Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Corinne Sandone, Johns Hopkins Medicine In a series of experiments that began with amoebas -- single-celled organisms that extend ...

Inside the protein channel that keeps bacteria alive

Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy at The Rockefeller University Almost all bacteria rely on the same emergency valves--protein channels ...

What’s in it for us: added value-based approach towards telehealth

After interviewing various stakeholders from public and private healthcare systems (in Lithuania and the US), researchers from Kaunas University of ...

The amount of time children spend watching screens influences their eating habits

A study evidences how exposure to mobile phones and video games is associated with worse adherence to the Mediterranean dietCredit: ...

Combining mask wearing, social distancing suppresses COVID-19 virus spread

Network model findings could shape public health policy for airborne virusesCredit: Anna Sawulska and Maurizio Porfiri WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 ...

Study shows powered prosthetic ankles can restore a wide range of functions for amputees

Credit: Aaron Fleming A recent case study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...

Scaling up genome editing big in tiny worms

Credit: : Rajewsky Lab, MDC Understanding the effects of specific mutations in gene regulatory regions - the sections of DNA ...

Smell you later: Exposure to smells in early infancy can modulate adult behavior

Scientists explore how 'imprinting' on some smells by newborn mice affects adult social behaviorsCredit: Hirofumi Nishizumi from University of Fukui ...

Simple genetic modification aims to stop mosquitoes spreading malaria

Genetically modifying mosquitoes to express antimalarial genes and pass them on to their offspring is being tested as a new ...

NTU Singapore study investigates link between COVID-19 and risk of blood clot formation

Credit: NTU People who have recovered from COVID-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing ...

When FRETing over cancer biomarkers won’t work, focus on blinking instead

Researchers from Osaka University used a photostabilizer to access otherwise hidden chemical details of DNA conformational dynamics, and to detect ...

A novel, quick, and easy system for genetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers from Osaka University and Hokkaido University develop a system for analyzing mutations in SARS-CoV-2 that is much simpler and ...

Five research-backed steps to a pro-vaccination social media campaign

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2021 - What can vaccine proponents, clinicians and public health communicators learn from "anti-vaxxers?" A ...

Doctors still reluctant to prescribe medical cannabis: McMaster

Main concerns relate to possible ill-effects and a lack of understanding regarding their effectiveness as painkillersCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON ...

1 in 4 parents give youth sports low rankings for enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines

The majority of parents feel informed and confident about pandemic protocols as kids resume sports but some are proceeding with ...

Study reveals the 3D structure of human uterine endometrium and adenomyosis tissue

Credit: Niigata University Niigata, Japan- New insights into the three-dimensional (3D) morphology of the human uterine endometrium could advance our ...

Marshall University researcher receives $400K NIH grant to study nervous system development

Credit: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - W. Christopher Risher, Ph.D., an assistant professor of ...

NIEHS earns WELL building rating amid pandemic

Credit: International WELL Building Institute On March 30, 2021, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) became the first ...

Antidepressant use in pregnancy tied to affective disorders in offspring; no causal link

Credit: Mount Sinai Health System New York, NY - Major depressive disorder is highly prevalent, with one in five people ...

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rates among US emergency department health care personnel