Tag: Medicine/Health

New research on organ maturation models could lead to improvements in drug developmentCredit: Image: Matti Ahlgren Determining safe yet effective ...

Can we make opioids less addictive? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 6, 2021 -- Opioids are the most powerful painkillers we have, but they're ...

FAU/NCHA Community Health Center first university in Florida to receive HRSA designation

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Center designated by HRSA as a 'Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike'Credit: Florida Atlantic University ...

Many consumers misinterpret food date labels, yet use them with confidence

Consumer education is needed to increase understanding of food date labels according to a new study in the Journal of ...

New mutation raises risk for AFib, heart failure for people of color

Study published in JAMA CardiologyCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine A new mutation found in a gene associated with an increased risk of ...

UAB spinoff to treat chronic respiratory disease announces $3 million seed funding

ResBiotic Inc. will use the money to develop and commercialize groundbreaking probiotic formulations for lung health.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - ...

Examining the one-two punch of malaria drugs

Why the combination medicines both help and hurt each otherCredit: University of Houston When a mosquito begins to nibble on ...

Crohn’s disease patients have specific IgG antibodies to human bacterial flagellins

Knowledge of the specific flagellins that drive the pathogenic immune response in Crohn's disease is a step toward a potential ...

Distinguished diabetes researcher named 2021 Hamm prize laureate

Credit: University of Exeter Medical School, U.K. OKLAHOMA CITY - Andrew T. Hattersley, DBE, FMedSci, FRS, has been named the ...

Cardiovascular disease could be diagnosed earlier with new glowing probe

Credit: Angelo Frei / Imperial College London Researchers have created a probe that glows when it detects an enzyme associated ...

New project to promote COVID-19 vaccination

Credit: Pixabay/geralt Patients with compromised health conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, are at enhanced risk of contracting COVID-19. Unfortunately, these ...

The Patient Factor: A Handbook on Patient Ergonomics

Credit: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group INDIANAPOLIS -- Technology is constantly generating innumerable important healthcare advances. But there has ...

Fundamental regulation mechanism of proteins discovered

A research team led by Göttingen University find novel switch in proteins with wide-ranging implications for medical treatmentsCredit: K Tittmann ...

International study links brain thinning to psychosis

Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2021 - Subtle differences in the shape of the brain that are present ...

Study shows how low-protein intake during pregnancy can cause renal problems in offspring

In an article published in PLOS ONE, scientists at a FAPESP-supported research center describe the impact of hypoproteinemia on the ...

Sex-specific genetics of autism

Girls with mutations in the gene EPHB2 may be at increased risk of autismCredit: Dr. Ahlem Assali, Medical University of ...

Pitt, WashU awarded $10.7 Million for Alzheimer’s disease genetic research

Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2021 - Despite decades of research and investment, the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's ...

Journal publishes research review by TTUHSC pharmacy investigator

Karamyan: Three peptides could be causing severe COVID-19 complicationsCredit: TTUHSC A study published in July 2020 hypothesized a link between ...

Examination of an Estonian patient helped discover a new form of muscular dystrophy