Tag: Medicine/Health

The study shows promise for future neural stem cell therapies in replacing cells lost through disease or injuryCredit: Dr. Claudia ...

A new way to block malaria transmission by targeting young contagious parasite forms

In the new research titled "Naturally acquired immunity against immature Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes", published today in Science Translational Medicine, scientists ...

Study reveals potential new disease threats for wild snow leopards

Credit: Pixabay The first study to investigate disease threats to wild snow leopards has detected that exposure to infections may ...

Treating type 2 diabetes and heart failure

American Heart Association Scientific Statement News Brief DALLAS, June 6, 2019 -- People with type 2 diabetes are at an ...

McGill University receives funding to create ethics resources for human cell atlas

New policies, tools, and support to enable efficient, ethical international data sharing for this global effort to map all cells ...

For dying patients, early plans can improve quality of life

Researchers encourage more conversation, better documentation of wishes COLUMBUS, Ohio - Careful documentation of a hospice patient's end-of-life wishes - ...

Opioid epidemic increases number of organs available for transplant

Research shows hearts from overdose donors may be as suitable as any othersCredit: Elsevier Chicago, June 6, 2019 - The ...

A home-based weight management program benefits both children and parents

An in-home weight management program improved the health of not only the child, but also the child's parents, according to ...

New preprint server for the health sciences announced today

A joint collaboration between Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Yale University, and BMJ, medRxiv aims to meet the unique preprint needs ...

Brain disorder leaves lasting legacy of disability, study finds

Four out of five people with a hidden brain condition that causes limb weakness or paralysis experience lasting physical difficulties. ...

New clinical guide helps physicians identify risk, talk with patients about firearm safety and injury

New clinical guide helps physicians identify risk, talk with patients about firearm safety and injuries. Clinicians often feel that they ...

Research reveals a natural pregnancy hormone could relax a locked-up joint

Researchers at Boston University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center discover surprising step toward melting away 'frozen shoulder' More than ...

Walking speed points to future clinical outcomes for older patients with blood cancers

Slower pace linked to lower survival and increased likelihood of hospitalization; measuring gait speed offers useful tool to better tailor ...

Smaller city effort to aid chronically homeless can be successful

Study finds people placed in permanent housing and use fewer municipal services Creating a municipally funded team to provide intensive ...

Molecular bait can help hydrogels heal wounds

Rice University bioengineers mix injectable scaffolds at room temperature to grow new tissueCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Like fishermen, Rice University ...

Replicating fetal bone growth process could help heal large bone defects

Credit: Joel Boerckel To treat large gaps in long bones, like the femur, which result from bone tumor removal or ...

A pluralistic approach to thinking about the human microbiome

In "The Conceptual Ecology of the Human Microbiome," published in the June 2019 issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology, ...

Study: New drug regimens improve outcomes for kidney transplant patients

UC researchers present BEST trial findings at American Transplant CongressCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC College of Medicine CINCINNATI (June 5, 2019) -- ...

Study sheds light on how cells in the body can sense cancer

Fresh insights into how cells alert the body when they are in danger of becoming cancerous could open new doors ...

UA physician to study sleep apnea and heart health