Medicine/Health

Published in Communications Biology, the study explored the molecular interactions that occur in our response to varying levels of nutrients, otherwise known as nutrient-sensing pathways, as we grow older. Using a combination of…

EASL and ESCMID have issued a Position Paper, providing recommendations for clinicians caring for patients with liver diseases during the current pandemicCredit: JHEP Reports 2 April 2020 - Geneva, Switzerland: Currently, there are…

A team from MIT has designed disposable face shields that can be mass produced quickly to address hospitals' needs nationwide. The shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) available to healthcare professionals has become…

Credit: Photo courtesy Neha Gothe CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers used accelerometers to measure daily physical activity in 30 stroke survivors for a week, assessing how much the participants moved and how well they performed…

Before they were banned about a half century ago, psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin showed promise for treating conditions including alcoholism and some psychiatric disorders. In a commentary publishing April 2 in the journal…

Doctors need to pay particular attention to patients with endocrine disorders and diabetes mellitus in relation to COVID-19 infections, say leading endocrinologists. In an editorial published in the Journal of Clinical…

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 2, 2020 - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists today announced a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. When tested in mice,…

Trials study Ebola, rheumatoid arthritis drugs in hospitalized patientsCredit: UIC The University of Illinois at Chicago is participating in two clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments. COVID-19 is caused by a highly…

Credit: BIOCAD Two BIOCAD products, Acellbia (INN: rituximab) and Herticad (INN: trastuzumab), received the first European registration certificate in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Registration was received with the support of ICM d.o.o…

A new study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, has found that clean cooking with liquified petroleum gas (LPG) could avert 28,000 premature deaths and reduce global temperatures through successful implementation of a new…

Researchers from 10 universities scoured the scientific literature to create N95decon.org, a web portal for trustworthy information on how to decontaminate used N95 masks As health workers and first responders in the United States try to…

WASHINGTON--Female eggs exposed to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, have an impaired ability to produce viable embryos, and are significantly less likely to result in a viable pregnancy, according to an animal study accepted…

Evidence from a randomized clinical trial shows parent-based treatment is as efficacious as cognitive-behavioral therapy in treating childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders Washington, DC, April 2, 2020 - A study in the Journal of the…

Startup NanoMosaic to commercialize high-sensitivity tool for protein detection and quantification Cambridge, Mass. - A Boston-based startup company, NanoMosaic LLC, intends to commercialize a high-throughput, high-sensitivity platform for…

A team of computer scientists from the University of Konstanz develops online platform for the registration and enquiry of free critical care beds all over Germany Computer scientists in the team led by Professor Daniel Keim, professor of…

Data science professor collaborating with colleagues at UAMSCredit: University of Arkansas Data science professor Justin Zhan is collaborating with University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences professors David Ussery and Xuming…

Vienna, Austria, 02 April 2020: APEIRON Biologics AG today announced that it has received regulatory approvals in Austria, Germany and Denmark to initiate a Phase II clinical trial of APN01 to treat COVID-19. APN01 is the recombinant form…

Genetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen, according to University of Queensland researchers investigating the genes linked with vitamin D. Genetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen, according to…

To recognize publishing excellence, the journal has announced its most oft-cited papers published in 2018-19; Includes noteworthy research studies and insightful reviews authored by leading experts; freely accessible until June 30, 2020.…

In the surgical treatment of lung carcinoma, the more frequent performance of such interventions has a positive effect on treatment results - the survival probabilities increase. In elective surgery, does the likelihood of treatment…