Tag: Medicine/Health

Solving enigma in neuroscience researchCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA An article published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) ...

TAMEST names top rising STEM scientists of Texas in 2020 O’Donnell Award announcement

Changing the future of Alzheimer's Disease. Utilizing crystals to produce drugs for kidney stones and malaria. Understanding previously unobserved functions ...

Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk

Credit: NIEHS Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair ...

Purdue speech-language entrepreneur elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors

Credit: Jessica Huber/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Jessica Huber, a professor in Purdue University's Department of Speech, Language, and ...

Lack of specialists doom rural sick patients

Saint Louis University research finds higher death tolls, more hospitalizations in small town USACredit: Saint Louis University Residents of rural ...

How does protein fit in your holiday diet or New Year’s resolutions?

Study shows protein amounts larger than the recommended dietary allowance benefits only those who are cutting calories or strength trainingCredit: ...

Prostate cancer screening study boosted by Movember & Alberta Cancer Foundation campaigns

Clinical study of ClarityDX Prostate recruits 200 men from launchCredit: Perrin H Beatty Edmonton, Alberta - Nanostics Inc. announced today ...

Is disability a risk factor for miscarriage?

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 3, 2019--A new study compared the proportion of women with ...

Study reveals dynamics of crucial immune system proteins

New findings show how a key part of the immune system functions and suggest potential applications in disease diagnostics and ...

Successful instrument guidance through deep and convoluted blood vessel networks

Latest breakthrough by Professor Sylvain Martel's team at Polytechnique Montréal opens up new horizons for endovascular surgeryCredit: Massouh bioMEDia for ...

Researchers use genomics to discover potential new treatment for parasite disease

Experimental drug found to disrupt genes activated by worm parasite that causes lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)Credit: University of Maryland School of ...

Virtual reality could help flu vaccination rates

Study finds VR might provide a path to increased acceptanceCredit: Sarah Freeman Athens, Ga. - Using a virtual reality simulation ...

How a cellular shuttle helps HIV-1 spread in immune organs

Researchers have identified a mechanism for HIV-1 spreading that involves viral particles being loaded from one type of cell onto ...

Early immune response may improve cancer immunotherapies

Mechanism may help detect elusive cancersCredit: Marlene Bouvier In a paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, University of ...

$2.9 million funds new UIC study on sleep apnea, chronic kidney disease

Study funded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine University of Illinois at Chicago researchers ...

New prevention program uses emergency room to reach black women at risk for HIV

Credit: Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth With a disproportionate number of black cisgender women in the U.S. becoming HIV positive, researchers at The ...

Distress tolerance plays role in alcohol use and abuse among firefighters

PTSD symptom severity also related to heavy drinkingCredit: University of Houston New findings by a University of Houston psychology professor ...

Investigating the human intestinal mucus barrier up-close and personal

Personalized medicine approach using a human Colon Chip opens up gateway to study mucus barrier functions in patients with intestinal ...

Texas Heart Institute Heart doctor elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Physician entrepreneur and pioneer inventor recognized for contributions to the field of cardiac electrophysiologyCredit: Texas Heart Institute/Joe Brewton HOUSTON, TEXAS ...

Neurodegenerative diseases may be caused by transportation failures inside neurons