X-ray laser sight reveals drug targets
Credit: Elena Khavina/MIPT Press Office Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have published a review on serial ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
In the Global South less than one-third of high blood pressure patients treated
International research team with Göttingen and Heidelberg participation finds inadequate careCredit: Heidelberg University Healthcare in low- and middle-income countries is ...
Understanding the mode of action of the primaquine: New insights into a 70 year old puzzle
Researchers at LSTM have taken significant steps in understanding the way that the anti-malarial drug primaquine (PQ) works, which they ...
Probiotic research paves way for microbe ‘microbreweries’ to benefit human health
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Health System A young scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has received ...
Operative versus non-operative treatment for 2-part proximal humerus fracture
Credit: PLOS Medicine The results of a recent Nordic collaboration study showed that there is no difference in functional results ...
Understanding the molecular link between sex hormones and aging in skeletal muscles
Andrea Vasconsuelo's new book explains how steroid hormones have a role to play in age-related changes that trigger apoptosis Sarcopenia, ...
3q29 deletion survey: distinct social profile, high ASD risk
Chromosomal deletion connected to both schizophrenia + autism A survey of 93 people with 3q29 deletion syndrome reveals a distinct ...
Boosting the discovery of new drugs to treat spinal cord injuries using zebrafish
New platform allows effective drug screeningCredit: Diana Chapela, iMM A research team led by Leonor Saúde, Principal Investigator at Instituto ...
Study sheds light on the darker parts of our genetic heritage
More than half of our genome consists of transposons, DNA sequences that are reminiscent of ancient, extinct viruses. Transposons are normally silenced ...
Study shows relationship between type of delivery and twins’ psychological development
The authors assert that cesarean section carries an independent risk in multiple birthsCredit: University of Malaga A research team of ...
Newly discovered biosynthetic pathway in bacteria recipe for drug discovery and production
Credit: Chi P. Ting Microbes are master chefs of the biomolecular world; collectively, they harbor the ability to produce a ...
Music can be a viable alternative to medications in reducing anxiety before anesthesia
New Penn Medicine study found music to be similarly effective as the intravenous form of the sedative medication midazolam in ...
Space research helps patients on Earth with low blood pressure condition
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - July 19, 2019 - Ever stand up too quickly and see stars? Fainting from low blood ...
NIH publishes largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan African populations
Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 geneCredit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI National Institute of Health ...
Astronauts less likely to faint on Earth if they exercise in space; findings may help others with fainting issues
DALLAS, July 19, 2019 -- Nearly 50 years after man's first steps on the moon, researchers have discovered a way ...
Ivacaftor may reduce common infections in patients with CF
Credit: ATS July 19, 2019--Patients with cystic fibrosis who take ivacaftor appear to have fewer respiratory infections over time than ...
BU researchers use Twitter and AI to see who is hitting the gym
Social media data can provide a population-level view of physical activity, from bowling to Crossfit, and inform future efforts to ...
Alzheimer’s gene may impact cognitive health before adulthood
Previously, decline wasn't evidenced until people reached their 50s A gene linked to Alzheimer's Disease may impact cognitive health much ...
UC Davis joins landmark study to test lifestyle changes on brain health
(SACRAMENTO) -- UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center and Department of Public Health Sciences has received $6 million to participate in ...
Many of the deadliest cancers receive the least amount of research funding
'Embarrassing' or stigmatized cancers like lung and liver are underfundedCredit: Northwestern University Poorly funded cancers: colon, endometrial, liver and bile ...
