Tag: Medicine/Health

Results reveal major implications for prevention and therapy -- publication in Psychotherapy and PsychosomaticsCredit: Photo: Markus Breig, KIT Excessive and ...

Parkinson’s and the immune system

MedicineCredit: RUB, Kramer The team was thus able to provide further evidence that there are interfaces between the nervous system ...

Targeting the cancer microenvironment

Researchers discover a novel checkpoint in immune cells with the potential to treat the cancer cell microenvironmentCredit: © Wolfram Weckwerth ...

DNA-based nanorobot to fight cancer: New concept proposed by ITMO University researchers

This is the first ever nanorobot to combine two functions: cancer diagnostics and treatment. Made of DNA fragments, the nano-sized ...

Gluten- and casein-free diets found not to affect behavior of autistic children

Credit: University of Granada A study by researchers from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Granada (UGR) has ...

Coronavirus surveillance: Regenstrief team creating unique codes for disease tracking

Electronic transmission of clinical data crucial to public health effortsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- As public health leaders from around ...

Choosing common pain relievers: It’s complicated

Researchers examine benefits and risks of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsCredit: Florida Atlantic University About 29 million Americans use over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...

Extreme difficulty breathing and swallowing linked to teen’s vaping?

Credit: Children's National Hospital WASHINGTON - A teenage girl with no hint of prior asthma or respiratory illness began to ...

Gene variants provide insight into brain, body incongruence in transgender

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Some of the first biological evidence of the incongruence transgender individuals experience, because ...

Study links three key variables to higher rural mortality rates in US

Credit: Health Affairs Since the 1980s, the all-cause mortality rate in the U.S for rural residents has exceeded that of ...

Radiologists describe coronavirus imaging features

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. (February 4, 2020) - In a special report published today in ...

‘Levitating’ proteins could help diagnose opioid abuse, other diseases

Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - Researchers at Michigan State University's Precision Health Program have helped develop a ...

New hydrogels wither while stem cells flourish for tissue repair

Credit: Texas A&M Engineering Baby diapers, contact lenses and gelatin dessert. While seemingly unrelated, these items have one thing in ...

JDRF honors type 1 diabetes research leaders

Credit: JDRF New York, February 4, 2020--JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, today announced the ...

Portable device lights the way to better foodborne illness detection

Credit: Euiwon Bae/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Foodborne illness hits about one in six people in the United States ...

Researchers reveal target in acute kidney injury prevention

Findings published in NEJM suggests that high levels of suPAR be a risk factor for acute kidney injuryCredit: Rush Production ...

Researchers successfully test coin-sized smart insulin patch, potential diabetes treatment

UCLA biomedical engineers, in collaboration with UNC School of Medicine and MIT researchers, led preclinical experiments for a new device ...

Building a better breast

Credit: UTSW Surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a process to determine the best approach for single breast ...

San Antonio partnership for Precision Therapeutics awards inaugural research funding

Research team awarded $200,000 to develop treatment for multi-organ failure due to sepsisCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Feb. ...

Grooves hold promise for sophisticated healing