Tag: Medicine/Health

New models of a phenomenon first seen in the circular cracking of supersonic jet windshields flying through rain could point ...

Study reveals that humans migrated from Europe to the Levant 40,000 years ago

Discovery of teeth in Manot Cave sheds light on a population known for its cultural contributions, Tel Aviv University researchers ...

WVU’s RNI first in US to use deep brain stimulation to fight opioid addiction

Credit: Greg Ellis/West Virginia University MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Medicine, today (Nov. ...

Nanoparticle orientation offers a way to enhance drug delivery

Coating particles with 'right-handed' molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easilyCredit: Jihyeon Yeom CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers ...

E. coli gain edge by changing their diets in inflammatory bowel disease

Credit: Getty Images What if you had to plan your outings based on how your stomach felt that day or ...

Discovered a new process of antitumor response of NK cells in myeloma

Credit: Beatriz Martín NK cells mean Natural Killer cells. They are part of the innate immune system. They are known ...

Chromosomal aberrations created during in vitro fertilization do not endanger future baby

Credit: DrKontogianniIVF (pixabay.com) Compared to the mother's body, the egg fertilized in a test tube has rather different conditions for ...

Achilles heel of tumor cells

Credit: Image: Armin Wiegering / University of Wuerzburg In 90 percent of all cases of colon cancer, the tumour cells ...

CBD, THC use during early pregnancy can disrupt fetal development

UNC School of Medicine researchers are the first to show in animal models that components of marijuana, including its cannabinoids ...

New assessment could identify risks of frailty

Credit: University of Strathclyde Signs of frailty, and the risks it brings, could be identified in young and old people ...

Study offers data-driven definition of unhealthy yet pervasive ‘hyper-palatable’ foods

Credit: Isaac Taylor LAWRENCE -- A popular U.S. brand of potato chips once promoted itself with the slogan, "betcha can't ...

Spherical exosomes may deliver what an injured kidney needs

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 5, 2019) - Like a swarm of construction workers in ...

US Innovation Program brings international entrepreneurs to Purdue

Credit: Purdue Research Foundation image/Chris Adam WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue Research Foundation and the Purdue Foundry entrepreneurial community ...

Fighting the HIV epidemic

Addressing perceived stigma about taking HIV Preventive medication key to helping women at riskCredit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA, PA (NOVEMBER 4, ...

Study reveals how brain injury can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder

UCLA team finds that the brain processes fear differently after injuryCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA Post-traumatic stress disorder in U.S. military members ...

Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain

A sleepless night can trigger up to a 30% rise in emotional stress levels, new study showsCredit: Graphic by Eti ...

Admissions to ER’s for adolescent sexual abuse have more than doubled

Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - From 2010 to 2016, emergency department admissions for confirmed adolescent sexual abuse in ...

Top Scientists Honored at 8th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Silicon Valley

$21.6 million awarded to those driving innovations in physics, life sciences, and mathematicsCredit: Photograph by Dale Ramos. Last night, some ...

Atomic-level analysis of bone aims to predict and lessen fractures in diabetics

Research will look at the mechanics behind why diabetics face increased risk of fractureCredit: Rensselaer TROY, N.Y. -- People with ...

NIH researchers estimate 17% of food-allergic children have sesame allergy