Medicine & Health

Breakthrough technology to preserve live pancreatic tissue for at least 10 days provides a window into the organ's ability to regenerate Credit: Diabetes Research Institute Foundation MIAMI, FL - June 29, 2020 - Scientists…

eMERGE Network will support multiple clinical sites and a coordinating center with $75 million over five years Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI The National Institutes of Health has announced the provision of $75…

University of Göttingen research team investigates the influence of insect and microalgae feeds on meat quality Credit: Quality of Animal Products, University of Göttingen Worldwide there is a growing demand for animal…

Credit: Image by Yassan Abdolazimi/Segil Lab/USC Stem Cell Scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratories of Neil Segil and Justin Ichida are whispering the secrets of a simpler way to generate the sensory cells of the…

Credit: (Courtesy of JAMA) RICHMOND, Va. (July 1, 2020) -- Since COVID-19's spread to the United States earlier this year, death rates in the U.S. have risen significantly. But deaths attributed to COVID-19 only…

Credit: Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience at The Rockefeller University When Alzheimer's disease strikes, the entire brain doesn't crumble at once. Instead the mind unravels like grim clockwork, beginning…

The novel radiomics model can help identify which early stage lung cancer patients may need aggressive follow-up and/or adjuvant therapy TAMPA, Fla. - Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women in the United…

Research by Marlene Camacho-Rivera, MS, MPH, ScD, suggests the variation may contribute to disparities in cancer risk and survival BROOKLYN, N.Y. (July 1, 2020) - Hispanic adults vary widely in their reported trust of health…

Sticker-like medical device streams symptom data to physicians Credit: Northwestern University Stamp-sized device comprises a suite of clinical-grade sensors, including temperature and pulse oximetry Device sits at the…

Project is part of the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network funded by the National Institutes of Health Philadelphia, July 1, 2020 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that researchers from…

A new thermoplastic biomaterial, which is tough and strong but also easy to process and shape has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham. A type of nylon, the material's shape memory properties enable it…

Credit: Iris Maurer Why do we age? What exactly is happening in our bodies? And can we do anything about it? Mankind has sought answers to these questions since time immemorial. While the pharmaceutical scientists…

Credit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) Inhibit the specific activity of a protein affected by a mutation using high doses of a drug is the usual treatment for many cancers. Despite in the first instance…

Credit: Di Virgilio, MDC Whenever a germ gets into the human body, the immune system usually responds immediately to fight off the enemy attacker. One of our defense system's most important strategies involves B…

Awards will advance UMass Amherst team's groundbreaking COVID-19 work Credit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician Nicholas Reich has been awarded grants from the U.S. Centers for Disease…

Credit: RMIT University New research is helping unlock the mystery of how the brain folds as a baby develops in the womb - a process critical to healthy brain function. Misfolding of the brain is linked with many…

TMAO, a byproduct of red meat metabolism, impairs artery function, hastens aging A compound produced in the gut when we eat red meat damages our arteries and may play a key role in boosting risk of heart disease as we get older,…

Study uses statewide traffic data from the Florida department of transportation Credit: Florida Atlantic University It's not just health, social and economic consequences from COVID-19 that have impacted the world. Travel…

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other common causes of vision loss, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, new research…

TMIMS and iCONM started joint research Credit: 2020 Innovation Center of NanoMedicine June 4, 2020 - Kawasaki / Japan: The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (President: Prof. Kazunori Kataoka, location: Kawasaki in Japan;…