Tag: Medicine/Health

Using supercomputer numerical modeling of saliva droplets' diffusion produced by coughs, researchers in Italy explore deactivating COVID-19 virus particles via ...

Type 2 diabetes: an unknown danger for women with gestational diabetes

Credit: Image by Ernesto Rodriguez from Pixabay While it's an unfair reality that women who develop gestational diabetes are ten ...

Making the role of AI in medicine explainable

Analysis system for the diagnosis of breast cancerCredit: Image: Klauschen/Charité Researchers at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and TU Berlin as ...

Injectable porous scaffolds promote better, quicker healing after spinal cord injuries

Hydrogel scaffolds with regularly spaced pores encourage spinal cords cells to grow, improve regeneration of nerve cells.Credit: Seidlits et al. ...

Study reveals process to explain how maternal stress triggers idiopathic preterm birth

A University of South Florida Health preclinical study indicates that FKBP51-progesterone receptor binding plays a critical role in stress-induced preterm ...

CBD reduces plaque, improves cognition in model of familial Alzheimer’s

Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer A two-week course of high doses of CBD helps restore the function of two ...

Pediatric emergency visits, hospitalizations down sharply during pandemic: study

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, children's hospitals across the United States have seen signification reductions in ...

New brain sensor offers Alzheimer’s answers

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a tool to ...

Research pinpoints unique drug target in antibiotic resistant bacteria

Credit: Shutterstock Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics. The findings offer ...

Complement inhibition reverses mental losses in preclinical traumatic brain injury models

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina provide preclinical evidence that mental losses after traumatic brain injury can be ...

Time needed to sequence key molecules could be reduced from years to minutes

Research demonstrates potential for rapid, accurate glycan sequencingCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- Using a nanopore, researchers have demonstrated ...

Membrane around tumors may be key to preventing metastasis

Tough as plastic wrap but elastic like a balloon, the lining could be a target for therapies to limit cancer ...

Greater tobacco use linked to higher levels of inflammation in HIV-positive people

UMass Amherst study points to health benefits from reducing cigarette smokingCredit: UMass Amherst Inflammation in the body has been linked ...

Water temperature key to schistosomiasis risk and prevention strategies

Climate change will increase schistosomiasis risk in regions where surface water moves closer to 21.7 degrees centigradeCredit: Rachel Hartman About ...

Canadian innovators use video games to help children with neurodevelopment disabilities

Dino Island improves attention and executive function in children with neurodevelopmental disabilitiesCredit: http://uvicdinoisland.cogtrain.ca/ Dino Island Intervention Program Video Trailer: https://youtu.be/IB8p14momvo ...

Speeding treatment for urinary tract infections in children

Guidelines on white blood cell counts could help doctors prescribe antibiotics earlierCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - March 8, ...

New discovery explains antihypertensive properties of green and black tea

Study results may lead to new blood pressure-lowering medicationsCredit: Geoff Abbott, UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - March 8, ...

UMD explores nettle as a functional food for obesity, diabetes, and immune health

Research moves beyond examining nettle as a supplement to examine its benefits as a foodCredit: Obanda Lab, University of Maryland ...

Aging-US: DNA- and telomere-damage does not limit lifespan: evidence from rapamycin

@Blagosklonny concluded in his Aging-US Research Output that here he discussed new evidence that normal aging is not caused by ...

Aging-US: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy impact on telomere length & immunosenescence