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Unvaccinated pregnant women are increasingly being hospitalized with COVID-19 during a nationwide surge of the Delta variant, according to researchers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3CVNwAi via IFTTT

Researchers have mapped out how hundreds of mutations involved in two types of cancer affect the activity of proteins that are the ultimate actors behind the disease. The work points the way to identifying new precision treatments that may avoid the side effects common with much current chemotherapy. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3A455fW via IFTTT

Researchers have designed new antibodies that might provide more effective treatment methods for Alzheimer's disease. By designing antibodies that bind even to the smaller aggregates, or clumps, of the amyloid-beta protein, it may be possible to check the progress of the disease. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3AXKxXB via IFTTT

In geographic atrophy, a late form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), reading ability is closely related to the altered retinal structure. Reading speed makes everyday functional impairment measurable, which the most common functional test in ophthalmology -- the best-corrected visual acuity assessment - cannot reflect. Retinal imaging can be used to assess loss of reading ability even when central visual acuity is still good. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3BcXD3v via IFTTT

A team of bioengineers has invented a novel soft and flexible self-powered bioelectronic device. The technology converts human body motions -- from bending an elbow to subtle movements such as a pulse on one's wrist -- into electricity that could be used to power wearable and implantable diagnostic sensors. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zVQFyk via IFTTT

New research shows that the use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT -- also known as hormone replacement therapy, HRT) is not linked to an increased risk of developing dementia. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Y6QvHD via IFTTT

Despite smoking's well-known role in causing lung cancer, a significant number of patients who develop lung tumors have never smoked. While scientists are still working to understand what spurs cancer in so-called 'never-smokers,' a study suggests that 78% to 92% of lung cancers in patients who have never smoked can be treated with precision drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration to target specific mutations in a patient's tumor. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3imMSEb via IFTTT

Opioid receptors play key roles in regulating our senses and emotions. Recently, their discovery outside the nervous system raised several questions about the effects of opioids on the immune system. Now, researchers have shown that KNT-127 -- a drug that targets delta opioid receptors -- can reduce pro-inflammatory signals in the colon. Their research highlights the immunomodulatory properties of opioids and indicates their therapeutic potential in inflammatory bowel disease and other related disorders. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kWJYI7 via IFTTT

A new study on foot-and-mouth disease among buffalo in South Africa could help explain how certain extremely contagious pathogens are able to persist and reach endemic stage in a population, long after they've burned through their initial pool of susceptible hosts. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3DfXVHt via IFTTT

A study found that pregnancy intentions often change over as short as a 12-month time period, and that they specifically vary with partner status, household income, and employment status. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3F4ASB1 via IFTTT

Nerve cells (neurons) send signals throughout the brain and the body along long processes called axons; these communication and information processes consume high levels of energy. A recent study shows that the support cells around axons provide a way to boost local energy production. The new findings help explain how long axons maintain sufficient energy levels and could have implications for the treatment of several neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), linked to disruptions in axonal energy supply. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3mjG77s via IFTTT

Scientists have detailed the effects of copper cysteamine, a next-generation cancer photo-drug. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zRAS3z via IFTTT

Using the relatively simple clocks found in fruit flies, researchers reveal that the subcellular location of clock proteins and genes fluctuates with the daily passage of time, indicating that spatial information is translated into time-related signals. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3B2GBVu via IFTTT

What makes pancreatic cancer so deadly is its covert and quick spread. Now, a 'time machine' has shown a way to reverse the course of cancer before it spreads throughout the pancreas. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kVNBxE via IFTTT

Researchers can now rapidly isolate and chemically characterize individual organelles within cells. The new technique tests the limits of analytical chemistry and rapidly reveals the chemical composition of organelles that control biological growth, development and disease. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kXNqSQ via IFTTT

Cancer immunotherapy seeks to turn 'cold' tumors into 'hot' tumors -- those that respond to immunotherapy -- by awakening and enlisting the body's own immune system. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3D1IvX6 via IFTTT

