Medicine & Health

Worldwide study also found that 11% of babies contracted the novel coronavirus from their mothers In a worldwide study of 2,100 pregnant women, those who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy were 20 times more likely to die than those who…

In search of food, a fly can travel six million times its body lengthCredit: Floris van Breugel In 2005, an ultramarathon runner ran continuously 560 kilometers (350 miles) in 80 hours, without sleeping or stopping. This distance was…

UMass Amherst researcher awarded NIH grant to measure effects of mobile game-playingCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst biomedical informatician will use a $436,836 grant from the National Institutes of Health…

The University of Minnesota is one of two institutions in the United States to host a new center established by the Biostasis Research Institute (BRI) aimed at creating human organ banks through the cryogenic storage of organs donated for…

SARS-CoV-2 can recruit a haem metabolite to evade antibody immunity Researchers have identified another potential target for neutralizing antibodies on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein that is masked by metabolites in the blood. As a result…

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Severity of illness, history of stroke, and being divorced or widowed were independently predictive of delirium in hospitalized patients in Zambia, according to a study published in PLOS…

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - April 22, 2021 - Being Black or Hispanic, living in high-poverty neighborhoods, and having Medicaid or no insurance coverage are associated with higher mortality in men and women…

Lancaster University is to host online the 50th Anniversary Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology from July 7-9 2021. This year's theme is 'Ageing Past, Present and Future: Innovation and Change' and so far there have…

Credit: The University of Texas at Austin. AUSTIN, Texas -- Despite advances in medicine and technology, childbirth isn't likely to get much easier on women from a biological perspective. Engineers at The University of Texas at…

Major study details numerous long-term effects of COVID-19, pointing to massive health burdenCredit: Sara Moser As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, it has become clear that many survivors -- even those who had mild cases…

Surveys of 1.5 million Americans reveal reports of anxiety and depression rose sharply in 2020, Boston College researchers find Chestnut Hill, Mass. (4/22/2021) - Confirming anecdotal evidence that the spread of the coronavirus has…

Credit: John Innes Centre Research has identified critical factors that enable dangerous bacteria to spread disease by surviving on surfaces in hospitals and kitchens. The study into the mechanisms which enable the opportunistic human…

Credit: Dr. Pieter Baatsen, LiMoNe, Research Group Molecular Neurobiology and Katarina Stoklund Dittlau, Laboratory of Neurobiology at VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain and Disease Research Skeletal muscles enable voluntary movements…

Pneumatic retinopexy associated with best visual outcomesCredit: Unity Health Toronto A minimally invasive retinal reattachment procedure that can be done in an ophthalmologist's office leads to better long-term integrity and…

Students who have been exposed to interpersonal trauma —  physical assault, sexual assault or unwanted sexual experiences — prior to college are more likely to engage in risky alcohol use. But romantic relationships mitigate these…

Study reveals that iron-deficiency anemia is significantly associated with the likelihood of insomnia developing in adults A good night's sleep is essential for a healthy body and mind, for when we sleep is when the body resets, repairs,…

The National Cancer Centre Singapore has started a clinical trial to examine the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in countering cancer-related symptoms or side effects of cancer treatment to improve cancer survivors' quality of…

Patients with chronic kidney dysfunction frequently develop thickening of the heart muscle, so-called left ventricular hypertrophy. This is particularly pronounced in patients who are in the late stage of renal dysfunction, that is to say…

Clalit Research Institute publishes updated results on coronavirus vaccination effectiveness in the New England Journal of Medicine Several weeks following the publication of the large real-world Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness study by the…

Indigenous families face multiple barriers in hospital Living away from community and country, Aboriginal families of children with severe burns also face critical financial stress to cover the associated costs of health care and…