Medicine & Health

Analysis reveals resilience in many individuals and what factors may be driving itCredit: McLean Hospital Older adults are especially vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic--with higher risks of severe complications and…

The suicide rate usually drops at holiday timeCredit: Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania The holiday season usually has the lowest monthly suicide rates. And while the COVID-19 pandemic has…

Millions of sperm enter the race to fertilize, but only one wins the sprint to the egg. Now Yale researchers have discovered that these winning sperm possess a few key molecular characteristics that differentiate them from those left…

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Tobacco control efforts have reduced cigarette smoking for many, but those efforts have disproportionately helped white smokers, while other racial and ethnic groups are still struggling, an Oregon State University…

ROCHESTER, Minn. ? People who have coronary artery disease, stroke or peripheral artery disease often are prescribed a statin, a cholesterol-lowering drug that reduces the risk of heart attack or stroke. In a recent publication in JAMA…

Credit: BYU Photo A new study from researchers at Brigham Young University finds that alcohol-free hand sanitizer is just as effective at disinfecting surfaces from the COVID-19 virus as alcohol-based products. The BYU scientists who…

Genethon received this Monday 30th of November the authorisation from the ANSM to start in France a multicentre international clinical trial for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with product GNT 004 Genethon, dedicated to…

Credit: A. Garrido, CNIO After several years of research and many joint scientific publications, molecular biologists Maria Blasco (National Cancer Research Centre, CNIO) and Fàtima Bosch (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,…

TULSA, OK - Tulsa CARES is partnering with researchers at the Hudson College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the OU-TU School of Community Medicine at the University of Oklahoma to develop and…

Students at Queen Mary University of London have been virtually transported into a surgical ward to follow their lecturer on his ward rounds.Credit: Queen Mary University of London The third year medical students sat in the…

Credit: Trevor VandenBoer Cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants has the potential to pollute the air and pose a health risk, according to research led by University of Saskatchewan (USask). The research team…

Free webinar, Evidence to Action: Advancing the Antimicrobial Resistance Agenda during a Pandemic, will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 9:00 Central European Time (17:00 Korean Standard Time) November 27, 2020, SEOUL, Korea -- The…

Researchers at IST Austria gain deeper knowledge of plant growth by treating seedlings with painkillers like Aspirin and the like; new study published in Cell ReportsCredit: © Shutang Tan / IST Austria When pathogens enter a plant,…

Results additionally show correlation between lack of exercise and job-related stress with higher number of symptoms CLEVELAND, Ohio (Nov. 30, 2020)--With a large percentage of women in the workplace aged between 40 and 59 years, the…

Obese women have an increased risk of hip fracture earlier than others, already well before the age of 70, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The study followed 12,715 women for a period of 25 years. The new…

Tyler Trent, college student and football superfan, captured national spotlight during courageous battle against cancerCredit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have published…

Credit: Layla Aerts for KU Leuven Virologists at the Rega Institute at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 based on the yellow fever vaccine, which as a result also works against yellow fever.…

To address the growing public health crisis of dementia, three leading organizations announced funding for 23 small-scale pilot projects as part of this year's Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders. The Alzheimer's Association,…

Adults who were not aware of their overweight BMI less likely to lose weight A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) data found that more than 40% of U.S. adults with overweight and nearly…

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have shown that the sclerodermatous skin changes seen in chronic graft-versus-host disease are mediated by transforming growth factor-β1 produced by apoptotic keratinocytes stimulated by…