While having a variety of choices is widely seen as a positive consequence of economic development, what impact does this explosion of choice have on the psyche of the individual, and further, society as a whole? from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kWAgVY via IFTTT

Damaging DNA builds up in the eyes of patients with geographic atrophy, an untreatable, poorly understood form of age-related macular degeneration that causes blindness, new research reveals. Based on the discovery, the researchers think it may be possible to treat the disease with common HIV drugs or an even safer alternative. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3oqeH2b via IFTTT

People benefit from deep and meaningful conversations that help us forge connections with one another, but we often stick to small talk with strangers because we underestimate how much others are interested in our lives and wrongly believe that deeper conversations will be more awkward and less enjoyable than they actually are, according to new research. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zV6mG2 via IFTTT

A study of 29,685 American women finds postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant health issue, with nearly 13 percent of the sample being at risk. Results showed that women who were currently breastfeeding at the time of data collection had statistically significant lower risk of PPD than women who were not breastfeeding. There also was a statistically significant inverse relationship between breastfeeding length and risk of PPD. As the number of weeks that women breastfed increased, their PPD decreased. Surprisingly, there was no significant difference in PPD risk among women with varying breastfeeding intent (yes, no, unsure). from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kRwv4a via IFTTT

Only a handful of oral hygiene tools actually prevent gum disease. At the moment, all other tools are only supported by insufficient evidence, say researchers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3mewuXy via IFTTT

A new study has found that a child's reading speed can be improved by simply increasing the space between letters within a piece of text. The study discovered that text with increased space between each letter provided a benefit to both dyslexic and non-dyslexic children. On average, the dyslexia group showed a 13% increase in reading speed, while the comparison group of non-dyslexic children showed a 5% increase in reading speed. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3iiWHCU via IFTTT

Young people who are repeatedly bullied by siblings are more likely to suffer from poor mental health and wellbeing issues later in adolescence, a new study has suggested. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3usSCkp via IFTTT

Researchers have developed a therapy that shows promise against a deadly pediatric leukemia. The small-molecule therapy was highly effective in fighting a type of acute myeloid leukemia in both in vitro and in vivo experiments, according to new research. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3AVq8m4 via IFTTT

Corneal defects often heal themselves, but serious injuries that are left untreated can result in inflammation, infection, ulceration and even blindness. A new study provides exciting evidence supporting the involvement of aquaporins in corneal cell proliferation and nerve regeneration and suggests aquaporin 5 (AQP5) induction as a potential therapy to accelerate the resurfacing of corneal defects, report scientists. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3meZ5Me via IFTTT

International group of researchers identify new childhood genetic condition and a potential cure that can be delivered during pregnancy. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/39QuGOw via IFTTT

The life-support system called ECMO can rescue COVID-19 patients from the brink of death, but not at the rates seen early in the pandemic, a new study finds. Where once about 60 percent of such patients survived at least 90 days in spring 2020, by the end of the year it was just under half. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/39NWQd9 via IFTTT

Scientists discovered the importance of factoring both weight and jump height into the tests that are used to clear athletes to resume physical activity following an ACL injury. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2YcytU3 via IFTTT

A team led by researchers has published an online interactive atlas representing the changes in the levels of RNA made in the different cell types of ears of mice, after damage due to loud noise. From this analysis, the research teams identified a handful of drug candidates that may be able to prevent or treat the damage, and ultimately preserve hearing. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3F2OeOa via IFTTT

While the brain acquires resistance to continuous treatment with mGluR5 inhibitor drugs, lasting effects may still arise if dosing occurs intermittently and during a developmental critical period, a new study finds. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2WnKJQM via IFTTT

Women and people who menstruate experienced irregularities in their menstrual cycle because of increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has found. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kVAVqR via IFTTT

Researchers have identified molecular biomarkers, pathways and immune cell dynamics associated with sepsis that could be therapeutically targeted to prevent the condition from leading to death. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zTuGrC via IFTTT

