Research results challenge a decades-old mechanism of how we hear sounds
Credit: Sanna Hedin Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have made several discoveries on the functioning mechanisms of the inner hair ...
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Serotonin transporters increase when depression fades, study shows
Credit: Lou Almskog Low levels of serotonin in the brain are seen as a possible cause of depression and many ...
Worldwide network develops SARS-CoV-2 protocols for research laboratories
80% of all SARS-CoV-2 proteins produced in the laboratory -- protocols available for worldwide research - Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, ...
Molecular tweezers that attack antibiotic resistant bacteria developed by Ben-Gurion U.
Credit: Dani Machlis/BGU BEER-SHEVA, Israel May 10, 2021 - Researchers from Ben-Gurion University (BGU), together with American and German colleagues, ...
The AGA Research Foundation awards 45 researchers with over $2.5 million in research funding
The Foundation introduced new awards in the 2021 awards cycle addressing diversity of GI investigators and the need for GI-specific ...
Turning a pancreatic cancer cell’s addiction into a death sentence
Credit: Visual Services, UHN (Toronto, Friday, May 7, 2021) -- Probing the unique biology of human pancreatic cancer cells in ...
WVU researchers study the effects of vaping during pregnancy
Credit: West Virginia University Spurred by unproven assumptions that vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes, a team at West Virginia ...
Too much, too little or just right: WVU researchers study proper ‘dosing’ of telehealth
Credit: Brian Persinger/WVU More than ever, patients are using telehealth to ask doctors and nurses about worrying blood-pressure readings, nauseating ...
New study determines cystic fibrosis therapy is safe and effective for young children
Children two to five years of age can benefit from lumacaftor/ivacaftor treatment for up to 120 weeksCredit: Children's Hospital Colorado ...
Gold Standard recognition for New Zealand’s Waitematā District Health Board FLS
The Waitematā District Health Board (DHB) Fracture Liaison Service has achieved the highest standard of coordinated post-fracture care, earning a ...
Tropical ginger treatment for blocking inflammation
Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology identify antioxidant properties of a ginger-derived compound that may help fight inflammatory ...
Cutting-edge: New and improved drug to counter spinal anesthesia blues during C-sections
New study evaluating drugs to counteract the hypotensive effects of spinal anesthesia during cesarean deliveries finds that one can even ...
Algorithms show accuracy in gauging unconsciousness under general anesthesia
Credit: Brown Lab/MIT Picower Institute Anesthestic drugs act on the brain but most anesthesiologists rely on heart rate, respiratory rate, ...
Alzheimer Europe calls for people with dementia and carers to be prioritized for vaccine
Alzheimer Europe calls for prioritisation of people with dementia and carers in COVID-19 vaccination programs across EuropeCredit: Alzheimer Europe Luxembourg, ...
Rare genetic disease caused by mutations in protein that controls RNA metabolism
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 7, 2021 - In a paper published today in Nature Communications, an international group of collaborators ...
A bridge from classroom to providing actual patient care: A study of the Regenstrief tEMR
Anonymized real-world platform gives learners realistic experience with health ITCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - As electronic medical records (EMRs) are ...
Molecular analysis identifies key differences in lungs of cystic fibrosis patients
Researchers' catalog of airway cell types could reveal targets for future genetic therapiesCredit: Image courtesy of Nature Medicine LOS ANGELES ...
Story tip from Johns Hopkins experts on COVID-19
Credit: Robert Stevens How can scientists predict a covid-19 outbreak? There's an app for that. Media Contact: Rachel Butch; [email protected] ...
Why do some neurons degenerate and die in Alzheimer’s disease, but not others?
New Gladstone research points to a mechanism driven by a protein associated with a higher risk of developing the diseaseCredit: ...
Hollings researchers study SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in asymptomatic & symptomatic individuals
Call to action for SC scientists, cross-disciplinary research spurs SARS-CoV-2 antibody discoveriesCredit: MUSC/Marquel Coaxum MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers added ...
