ...
Smelling your lover’s shirt could improve your sleep
Credit: UBC Psychology The scent of a romantic partner can improve sleep, suggests new psychology research from the University of ...
How electric fields affect a molecular twist within light-sensitive proteins
A better understanding of this phenomenon, which is crucial to many processes that occur in biological systems and materials, could ...
The Open Wearables Initiative expands founding team; begins soliciting algorithms and datasets for wearable and connected health technologies
OWEAR Founders Shimmer, GGIR software and algorithms author Dr. Vincent van Hees, and Nextbridge Health are now joined by non-profits ...
Immune cells consult with neighbors to make decisions
Study shows that cells congregate, coordinate with neighbors to decide whether to activateCredit: Northwestern University Immune system must strike a ...
IncludeHealth launches equipment-agnostic digital musculoskeletal platform
IncludeConnect provides a single digital platform configurable with all strength and cardio equipment, regardless of brand or location, to enable ...
Reconnecting with nature key for the health of people and the planet
Credit: University of Plymouth Individuals who visit natural spaces weekly, and feel psychologically connected to them, report better physical and ...