Researchers have created a novel framework that can predict with reasonable accuracy the amino-acid changes in the virus' spike protein that may improve its binding to human cells and confer increased infectivity to the virus. The tool could enable the computational surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and provide advance warning of potentially dangerous variants with an even higher binding affinity potential. This can aid in the early implementation of public health measures to prevent the virus's spread and perhaps even may inform vaccine booster formulations. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Y5T9NM via IFTTT

Worms lose their wiggle when they get Alzheimer's disease, but researchers found that worms fed a diet of E. coli with higher levels of vitamin B12 were given a layer of protection from the dreaded degenerative brain disease. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Y0aRSe via IFTTT

Cells working with an expanded genetic code could make more diverse medicines. A new study shows scientists are within striking distance. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3umAloU via IFTTT

Blood sugar control has always been important for people with diabetes when it comes to preventing a stroke. But a new study finds for people with diabetes who have a stroke, there may be an ideal target blood sugar range to lower the risk of different types of vascular diseases like a stroke or heart attack later on. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kTOyXo via IFTTT

A common mutation in gliomas sensitizes them to immunotherapy, a finding which researchers believe could have broader therapeutic implications for all glioma patients. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zNyMla via IFTTT

New research shows that the benefits people could reap from exoskeletons rely heavily on having time to train with the device. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3B8f9G5 via IFTTT

Stem cell scientists find that stringent lineage tracing is crucial for studies of nerve cell regeneration. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zUYxjk via IFTTT

Persistent gaps in life expectancy between Black and white Americans have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, this gap has narrowed by nearly 50 percent in three decades, largely due to improvements among Black Americans, according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zUJI0l via IFTTT

When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in 2020, the R rate became well-known shorthand for the reproduction of the disease. Yet a new study suggests it's time for 'A Farewell to R' in favour of a different approach based on the growth rate of infection rather than contagiousness. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3B7hqRT via IFTTT

Air pollution likely contributed to almost 6 million premature births and almost 3 million underweight babies in 2019, according to a global burden of disease study and meta-analysis that quantifies the effects of indoor and outdoor pollution around the world. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ofRm3h via IFTTT

Understanding how others think, including the ability of other people to hold false beliefs, is important for social interaction. Called theory of mind, this ability has been thought to occur in children around age 4 years. New research suggests otherwise and shows that children do not understand others' false beliefs until age 6 or 7 years. Young children can pass theory-of-mind experiments using rudimentary concepts of seeing and knowing, without an understanding of mental representation. This work has implications for development and education. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3mqysnV via IFTTT

For some teenagers, the new school year means reuniting with their friends. For others, it means an increase in anxiety and in the pressure to succeed and get good grades. According to researchers, this can lead to perfectionism and, in turn, to anxiety and depression. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3oj9KbC via IFTTT

The immune system relies on cell surface tags to recognize cancer cells. Researchers discovered mice who ate high-fat diets produced less of these tags on their intestinal cells, suppressing the ability of immune cells to identify and eliminate intestinal tumors. The high-fat diet also reduced the presence of certain bacteria in the mice's gut, which normally helps maintain the production of these tags. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ASw0wr via IFTTT

Researchers have developed a bioelectrical sensor that is convenient and low-cost. The sensor measures electromyography signals that are generated in muscles when they contract and are useful for studying muscle fatigue and recovery, and they have the potential to inform diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular diseases. The biosensor, made of silver paste with a layer of gold nanoparticles on top, is directly integrated onto a piece of clothing. The result was a detector that was both conductive and nonirritating to the skin. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zRRRCA via IFTTT

To pursue a better mechanistic understanding of ventricular arrhythmias, researchers are turning to whole-heart computational models, which are currently witnessing an evolution of a variety of computational approaches, especially within the realm of personalized technologies. They describe the progress using various computational approaches to address the mechanisms of cardiac dysfunction and issues related to the clinical application of computation-driven diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for cardiac disease and arrhythmias. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ukON0S via IFTTT

