The ultimate goal of the research is to help design a strategy to stop prion disease in humans — and, ultimately, to translate new approaches to work on Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Case ...
The price tag for childbirth in America may bring some families sticker shock — even for those with private insurance. And when delivering moms require caesarians or their newborns need neonatal care, some families may ...
DB Results announced that it has partnered with AgileBlue’s Security Operations Center as a Service (SOCaaS), to help businesses better defend against growing cybersecurity threats. Healthcare facilities hold extremely valuable and critical patient data. The ...
A tickle in the nose can help trigger a sneeze, expelling irritants and disease-causing pathogens. But the cellular pathways that control the sneeze reflex go far beyond the sinuses and have been poorly understood. Now, ...
A different type of surge may be on the way more than a year into the pandemic — a baby surge. The COVID-19 shutdown initially seemed to hit pause on pregnancy and birth rates, new ...
Deaths caused by indirect effects of the pandemic emphasize the need for policy changes that address widening health and racial inequities. More than 15 months into the pandemic, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is ...
Infant human babies do even more than we thought while sleeping. A new study from University of Iowa researchers provides further insights into the coordination that takes place between infant brains and bodies as they ...
Restrictions across Victoria will ease on Friday as the state records 5 new locally acquired COVID cases. One “concerning” case involves a vaccinated nurse at a private hospital. Acting Premier James Merlino has announced that ...
In many parts of the world, mosquitoes are a common summertime nuisance. But in places on the front lines of climate change, these disease-spreading insects may one day be a year-round problem, according to new ...
Red seaweed has been prevalent in the diets of Asian communities for thousands of years. In a new study, published in Marine Drugs, researchers have shown how these algae confer health benefits. “In the past, ...
A funny thing happened on the way to discovering how zinc impacts kidney stones — two different theories emerged, each contradicting the other. One: Zinc stops the growth of the calcium oxalate crystals that make ...
A new study found higher education students are more engaged and motivated when they are taught using playful pedagogy rather than the traditional lecture-based method. The study was conducted by University of Colorado Denver counselling ...