Tag: Medicine/Health

National CPAP program improves survival of newborns with respiratory illnessCredit: Brandon Martin/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Sept. 20, 2019) -- Malawi's ...

Long-acting injectable multi-drug implant shows promise for HIV prevention and treatment

A new study published today in Nature Communications shows a promising alternative for those who have to take a daily ...

Why is the brain disturbed by harsh sounds?

UNIGE researchers have demonstrated how the harsh sounds used in alarm systems hold the brain's attention by stimulating its aversion ...

$2.8M in NIH grants to pinpoint male fertility genes

Credit: Photo by Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Pinpointing the genes responsible for male fertility is the focus of ...

Researchers find way to kill pathogen resistant to antibiotics

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium present in hospitals, can be killed by hijacking its haem-acquisition system to selectively ...

Wearable brain-machine interface could control a wheelchair, vehicle or computer

Credit: Courtesy Woon-Hong Yeo Combining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help ...

New insight as to how cells maintain their identity

Credit: Biotech Research & Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen In the body's cells, some proteins are of vital importance as ...

Dengue virus becoming resistant to vaccines and therapeutics due to mutations in specific protein

Credit: Xin-Ni Lim, Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School Dengue virus (DENV) infects about 400 million people annually around ...

Saving lives faster: Monash University develops world-first laser incubator for blood

Credit: Monash University Monash University researchers, along with industry partner Haemokinesis, have developed the world's first blood incubator using laser ...

Pathway found for treatment-resistant lung cancer

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 20, 2019) - A big way chemotherapy works is by ...

A bathroom scale could monitor millions with heart failure

Credit: Creative Commons by Scientificanimations.com (Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International) "Good morning. Bill. Please. Step onto the scale. Touch the metal ...

ALS gene may be a hitchhiker’s guide to the neuron

NIH-funded study suggests a new pathway for treatmentsCredit: NIH/NINDS WHAT: Affecting at least 14,000 Americans, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is ...

Scientists identify a possible new treatment for diabetic retinopathy

Findings reported in The American Journal of Pathology suggest that an enzymatic precursor may be toxic to retinal cells in ...

Latest issue of Alzheimer’s & Dementia

September 2019 journal digestCredit: Alzheimer's Association CHICAGO - A new study finds that individuals thought to be at an increased ...

How to successfully recruit minority adolescents for STI/HIV prevention research

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 19, 2019) - Disparities in rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV between Black/African ...

How to construct a protein factory

Credit: © NCCR RNA & Disease Cells consist of a multitude of molecular structures, some of them exhibiting a staggering ...

Instant messaging in proteins discovered

Göttingen researchers unravel fundamental communication processes in proteinsCredit: Nora Eulig Proteins are essential for every living cell and responsible for ...

Early palliative care for advanced lung cancer increases survival

VA study analyzed data on more than 23,000 veteransCredit: Michael Moody Early palliative care is associated with better survival in ...

How cancer breaks down your muscles

New research sheds light on how cancer tumors can take control of muscle cells and cause wasting.Credit: Illustration: NTNU and ...

Wayne State leading efforts to alleviate fatbergs