Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: City University of Hong Kong A team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Karolinska Institutet ...

‘Super-grafts’ that could treat diabetes

By successfully strengthening pancreatic islets before transplantation, researchers at UNIGE and HUG are hoping for a significant improvement in the ...

Prenatal exposure to pollution linked to brain changes related to behavioral problems

Even within the limits established by the European Union, particulate matter is associated with a decrease in the volume of ...

Genetically modified mice can show which functional foods can heal kidney disease

Scientists create a mouse model that can show kidney disease progression and treatment in live animalsCredit: Associate Professor Noriyuki Yanaka ...

Dr. Yamamoto receives the Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award and Lectureship

Dr. Fumiichiro Yamamoto receives the prestigious Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award and Lectureship for his work on blood group genesCredit: Dr. ...

Pharmacy in the jungle study reveals indigenous people’s choice of medicinal plants

Credit: Daniela M. Robles Arias The Amazon Rainforest produces more than 20 percent of the world's oxygen, 20 percent of ...

Study finds most surfing injuries involve shoulder or knee, surgery usually not required

Credit: Robin Frank Over the last few years, surfing has increased in popularity, with about 2.6 million recreational surfers in ...

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group names new Allen distinguished investigators

Five new awardees will embark on stem cell and tissue research with the potential to impact human healthCredit: Allen Institute ...

Scientists crack structure of a novel enzyme linked to cell growth and cancer

UC Riverside-led study could lead to the development of drugs that target liver and other cancersCredit: Song lab, UC Riverside ...

Only-children more likely to be obese than children with siblings

Findings anecdotally point to busyness of having multiple children forcing parents to be more organized, better plan their families' meals, ...

Why myelinated mammalian nerves are fast and allow high frequency

A new discovery in parts of the nerve called Nodes of Ranvier yielded an answer to rapid sensory and motor ...

Quality of life changes after weight loss

Credit: Colin Lenton PHILADELPHIA (NOVEMBER 5, 2019) - Obesity increases a number of adverse health consequences including reduced health-related quality ...

Texas Heart Institute wins prestigious grant to develop wireless and leadless pacemakers

Doctors and engineers at Texas Heart Institute, Rice and UCLA collaborate to advance cardiac devicesCredit: Texas Heart Institute Texas Heart ...

School-based telehealth program reduces ED visits by pediatric asthma patients

Credit: SCETV, for MUSC Health Center for Telehealth Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in JAMA ...

New transmission model for Ebola predicted Uganda cases

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A new risk assessment model for the transmission of Ebola accurately predicted its ...

Risk factors of MA in patients treated with therapeutic hyperthermia after cardiac arrest

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 5, 2019-Researchers showed that 20-50% of patients developed an irregular ...

To monitor cancer therapy, Penn researchers tag CAR T cells with imaging markers

Tracking CAR T cells is a critical step for the future of cancer therapy, according to new studyCredit: Penn Medicine ...

Secretome of pleural effusions associated with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and malignant meso

The cover features Figure 4 'SAMP8 mice display a spontaneous OA phenotype' from MalaiseCredit: Albert D. Donnenberg and Vera S. ...

Childhood chores not related to self-control development

Additional finding: Self-control development predicts future job outcomesCredit: University of Houston Although assigning household chores is considered an essential component ...

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