Medical News
Hugging Is an Evolutionary Tool for Survival
Discover - 21 Jul 2021 21:40
There are biological reasons we hug it out.
The Other Magic Mushroom: Why a Canadian Startup is Suddenly Interested in the Fungus From Super Mario
Discover - 21 Jul 2021 21:00
Psyched Wellness wants to bring the Amanita muscaria fungus to the masses. But are we ready for another psychedelic mushroom boom?
How To Avoid Food-Borne Illness
Discover - 21 Jul 2021 20:00
After a meal, putting food away quickly is key to keeping it free from pathogens.
Cancer: Information theory to fight resistance to treatments
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(Université de Genève) A major challenge in cancer therapy is the adaptive response of cancer cells to targeted therapies. Although this adaptive response is theoretically reversible, such a reversal is hampered by num...
Alvaro Della Bona named 2021 recipient of the Wilmer Souder Award
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(International & American Associations for Dental Research) Alexandria, Va., USA - The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Alvaro Della Bona, University of Passo Fundo, Brazil, as the 2021 reci...
Bruno Loos Named wins IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Research in Periodontal Disease
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(International & American Associations for Dental Research) The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Bruno Loos, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands, as the 2021 reci...
Blocking how the malaria parasite suppresses the immune response
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(Ohio State University) The parasites that cause severe malaria are well-known for the sinister ways they infect humans, but new research may lead to drugs that could block one of their most reliable weapons: interferenc...
Effectiveness of mRNA vaccines against the Alpha and Beta variants in France
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(Institut Pasteur) Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with the French National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM), Ipsos and Santé publique France showed that the two-dose vaccination regimen of mRNA vacci...
C is for Vitamin C -- a key ingredient for immune cell function
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(La Jolla Institute for Immunology) Regulatory T cells (Tregs) help control inflammation and autoimmunity in the body. Unfortunately, it has proven difficult to find the right molecular ingredients to induce stable iTreg...
Cell couriers deliver clue to cancer metastasis
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Warwick) A protein involved in making cells move offers a clue to how certain types of cancer metastasize and develop into secondary tumours, according to new research from the University of Warwick.
Christopher Murray wins IADR Honorary Membership Award
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(International & American Associations for Dental Research) The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Christopher Murray, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Se...
Cognitive decline may help predict future fracture risk in women
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(Garvan Institute of Medical Research) A 16-year study has revealed a link between cognitive decline, bone loss and fracture risk in women.
David Williams named 2021 recipient of the IADR Gold Medal Award
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(International & American Associations for Dental Research) The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced David Williams, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University ...
Dennis Sourvanos named 2021 recipient of the AADR William B. Clark Fellowship
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(International & American Associations for Dental Research) The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) announced Dennis Sourvanos, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, as the 2021 recipient of the AADR Will...
Edward Chin Man Lo wins IADR E.W. Borrow Memorial Award
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(International & American Associations for Dental Research) The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Edward Chin Man Lo, The University of Hong Kong, SAR, China, as the 2021 recipient of the IAD...
Awareness without a sense of self
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz) In the context of meditation practice, meditators can experience a state of "pure awareness" or "pure consciousness", in which they perceive consciousness itself. This state can be...
Eija Kononen wins IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Research in Oral Biology
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(International & American Associations for Dental Research) The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Eija Kononen, University of Turku, Finland, as the 2021 recipient of the IADR Distinguished S...
Evidence of sustained benefits of pimavanserin for dementia-related psychosis
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Exeter) A new paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine outlines a clinical trial, conducted in 392 people with psychosis associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body, f...
Existing drug is shown to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 virus
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Chicago) A new University of Chicago study has found that the drug masitinib may be effective in treating COVID-19.
Adetomiwa Adedire named 2021 recipient of the IADR David B. Scott Fellowship
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(International & American Associations for Dental Research) Alexandria, Va., USA - The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Adetomiwa Adedire, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, as the 2021 re...
Hazem Abbas wins IADR Lion Dental Research Award for Junior Investigators
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(International & American Associations for Dental Research) The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Hazem Abbas, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, as the 2021 recipient of the IADR Lion Dental ...
Heart-related test results may indicate risk of death in patients with COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 21 Jul 2021 06:00
(Wiley) New research published in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation identifies cardiovascular test results that might help to identify patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who face an especially high risk of ...