No evidence that people alter daily travel after having symptoms that could be COVID-19
New George Mason University College of Health and Human Services study is one of first individual-level studies to track movements ...
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Pediatric heart transplant method developed by U of A doctors allows for more surgeries, better outcomes: Study
Blood type-incompatible heart transplant surgery for infants under the age of two pioneered in Canada, now used worldwideCredit: Lindsey Kemp ...
New class of versatile, high-performance quantum dots primed for medical imaging, quantum computing
An atomically defined interlayer embedded into a quantum dot emits single photons at room temperature and allows tuning a wavelength ...
Genomic sieve analysis can inform SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development
New paper describes how this research technique provides insights on potential mechanisms of vaccine protection and on risks for future ...
Therapeutic bed can help keep preterm newborns’ brain oxygen levels stable
Credit: Photo credit: Liisa Holsti A medical device that has been shown to manage pain among babies born preterm can ...
Scientists identify ‘Goldilocks’ protein critical for getting immune response ‘just right’
Credit: Sinai Health Scientists at Sinai Health say they have discovered a new pathway that controls dangerous overreactions in a ...
New discoveries of deep brain simulation put it on par with therapeutics
Possibly speeding the process and allowing personalized treatmentCredit: University of Houston Despite having remarkable utility in treating movement disorders such ...
Protein fingerprinting in minutes
New technology enables ultrafast identification of COVID-19 biomarkersCredit: Photo: Arne Sattler/Charité Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Francis ...
Wisdom, loneliness and your intestinal multitude
It may take guts -- or more precisely, a diverse gut microbiome -- to achieve wisdom and fend off loneliness. ...
Study reveals how long-term infection and inflammation impairs immune response as we age
Credit: Hormaechea-Agulla et al., Cell Stem Cell, 2021, HOUSTON, TX - March 25, 2021 - Humans are born with tens ...
Will COVID-19 vaccines need to be adapted regularly?
Credit: Image: Jó/Charité Influenza vaccines need to be evaluated every year to ensure they remain effective against new influenza viruses. ...
Automated embryo selection system might rise likelihood of success in treating infertility
The AI-based system photographs the embryos every five minutes, processes the data of their development and notifies any anomalies observed. ...
Evidence for reduced antibody protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants
Cell culture studies show that mutated viruses are less susceptible to inhibition by antibodies from recovered or vaccinated individualsCredit: Figure: ...
The EKFZ for Digital Health researches the use of smart glasses in everyday clinical practice.
A cooperation with tooz technologies.Credit: (c) tooz technologies The tooz smart glasses are not typical, often heavy and unwieldy AR ...
The CNIO describe how embryonic stem cells keep optimal conditions for use in regenerative medicine
Credit: CNIO Scientists at the Proteomics Core Unit of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), headed by Javier Muñoz, ...
Nearly half of poison control calls for supersized alcopops involve underage drinkers
A new George Mason University study found that calls to US poison control centers for supersized alcopops disproportionately involved underage ...
Better postoperative recovery for physically active
Credit: Photo: Anna Onerup People who are physically active on a regular basis recover better after surgery for colorectal cancer. ...
More protein doesn’t mean more strength in resistance-trained middle-aged adults
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A 10-week muscle-building and dietary program involving 50 middle-aged adults found ...
Duke-NUS clinician scientist and his team bag two prestigious awards
Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School Professor David Matchar and his team from the Health Services and Systems Research (HSSR) Programme at ...
‘Break a leg’ not so lucky when it leads to limb deformities
Surgery could be eliminatedCredit: University of South Australia Orthopaedic researchers are one step closer to preventing life-long arm and leg ...