Supercoiling and looping can transmit mechanical stress along the DNA backbone that can promote the separation of the strands of the double helix at specific distant sites, exposing the DNA bases, which may facilitate repair, replication, transcription or other aspects of DNA function. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EYelWB via IFTTT

Physician-scientists developed a 12-week mind-body program that takes a new approach to chronic back pain. The team demonstrated that this intervention was highly beneficial for treating back pain when compared to standard care. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EUU58d via IFTTT

Starting decades ago as fashionable, high-value gourmet greens, today microgreens have gained popularity among consumers for their nutritional profile and high content of antioxidant compounds. Now, a new study suggests that the tiny plants have the potential to help provide global nutrition security. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EXwqUy via IFTTT

A major tool against malaria in Africa has been the use of rapid diagnostic tests, which have been part of the 'test-treat-track' strategy in Ethiopia, the second most-populated country in Africa. But researchers studying blood samples from more than 12,000 individuals in Ethiopia now estimate these tests missed nearly 10% of malaria cases caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, the most common cause of malaria cases and deaths. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3mdRD4e via IFTTT

Researchers have discovered that people tend to give more praise to someone for their good deeds as an adult after discovering that person has also had to overcome adversity or suffering earlier in life, such as abuse and neglect as a child. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3uyhaJb via IFTTT

Most people in the U.S. consume too much salt; adult Americans typically eat twice the daily amount recommended by dietary guidelines. Bread may not seem like an obvious culprit; however, due to high consumption and relatively high salt content, baked goods are a major source of sodium in the diet. A new study from the explores ways to reduce sodium in bread without sacrificing taste and leavening ability. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3D9JoNt via IFTTT

Using bioinformatics tools and programming, researchers identified five specific mutations that are far more prevalent in Delta Plus infections compared to Delta infections, including one mutation, K417N, that is present in all Delta Plus infections but not present in nearly any Delta infections. The findings provide important clues to researchers about the structural changes to the virus recently and highlight the need to expand the toolbox in the fight against COVID-19. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ma378y via IFTTT

Engineers developed a technique that allows them to measure the generation rate and half-life of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in mice. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3AR1rqQ via IFTTT

The ability to form episodic memories declines with age, certain dementias, and brain injury. However, a new study shows that low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation delivered over the left prefrontal cortex of the brain can improve memory performance by reducing the power of low frequency brain waves as memories form. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3uiupgR via IFTTT

A new study suggests that machine learning using viral genomes may predict the likelihood that any animal-infecting virus will infect humans, given biologically relevant exposure. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ihXN21 via IFTTT

A set of 7 symptoms, considered together, can be used to maximize detection of COVID-19 in the community, according to researchers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ARIIeP via IFTTT

'Efficient coding theory' describes the most perfect, low-energy way to design a light-detecting device for a future camera or prosthetic retina. Or you could just look at a mammalian retina that's already organized this way. In a pair of papers on retinal structure, a team of neurobiologists has shown that the rigors of natural selection and evolution shaped our retinas to capture noisy data just as this theory of optimization would prescribe. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EY3hsr via IFTTT

A new research study turns cancer scientists into molecular detectives, searching for clues for why certain cancers are able to spread and evolve by studying tissues collected within hours of death. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Y7tzYC via IFTTT

A new meta-analysis assessed data from 15 published studies to see how a single session of intense exercise affects young and middle-aged healthy adults in the hours prior to bedtime. And while no two bodies are the same, the researchers did find that the combination of factors would interact to enhance or modulate the effects of exercise on sleep. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3CTvoXJ via IFTTT

While research has shown that poor cardiovascular health can damage blood flow to the brain increasing the risk for dementia, a new study indicates that poor mental health may also take its toll on cognition. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3olnbrz via IFTTT

The largest randomized placebo-controlled trial of the antibiotic amoxicillin for treating chest infections in children - one of the most common acute illnesses treated in primary care in developed countries, has found it is little more effective at relieving symptoms than the use of no medication from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3AQTBxh via IFTTT

