Tag: Medicine/Health

4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needlesCredit: Riddish Morde Painful hypodermic needles may not ...

Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin induces claudin-4 to activate YAP in oral squamous cell

'Moreover, it was revealed that the complex of YAP1, CLDN4, and zona occludens-2 was formed by CPE treatment, further suppressing ...

Medicaid expansion slashed uninsured rates in Diabetes Belt, study finds

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Medicaid expansion dramatically reduced the numbers of low-income residents without insurance in the Diabetes ...

Researchers discover method to detect motor-related brain activity

By applying a nonlinear signal processing method to experimental data, researchers found a connection between motor behavior and brain activities ...

Kidney stem cells can be isolated from urine

Publication in Scientific ReportsCredit: J. Adjaye Researchers from the Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine (ISRM) at the ...

Double X-ray vision helps tuberculosis and osteoporosis research

Combination measurement shows distribution of metals in biological samplesCredit: Credit: Stachnik et al., „Scientific Reports ", DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58318-7, CC BY ...

Vulnerability of migrants living with HIV in health care

Credit: Photo by Karin Ledin da Rosa Migrants living with HIV are a particularly vulnerable group in Sweden and Swedish ...

Study links high stillbirth rates worldwide to gender inequality

Credit: Daniel Hallen for The University of Saskatchewan. In the first comprehensive study mapping global patterns of stillbirth rates, University ...

EU funds 3m project to develop nanodevices against epilepsy and Parkinson’s

Novel nanotechnologies could be used as brain implants, modulating the activity of nerve cells electrochemically and treating neurological diseasesCredit: Photo ...

First childhood flu helps explain why virus hits some people harder than others

Researchers also report that travel-related screening for coronavirus will identify less than half of those infectedCredit: Dan Higgins/Courtesy of CDC/Douglas ...

Fragile: Handle with care

Interhospital transfer may be essential for the sickest patients, but the risk of death remains higher for transfer patients than ...

Study paints picture of marijuana use in pregnant women

Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane As the use of marijuana is legalized in an ...

More than half of US opioid prescriptions for dental procedures exceeded 3-day supply recommendations from CDC 2016 guidelines

New largescale study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found overprescription of opioids by dentists common, particularly to patients ...

New single-cell prenatal blood test can identify genetic abnormalities

Proof of concept study assesses DNA from numerous live cells using single-cell-based droplet digital PCR assay without cell fixation, cell ...

Study identifies interaction site for serotonin type 3A and RIC-3 chaperone

Credit: TTUHSC To address the receptor dysfunction associated with several serious neurological diseases, Michaela Jansen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., from the Texas ...

Putting precision oncology into practice

Credit: Rush Production Group Rush University Medical Center is the first health care organization to launch medical record company Epic's ...

Link between chronic kidney disease and heart failure is identified in patients

Coronary microvascular dysfunction is a precursor to later heart disease, heart failure and possible deathCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - People ...

New York Genome Center receives NY approval for clinical constitutional WGS test

Test offers the most complete package of genomic data available for patients with undiagnosed diseases, as well as patients seeking ...

A roadblock for disease-causing parasites

Activating a mosquito's immune system can prevent it from transmitting the parasites that cause canine heartworm and human lymphatic filariasis, ...

HIT modernization crucial to improve healthcare for Native Americans and Alaska Natives