Tag: Medicine/Health

A study finds evidence of pre-cancerous lung tumours in mice using blood-based tests New research led by scientists at the ...

German researchers discover how sleep can fight infection

Credit: Dimitrov et al., 2019 Researchers in Germany have discovered why sleep can sometimes be the best medicine. Sleep improves ...

Investigating cell stress for better health — and better beer

Credit: Yen Strandqvist Human beings are not the only ones who suffer from stress - even microorganisms can be affected. ...

New diagnostic technique reveals a protein biomarker that accurately differentiates bladder cancer from benign inflammation

Measurement of AHNAK2 helps physicians make challenging diagnostic decisions, according to a new study in The American Journal of PathologyCredit: ...

The Lancet: Direct-acting antivirals reduce risk of premature mortality and liver cancer for people with chronic hepatitis C

The first prospective, longitudinal study investigating treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct-acting antivirals finds that the treatment is associated ...

Researchers identify novel molecular mechanism involved in Alzheimer's

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Feb. 11, 2019 - Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health have identified a novel mechanism and potential ...

Protein released from fat after exercise improves glucose

Another reason to exercise!Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (February 11, 2019) - It's well-known that exercise improves health, but understanding ...

Beyond romance

Researchers turn to newlywed couples to unravel questions about the chemistry of empathy and bonding Love can make us do ...

Study finds upsurge in 'active surveillance' for low-risk prostate cancer

Active surveillance nearly tripled in men with low-risk prostate diseaseCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Many men with low-risk prostate cancer who ...

Researchers closer to new Alzheimer's therapy with brain blood flow discovery

Credit: Lindsay France/Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - By discovering the culprit behind decreased blood flow in the brain of people ...

Masterswitch discovered in body's immune system

Scientists have discovered a critical part of the body's immune system with potentially major implications for the treatment of some ...

PET imaging agent may allow early measurement of efficacy of breast cancer therapy

Credit: K Salem et al., University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI Physicians may soon have ...

Increase in conservative management of low-risk prostate cancer

Bottom Line: National guidelines in 2010 began advocating conservative management of low-risk prostate cancer with active surveillance or watchful waiting (AS/WW) ...

Researchers examine postpartum hospital readmissions for women with psychiatric conditions

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gestational diabetes affects an estimated 2 - 10% of pregnancies ...

Mosquitoes that carry malaria may have been doing so 100 million years ago

Credit: George Poinar Jr. CORVALLIS, Ore. - The anopheline mosquitoes that carry malaria were present 100 million years ago, new ...

VA pushing medical research and inventions to private sector

Hundreds of VA inventions available through license agreementsCredit: Eugene Russell/VA The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday a ...

Researchers identify brain protein crucial to recovery from stroke

Credit: Steven Graham/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Feb. 11, 2019 - Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a ...

New study shows HPV not likely transmittable through the hand

Researchers seek to answer longstanding debate Commonly known as HPV, Human papillomavirus is a virus that infects the skin and ...

Brazil will have the technology to transplant pig organs into humans

Gene-edited pigs may reduce Brazil's transplant waiting list; still in its initial stages and presented at FAPESP Week London, a ...

Machine learning algorithm helps in the search for new drugs