Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Prof. Tomohiro Sawa Researchers from Japan have developed a new polysulfide donor: a chemical compound composed of chains of ...

Lung disease bronchiectasis associated with high frequency of allergy

Credit: NTU Singapore An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that patients with ...

Research unlocks biomechanical mystery behind deadly blood clots

Anti-thrombotic drugs could be one step closer, according to the researchersCredit: Lining Arnold Ju (University of Sydney) and Qian Su ...

Opitz C Syndrome: New advances to improve the genetic diagnose of an ultra-rare disease

When the early diagnose is mistakenCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Opitz C syndrome (OCS), an ultra-rare disease that causes serious physical ...

Mitochondrial permeability plays a key role in aging, recovery from ischemic injury

The ability of molecules to pass through the membrane of mitochondria - the cellular structures that convert nutrients into energy ...

Psychedelic drug MDMA may reawaken ‘critical period’ in brain to help treat PTSD

Johns Hopkins neuroscientists have found that the psychedelic drug MDMA reopens a kind of window, called a "critical period," when ...

Deep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms

Finding could improve development of personalized psychiatric treatmentsCredit: Widge et. al. In a new study that could improve the therapeutic ...

Experimental therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer precursors

Clinical trial shows promise of immune treatment against HPV infections that lead to cancer ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A potential ...

Stressed? Take a 20-minute nature pill

Just 20 minutes of contact with nature will lower stress hormone levels, reveals new study Taking at least twenty minutes ...

Study: Protein key to charcot-marie-tooth, other nerve diseases

Finding in laboratory mice also may shed light on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and related disordersCredit: National Institute of Mental Health, National ...

The screen interval for high cardiovascular disease risk should be individual

Current American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, and UK National Health Service guidelines recommend a 5-yearly health check interval ...

Hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs safely transplanted

Team prevents transmission of virus, reports good outcomes at 6 months for 35-of-35 thoracic organ recipients Boston, MA -- Infectious ...

Johns Hopkins faculty staff members address travails of navigating metastatic cancer survivorship

Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Due to advances in treatment, an ever-increasing number of patients are living longer as ...

Researchers receive multi-year grants to identify corneal ulcer genetic biomarkers

Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine More than 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many ...

Somatic symptom disorder linked to changes in brain functional connectivity

April 3, 2019 - Alterations in functional connectivity of the brain may help in understanding the neurobiological changes leading to ...

Patent-pending probiotic could disrupt Crohn’s disease biofilms

Probiotic found to help weaken stubborn microbial biofilm communities in the gut that can worsen symptomsCredit: Case Western Reserve University ...

Bid to beat rabies could benefit from oral dog vaccine, study finds

Vaccines hidden in dog food could help curb the spread of rabies in countries with large populations of stray dogs, ...

Opioid epidemic is increasing rates of some infectious diseases

Health, substance use professionals must work together to thwart public health crisis WHAT: The United States faces a converging public ...

Detecting eye and brain disease earlier

The eyes may be the window to the soul, but to scientists, they are also the window to the brain. ...

Sunscreen application has better face coverage than SPF moisturizers