A new study found that 64,686 children younger than five years of age were treated in US emergency departments for…
Tiny probe that senses deep in the lung set to shed light on disease
A hair-sized probe that can measure key indicators of tissue damage deep in the lung has been developed by scientists.
Balancing data protection and research needs in the age of the GDPR
Scientific journals and funding bodies often require researchers to deposit individual genetic data from studies in research repositories in order…
Immune system can slow degenerative eye disease
A new study shows that the complement system, part of the innate immune system, plays a protective role to slow…
A new tool makes it possible to adapt treatment for patients with cardiogenic shock
Cardiogenic shock is a possible complication of serious heart attack involving an associated mortality rate of approximately 50% of all…
Personalized medicine: Testing therapies on mini-tumors of head and neck cancer
Head and neck cancer is an aggressive type of cancer that often recurs, despite patients undergoing harsh treatments. Researchers have…
Vest helps athletes keep their cool
A new cooling vest for sports athletes may ensure everyone can compete safely in sweltering summer conditions such as the…
Medical News Today: How frontotemporal dementia affects ‘moral emotions’
Scientists find a key difference between Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia: the latter affects a person’s ‘moral emotions’ while the former…
Hypertension drug may hold promise for Alzheimer’s disease
The blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain’s memory and learning center, without affecting other brain regions…
Harvard chemists’ breakthrough in synthesis advances a potent anti-cancer agent
Chemists have achieved what a new article calls a ‘landmark in drug discovery’ with the total synthesis of 11.5g of…