Adults with elevated blood pressure who had not been diagnosed with high blood pressure found that monitoring their blood pressure at home was more acceptable than going to a kiosk, clinic or using a 24-hour wearable monitoring device. Adults were more likely to record the minimum number of measurements with at-home or clinic-based blood pressure monitoring versus going to a kiosk. Adults found the 24-hour wearable blood pressure measuring device least acceptable among the options. Health care professionals should consider talking with people who have high blood pressure about the option of home monitoring and providing the tools and education necessary to do it correctly. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3AOoPoF via IFTTT

The microbiota in the nose and upper throat likely contains biomarkers for assessing how sick an individual infected with SARS-CoV-2 may get and for developing new treatment strategies to improve their outcome, researchers say. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/39Z6ZE1 via IFTTT

New research finds that children who eat more fruit and veg have better mental health. The study is the first to investigate the association between fruit and vegetable intakes, breakfast and lunch choices, and mental wellbeing in UK school children. The research team studied data from almost 9,000 children in 50 schools. They found that the types of breakfast and lunch eaten by both primary and secondary school pupils were significantly associated with wellbeing. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3CY2WEl via IFTTT

Researchers have invented a new way to generate human cartilage tissue from stem cells. The technique could pave the way for the development of a much-needed new treatment for people with cartilage damage. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3uh93QM via IFTTT

An inexpensive anti-seizure medication markedly improves learning and memory and other cognitive functions in Alzheimer's patients who have epileptic activity in their brains, according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3o9JgsW via IFTTT

Researchers have developed a new computational tool that can identify pathways related to diseases, including breast and prostate cancer, using single-nucleotide polymorphisms. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3F2wbYy via IFTTT

New research shows why some drugs in clinical trials for treating a form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) often fail and demonstrates a way to restore their effectiveness. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3CRiklD via IFTTT

Researchers suggest that advances in breast cancer prevention research have resulted in new and innovative opportunities to modify breast cancer risk and potentially reduce breast cancer incidence and mortality. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kNooFD via IFTTT

The U.S. is seeing an increased use of cannabis resulting from its legalization for recreational purposes. The findings showed that passage of the laws led to a rise in the odds of past-year and past-month cannabis use among individuals of Hispanic, Other and non-Hispanic whites compared to the period prior to enacting laws for recreational use. However, legalization did not lead to use more frequently, or cannabis use disorder among these groups. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zPkqRl via IFTTT

A handheld screening device that detects subtle misalignment of the eyes accurately identifies children with amblyopia (lazy eye), according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3oegO9a via IFTTT

Previously published solar exposure guidelines for optimal vitamin D synthesis based on a study of skin samples may need to be revised. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ZsK9SW via IFTTT

N95 respirators offer the best protection against wildfire smoke and other types of air pollution, performing better than synthetic, cotton and surgical masks. N95s were so effective in the lab experiments that the researchers estimate their widespread use could reduce hospital visits attributable to wildfire smoke by 22% to 39%. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kHrXxc via IFTTT

Researchers describe how withdrawal from nicotine, methamphetamine and cocaine alters the functional architecture and patterns in the brains of mice, compared to control animals, a key to developing addiction treatments. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3AHukWl via IFTTT

A type of drug already used to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes, when taken six months prior to the diagnosis of COVID-19, was associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization, respiratory complications and death in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to researchers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3uipBbh via IFTTT

A new study suggests that unusual visual inspection of objects may precede the development of the social symptoms that are characteristic of autism syndrome disorder. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ANjPRq via IFTTT

Researchers have identified a protein that may critically contribute to severe forms of COVID-19. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XWAXWR via IFTTT

Complex autoimmune diseases affecting various organ systems remain one of the greatest medical challenges in spite of immense advances in treatment. In particular, the diffuse symptoms at the early stage of complex autoimmune diseases make it hard to diagnose the condition early on, which in turn delays treatment. A team of researchers has now demonstrated that treatment can be extremely effective if autoimmune diseases are treated as early as possible, even before the first clinical symptoms appear. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Zs2EqC via IFTTT

