Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Images courtesy of Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By adding infrared capability to the ubiquitous, standard ...

AJR: Smartphone, laptop prove reliable and accurate for acute ischemic stroke decision

American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) finds mobile devices both reliable and accurate for the clinical decision to administer IV thrombolysis ...

Scientists find ally in fight against brain tumors: Ebola

Credit: Image by A van den Pol Glioblastomas are relentless, hard-to-treat, and often lethal brain tumors. Yale scientists have enlisted ...

ORNL researchers develop ‘multitasking’ AI tool to extract cancer data in record time

Credit: Hong-Jun Yoon/ORNL As the second-leading cause of death in the United States, cancer is a public health crisis that ...

Antibiotics discovered that kill bacteria in a new way: McMaster

A promising clinical candidate in the fight against antimicrobial resistanceCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (February 12, 2020) - A new ...

Gene therapy prevents disorders with alcohol exposure in ALDH2 deficiency

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2020--A new study has shown that gene therapy to ...

Early treatment of schizophrenia may not slow disease progression

Credit: Stony Brook University The News in Brief: Individuals with schizophrenia begin to experience a decline in overall mental health ...

How much stress are Germany’s eSports players under

German Sport University Cologne publishes their second 'eSport Study'Credit: Copyright: German Sport University "The stresses and strains reported by eSports ...

NETRF funds $3.5 million in research to advance neuroendocrine tumor treatment

Credit: NETRF The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF), Boston, MA, today announced $3.5 million in neuroendocrine tumor (NET) research grants ...

Right beneath the skin we all have the same bacteria

Credit: Lene Bay, the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. In the dermis skin layer, the same ...

Time spent watching television does not replace physical activity for Finnish men

The situation is different for Finnish womenCredit: University of Jyväskylä A large proportion of highly active men watch more television ...

Identified a brain circuit that could indicate the risk of developing Alzheimer’s

Researchers from IDIBELL and CIBERSAM have discovered how alterations in the connectivity of two regions of the brain represents a ...

World’s first bedside MRI system receives FDA 510(k) clearance

Novel MRI system is a breakthrough in patient accessibility and costCredit: (c) Hyperfine Research, Inc. GUILFORD, Conn., February 12, 2020 ...

Gene associated with autism also controls growth of the embryonic brain

UCLA-led research uncovers new details about the Foxp1 gene, which also is involved in timing of neuron productionCredit: UCLA Broad ...

Dartmouth professors elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors

Credit: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth Two members of Dartmouth College's faculty have been named to the National Academy ...

Telemedicine helps pregnant women tackle taboo issue

Credit: Medical University of South Carolina, Sarah Pack Sarah, a military veteran living on the coast of South Carolina, knew ...

Studies gauge effect of soft drink taxation, advertising and labeling laws

Credit: doctor-a, Pixabay Laws affecting the labeling, marketing and taxation of sugary soft drinks impact the behavior of both consumers ...

Digital intervention reduces depressive symptoms in people living with HIV

New study by George Mason University professor and colleagues in China tests WeChat social media app interventionCredit: George Mason University ...

Utah researchers discover key protein in endometrial cancer growth

Credit: Jay Gertz lab, Huntsman Cancer Institute The hormone estrogen plays many critical roles in men and women, in both ...

Injectable drug for faster healing of bone fractures prepares for clinical trials