Holographic histopathology enables fast, precise diagnostics
New optical diffraction tomography method increases imaging speed and resolution for improved diagnostics in histopathologyCredit: Hugonnet et al. Histology is ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Why are there superspreaders?
Scientists are analyzing the development and bursting of infectious aerosols in tissue cultivationsCredit: Dr. Patricia Pfeiffer, Dr. Fabian Reuter/ Uni ...
Researchers develop chip that improves testing and tracing for COVID-19
Credit: University of New Mexico Jeremy Edwards, director of the Computational Genomics and Technology (CGaT) Laboratory at The University of ...
The novel coronavirus’ spike protein plays additional key role in illness
Salk researchers and collaborators show how the protein damages cells, confirming COVID-19 as a primarily vascular diseaseCredit: Salk Institute LA ...
Care teams differ for Black, white surgical patients in the same hospitals
Could the makeup of medical teams help explain why Black patients are more likely than white patients to die after ...
International organization honors renowned Rutgers microbiologist
Martin J. Blaser, MD, recognized for career-long focus on the microbiome's effect on human healthCredit: Roy Groething Martin J. Blaser, ...
Pop those ‘BPA-free’ drinking bottles into the dishwasher before using them
University of Cincinnati researchers find some water bottles thought to be safe actually have transient BPA releaseCredit: University of Cincinnati ...
Study shows how meningitis-causing bacteria may sense fever to avoid immune killing
Credit: Francesco Righetti Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a mechanism through which meningitis-causing bacteria can evade our ...
Wearable glucose monitors shed light on progression of Type 2 diabetes in Hispanic adults
Study by Sansum Diabetes Research Institute and Rice University points to new directions for improved diabetes careCredit: Image courtesy of ...
How SARS-CoV-2 hijacks human cells to evade immune system
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered one way ...
Low risk of infection in babies born to mothers with COVID-19
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Public Health Agency of Sweden have studied newborn babies whose mothers ...
Quality improvement project boosts depression screening among cancer patients
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - April 28, 2021 - Depression screening among cancer patients improved by 40 percent ...
Decrease in prostate cancer diagnoses due to pandemic
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt During the first wave of the corona pandemic, 36 per cent fewer men were diagnosed with prostate ...
A third of kids develop a mental health problem after concussion
Credit: Ben Hershey A third of children and adolescents develop a mental health problem after a concussion, which could persist ...
Medical textbooks must be rewritten about low blood sugar, urge experts and patients
Professor Henrik Christesen and a mom to two children living with unexplained low blood sugar has united around research in ...
Obesity, high-salt diet pose different cardiovascular risks in females, males
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Obesity and a high-salt diet are both bad for our hearts but they are bigger, ...
Ultra-high field MRI detects differences in brain’s ‘hippocampus’
Credit: Getty Images CLEVELAND--Using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map the brains of people with Down syndrome (DS), ...
More than 25% of infants not getting common childhood vaccinations, study finds
Researchers identify troubling disparities along race, income, education linesCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications More than a quarter of American ...
Simple device improves care after kidney transplantation
Clinical trial shows shortened hospital stay for patients and reduced surgical site infections by almost 60%Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute ...
City of Hope opens Phase 2 trial to test if mushroom tablets could slow prostate cancer
Scientists investigate if City of Hope's natural supplement derived from white button mushroom could lower prostate-specific antigen levels, an indicator ...
