Genetics
11 Tips For First-Year Residents
11 Tips for First-Year Residents: You matched! After earning your bachelor’s, completing medical school, acing your residency application, and nailing your residency interview, you now are […]
Belgians warned to shun mask distributed by government
Belgian health authorities have warned citizens to stop using millions of cloth facemasks distributed by the federal government last year to fight the coronavirus pandemic. A […]
Italy’s Lombardy again in virus crisis as Brescia sees surge
Domenico Arcuri, COVID-19 Extraordinary Commissioner to the Ministry of Economic Development, leaves after a meeting on vaccines in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Arcuri boasted that […]
Meet the vaccine appointment bots, and their foe
In this Jan. 21, 2021 file photo, people wait in line for the COVID-19 vaccine in Paterson, N.J. Having trouble booking a COVID-19 vaccine appointment online? […]Worldwide coronavirus deaths top 2.5 million: AFP count
Covid-19 has killed more than 2.5 million people worldwide since the pandemic began in December 2019, according to an AFP count based on official figures at […]AstraZeneca hopes to make up EU vaccine shortfall
AstraZeneca’s boss expressed confidence Thursday that his company can make up a huge shortfall in COVID-19 vaccine doses promised to the EU, in a grilling by […]
Artificial “brain” reveals why we can’t always believe our eyes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A computer network closely modeled on part of the human brain is enabling new insights into the way our brains process moving […]
New treatment location challenges thoughts on addiction
The motor cortex is located near the middle of the skull, and the DLPFC is closer to the front. An electromagnetic coil is then placed against […]
Bladder cancer is more advanced in South Texas, study shows
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Bladder cancer is more aggressive and more advanced in South Texas residents than in many parts of the country, a study by […]
Harnessing the power of proteins in our cells to combat disease
Gary Kleiger’s lab on UNLV’s campus has been a hub of activity in recent years, playing a significant role in a new realm of drug discovery […]
Researchers develop drive-thru type test to detect viral infections in bacteria
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The pandemic has made clear the threat that some viruses pose to people. But viruses can also infect life-sustaining bacteria and a […]
COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) During the pandemic, people with asthma have worried that their respiratory condition might raise their risk of severe illness or […]
Many Cancer Patients Worry Pandemic Will Impact Their Care: Survey
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) Battling cancer is tough in normal times, but many U.S. cancer survivors are concerned the coronavirus pandemic will interfere with […]
Diet Change Cured One Woman’s Rare Leg Ulcers
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) For people who have livedoid vasculopathy, which causes painful ulcers on the feet and lower legs, new research may bring […]
Big Jump in Pfizer, Moderna Vaccine Supply Is Coming
By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 Officials from both Pfizer and Moderna delivered reassuring news about their COVID-19 vaccines to […]
New Coronavirus Variant Surging in California
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A coronavirus variant first identified in California is more contagious than previous forms of the virus and is spreading […]
Tiger Woods Hospitalized Following Car Crash
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) Golfing legend Tiger Woods is in the hospital after his car flipped over in a […]
Migraines? Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb Attacks
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) Anyone who gets frequent migraine symptoms knows the experience: the throbbing, the pain, the visual […]
Are You a ‘Super Ager’? Keep Your Mind Dementia-Free
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 Researchers may have uncovered a key reason some people remain sharp as a tack into their 80s […]
Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won’t: Study
Latest Senior Health News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) Testosterone levels tend to fall in older men, but a new […]
February 21, 2021
In African Americans, the genetic risk landscape for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is very different from that of people with European ancestry, according to results of […]
February 21, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Mayo Clinic have combined results from a functional test measuring the effect of inherited variants in the BRCA2 breast and […]
February 11, 2021
The continent from which humanity emerged got left behind in this giant leap forward, and remains a genetic blank slate compared to Europe or the United […]
January 27, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University’s Ithaca campus have developed a new computational method for studying genetic and environmental interactions […]
January 6, 2021
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has discovered several genetic markers associated with bone mineral accrual, […]
December 18, 2020
Atherosclerosis is a condition affecting the cardiovascular system. If atherosclerosis occurs in the coronary arteries (which supply the heart) the result may be angina pectoris, or […]
December 15, 2020
A team of scientists led by Benoit Bruneau (left), including Irfan Kathiriya (center) and Kavitha Rao (right), make inroads into understanding what genes are improperly deployed […]
December 10, 2020
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Exposure to the widely used weed-killer glyphosate makes genetic changes to rats that can be linked to increased disease in their grandchildren […]
November 30, 2020
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists at Harvard University, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and MIT have developed a technology to investigate the function of […]