Dec. 1, 2020 New analysis of children's TV and film suggests that too often it portrays pain as something arising only through violent act or injury when instead it could do more to educate young people ...
Dec. 1, 2020 In a new study, researchers surveyed pregnant women and those who had recently given birth, finding concerning rates of depression, generalized anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Glucosamine supplements may reduce overall mortality about as well as regular exercise does, according to a new epidemiological ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Recent studies indicate that older adults may be withstanding the mental health strains of the COVID-19 pandemic better than other age ...
Dec. 1, 2020 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 ...
Dec. 1, 2020 A protein called CatSper1 may act as a molecular 'barcode' that helps determine which sperm cells will make it to an egg and which are eliminated along the ...
Dec. 1, 2020 CRISPR tags are being used to identify all of the transcription factors necessary to turn a pluripotent stem cell into a suitable adult cell for research, and possible future cell therapies. An ...
Dec. 1, 2020 The role of a protein in detecting the common cold virus and kickstarting an immune response to fight infection has been uncovered by a team of ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Occasionally, following a transplant procedure, the donor's immune cells recognize the recipient's tissues as foreign and trigger a multisystem disorder called graft-versus-host disease ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Researchers have developed a method to produce engineered lysins that can be used to selectively kill bacteria of interest while leaving others unharmed. The discovery presents a promising ...
Dec. 1, 2020 A research team uncovers the mechanism that regulates local expression of key molecules in brain development and neurodegenerative ...
Dec. 1, 2020 For centuries humans were using willow barks to treat a headache or an inflamed tooth. Later, the active ingredient, the plant hormone salicylic acid, was used to develop painkillers like Aspirin. ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Researchers report that deleting one of the inhibitors of the RPE65 gene in a mouse model that carries a human disease mutation prevents degeneration of cone photoreceptors that are used for daytime ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Meningococcus group B, the most prevalent strain of meningococcal infection, is prevented with 79 per cent effectiveness in children and young adults inoculated with the 4CMenB vaccine, also known as ...
Dec. 1, 2020 A new study shows how advanced imaging technology can pinpoint what may have caused patients' nerve damage and help determine the best course of ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Researchers highlight a holistic picture of what health and health care look like across the life course for people on the autism ...
Dec. 1, 2020 A repurposed mouse model can develop symptoms of both severe COVID-19 (lung damage, blood clots, abnormal blood vessels, and death) and also of milder disease, including loss of the sense of smell, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Nanoengineers have developed new and improved probes, known as positive controls, that could make it easier to validate rapid, point-of-care diagnostic tests for COVID-19 across the globe. The ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Children diagnosed with dyslexia show greater emotional reactivity than children without dyslexia, according to a new collaborative ...
Dec. 1, 2020 A new global study finds older people in wealthy countries consume more alcohol than their counterparts in middle-income countries, on average, although a higher cost of alcohol is associated with ...