Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - When it comes to finding new treatments for ...

ERA4TB to accelerate the development of comprehensive treatments against tuberculosis

The UC3M is coordinating the ERA4TB consortium, composed of more than 30 partners from 13 countriesCredit: ERA4TB With a team ...

Guardian angel of the eye

Protective protein in the eye lens affects protein oxidationCredit: Christoph Kaiser / TUM The lens of the human eye comprises ...

Are you ‘at risk’ of being a habitual tofu eater?

Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan and colleagues at Osaka University have ...

Researchers identify mechanism that triggers a rare type of muscular dystrophy

Credit: IBB-UAB Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is the term given to a group of rare hereditary diseases characterised by the ...

Neural effects of acute stress on appetite: a magnetoencephalography study

Credit: Osaka City University Stress is prevalent in modern society and can affect human health through its effects on appetite. ...

Identified a determinant protein for tumor progression and metastasis in Rhabdomyos

LOXL2 protein levels are increased in the cells from this type of sarcomaCredit: Dr. Òscar M. Tirado group Rhabdomyosarcoma is ...

Missing link in rare inherited skin disease exposed

Credit: Yamamoto H., et al., Proceedings of the National Academic of Sciences of the United States of America, January 23, ...

Helsinki declaration on planetary health calls for commitment from the EU

Credit: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare Scientific evidence shows that human activities impact global warming, biodiversity loss, land degradation, ...

Portable device to monitor the blink reflex cleared by Food and Drug Administration

Credit: Image courtesy of blinktbi. EyeStat (blinktbi, Charleston, SC), a portable, lightweight device for measuring the natural blink reflex, received ...

Cycling to work? You may live longer

Credit: University of Otago People who cycle to work have a lower risk of dying, a New Zealand study has ...

How to head off a Red Bull habit — study

Trial to discourage too much energy drink consumptionCredit: Flinders University Regular consumers of popular caffeinated energy drinks may need help ...

Key to beating colorectal cancer hiding in plain sight?

Researchers led by Osaka University link the well-characterized serine racemase-mediated production of pyruvate from L-serine to colorectal cancer, providing a ...

Researchers capture first images of oxygen in cancer tumors during radiation therapy

Using specialty cameras and an oxygen probe drug injection, researchers at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center can now image oxygen ...

Study reveals new way to treat stroke using an already FDA-approved drug

Researchers first to report neuroprotective properties of granulocyte colony-stimulating factorCredit: Florida Atlantic University Stroke is the third leading cause of ...

Stand Up To Cancer Laura Ziskin Prize awarded to Drs. Leisha A. Emens and Xiang Zhang

Credit: Stand Up To Cancer LOS ANGELES - January 28, 2020-- Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has awarded the 2020 ...

Critically injured soldiers have high rates of mental health disorders

New UMass Amherst study found military members with serious brain injuries are at greater riskCredit: UMass Amherst U.S. combat soldiers ...

Bad to the bone: Specific gut bacterium impairs normal skeletal growth and maturation

Segmented filamentous bacteria, a specific bacterium within the healthy gut microbiome, significantly influences the immune system to impair bone mass ...

Bad to the bone: Specific gut bacterium impairs normal skeletal growth and maturation

Segmented filamentous bacteria, a specific bacterium within the healthy gut microbiome, significantly influences the immune system to impair bone mass ...

Concordian examines the link between cognition and hearing or vision loss