Medical News

(Elsevier) Two cardiovascular specialists review the latest scientific studies on the cardiovascular effects of cigarette smoking versus electronic cigarettes in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier....

(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) What exactly happens when the corona virus SARS-CoV-2 infects a cell? In Nature, a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry pa...

(American Heart Association) The ability of HDL particles (commonly known as "good" cholesterol) to reduce inflammation in the cells that line blood vessels may help predict who is more likely to develop a heart attack o...

(National University of Science and Technology MISIS) Young scientists from NUST MISIS have presented multilayer antibacterial coatings with a prolonged effect and a universal spectrum of action. The coating is based on ...

(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)) Researchers from the CNIC and Aarhus University (Denmark), demonstrate that high blood pressure alters the structure of arteries leading to more a...

(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO)) * The researchers conducted an in-depth study of resistance to temozolomide, the first-line treatment for glioblastoma, to which many patients cease to respond ove...

(Penn State) When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, many families found themselves suddenly isolated together at home. A year later, new research has linked this period with a variety of large, detrimental effects...

(St. Michael's Hospital) A study new surveyed elementary and high schools from 15 different school boards across Ontario to understand the scope of CPR and AED training, which are mandated in the Ontario Grade 9 Health a...

(American Association for the Advancement of Science) Blood taken from a small group of children before the COVID-19 pandemic contains memory B cells that bind SARS-CoV-2 and weakly cross-react with other coronaviruses, ...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Physical exercise increases levels of cancer-fighting immune cells in animal models of breast cancer and slows the growth of tumors. In addition to lowering risk of developing cancer, str...

(New York University) Older adults with more harmful than healthy bacteria in their gums are more likely to have evidence for amyloid beta--a key biomarker for Alzheimer's disease--in their cerebrospinal fluid, according...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) For critically ill COVID-19 patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the risk of death remains high - but is much lower than suggested by initial studies, according to a r...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Residents in majority-Black neighborhoods experience higher rates of severe pregnancy-related health problems than those living in predominantly-white areas, according to a...

(Milken Institute) Milken Institute's Center for Strategic Philanthropy and the Baszucki Brain Research Fund are launching a dedicated grant program aimed at advancing therapeutic discovery for bipolar disorder. Bipolar ...

(Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) 165 new cancer genes identified with the help of machine learning.

(NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) On March 30, 2021, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) became the first federal agency to achieve the International WELL Building Inst...

(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Augusta University has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help support the graduate education of future scientists whose focus is ca...

(Karolinska Institutet) Good cholesterol, which is transported in HDLs (high-density lipoproteins), plays a key part in the prevention of atherosclerosis and thus the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, according to...

(Joslin Diabetes Center) A new source of energy expending brown fat cells has been uncovered by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center, which they say points towards potential new therapeutic options for obesity.

(McMaster University) New research from McMaster University suggests the pandemic has created a paradox where mental health has become both a motivator for and a barrier to physical activity.

(American Geophysical Union) A 2-meter guano pile holds information about changes in climate and how the bats' food sources shifted over the millennia, analogous to records of the past found in layers of lake mud and Ant...

(University of Minnesota) University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy Associate Professor Kylee Funk found that pharmacists improve primary care in clinics.