Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London Sailors' yarns about the Kraken, a giant sea-monster lurking in the ...

Pulling the plug on calcium pumps — potential new treatment strategy for pancreatic cancer

Credit: University of Manchester UK scientists have identified a new way to kill pancreatic cancer cells by 'pulling the plug' ...

Body’s natural signal carriers can help melanoma spread

Credit: Kirsi Rilla A new study from Finland sheds fresh light on how melanoma cells interact with other cells via ...

World’s first ultra-high resolution 3D comprehensive mapping of human brain kicks off

New mapping technique using powerful x-ray technology will provide clear and detailed images of the brain and aid development of ...

New method detects toxin exposure from harmful algal blooms in human urine

FAU Harbor Branch researcher collaborates with US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCredit: Florida Atlantic University Blooms of toxin-producing algae ...

Why can’t Bertrand Might cry? Scientists offer an answer: missing water channels

Credit: The Might family LA JOLLA, CALIF. - January 16, 2020 - Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ...

Blue light can help heal mild traumatic brain injury

The Department of Defense has a vested interest in the new University of Arizona-led research, but the results have implications ...

Molecular understanding of drug interactions suggests pathway to better malaria treatments

The work also has implications for speeding drug developmentCredit: University of Houston The process of crystallization is central to drug ...

Blood stem cell research

UD's Emily Day among researchers funded through Science Center programCredit: Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson University of Delaware biomedical engineer ...

Using voice analysis to track the wellness of patients with mental illness

Researchers developed an AI computer application that analyzes a patient's speech patterns to monitor their mental healthCredit: UCLA Health A ...

Overactive brain waves trigger essential tremor

Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center (Kuo lab) NEW YORK, NY (Jan. 15, 2020)--The source of essential tremor--a movement disorder ...

Researchers identify gene with functional role in aging of eye

In mouse studies, a 'methylation clock' on the ELOVL2 gene ticks toward impaired vision, but when gene expression was boosted, ...

Robert Amdur, MD, named Editor in Chief of Practical Radiation Oncology

Credit: UF Health via Robert Amdur ARLINGTON, Va., January 15, 2020 -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced ...

Dr. Sallie Permar receives the SPR Award in honor of E. Mead Johnson

Credit: Dr. Sallie Permar HOUSTON, Jan. 15, 2020 - The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) is pleased to announce Sallie ...

Managing cannabis use in breastfeeding women

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 15, 2020--As more states legalize medicinal and recreational cannabis use ...

Chemicals between us: Surprising effects of oxytocin on cocaine addiction

Medical University of South Carolina researchers use the colloquially known 'love hormone' oxytocin as potential therapeutic for cocaine addicts with ...

Immigration and transition: Emerging trends in spina bifida care

In this collection of studies published in the Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine experts document the shifts in age and ...

First randomized clinical trial found no harms from dementia screening in primary care

Dementia screening did not induce depression or anxiety in older adultsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Research scientists at Regenstrief Institute ...

Drinking 1% rather than 2% milk accounts for 4.5 years of less aging in adults

High-fat milk consumption is connected to significantly shorter telomeresCredit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo A new study shows drinking low-fat milk -- ...

Study challenges concerns over hospital readmission reduction practices