A 74-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 6-week history of progressive dyspnea on exertion. In the preceding…
Conservative versus Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax
The annual rate of hospitalization for spontaneous pneumothorax among persons 15 years of age or older in England is approximately…
Wearable health tech gets efficiency upgrade
Engineers have demonstrated a flexible device that harvests the heat energy from the human body to monitor health. The device…
High and low exercise intensity found to influence brain function differently
A new study shows for the first time that low and high exercise intensities differentially influence brain function. Using resting…
Research team finds possible new approach for sleeping sickness drugs
Using ultra-bright X-ray flashes, a team of researchers has tracked down a potential target for new drugs against sleeping sickness:…
Autonomous microtrap for pathogens
Antibiotics are more efficient when they can act on their target directly at the site of infestation, without dilution. American…
Neanderthal ancestry also in African populations
After sequencing the Neanderthal genome, scientists discovered all present day non-African individuals carry some Neanderthal ancestry in their DNA. Now,…
Putrid compound may have a sweet side gig as atherosclerosis treatment
A compound associated with the smell of death may have potential as a treatment for atherosclerosis and other chronic inflammatory…
Weekly Health Quiz: Optimism, Muscles and Coronavirus
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Weekly Health Quiz: Optimism, Muscles and Coronavirus
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.