Researchers want to image proteins with unprecedented precision -- and thus gain insights into the molecular pathogenesis of Alzheimer's. This should pave the way for an earlier diagnosis of the dementia disorder via a simple blood test. A successful pilot study has now been completed. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zJ0U8V via IFTTT

Researchers have discovered the working mechanism of potential drug targets for various diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and even COVID-19. The findings uncover the inner workings of cell receptors that are involved in cancer progression and inflammatory diseases. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3och0FX via IFTTT

Scientists have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ukFzS7 via IFTTT

Specific and dynamic changes on electrocardiograms (EKGs) of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 or influenza can help predict a timeframe for worsening health and death, according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zLjj54 via IFTTT

New 'reporter viruses' developed by researchers make it much easier to observe SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in cells and live animals in the lab, enabling faster screening of potential anti-viral drugs, vaccines and neutralizing antibodies. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EUrm3b via IFTTT

A dataset on mortality from 29 countries, spanning most of Europe, the United States and Chile, found that 27 countries saw reductions in life expectancy in 2020, and at a scale which wiped out years of progress on mortality. The large declines in life expectancy in the U.S. can partly be explained by the notable increase in mortality at working ages observed in 2020. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3AYnWKg via IFTTT

A protein - measuring just a few nanometers in size - acts as a molecular switch with a crucial role in determining whether we feel hungry or full. By determining of the protein's 3D structure, researchers were able to visualize the molecular structures of the hormones with which this protein -- melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) -- interacts. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3CVPEbv via IFTTT

If necessity is the mother of invention, frustration is the father. When scientists kept running into aggravating problems with the existing tools and methods they were using to perform genetic engineering experiments, they decided to make better ones. They teamed up and created an integrated pipeline called STAMPScreen that combines novel algorithms, a new gene cloning technique, and powerful next-generation sequencing technology to help scientists get from a database to results quickly, easily, and frustration-free. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Y3CQAW via IFTTT

A practice used by education pioneer Montessori in the early 1900s has received further validation, with studies showing that finger tracing makes learning easier and more motivating. Imagining an object after tracing it can generate even faster learning, for children and adults alike. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EX5UdN via IFTTT

Examining spouses from Japan and the Netherlands, a new study suggests that couples have a high degree of commonality in body shape, blood pressure, and even incidences of some diseases. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3uh2L3M via IFTTT

A healthy eating plan, weight loss and improved aerobic fitness can significantly reduce blood pressure and improve heart health in people with resistant hypertension -- a condition in which blood pressure remains high despite the use of three or more antihypertensive medications. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3oc2XAj via IFTTT

A smartphone sensor, much like what is used in GPS systems, might be a way to determine whether or not someone is intoxicated after consuming marijuana, according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zE7ldj via IFTTT

A neuroscientist and speech pathologist, led a study that uncovered how neural networks in infants influence their language learning skills in early childhood. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3CK7qyd via IFTTT

A new study delves into the evolution and function of the human growth hormone receptor gene, and asks what forces in humanity's past may have driven changes to this vital piece of DNA. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3u8E49u via IFTTT

The direction of movement of a microbe directly depends on the curvature of its environment, according to new findings. The researchers investigated the navigation of a model microbe, a small self-propelling microalga, in confined compartments with different shapes. They also developed theoretical models to predict the probability flux of that microswimmer which was confirmed by experiments. With this model available, it is now possible to pre-define the average trajectory of such microbes by manipulating the curvature of the compartments which directly affects their movement. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kFVc3o via IFTTT

In 2020, an estimated 10 million people lost their lives to cancer. This devastating disease is underpinned by changes to our DNA – the instruction manual for all our cells. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zGFU2u via IFTTT

New research suggests that radiation therapy can reprogram heart muscle cells to what appears to be a younger state, fixing electrical problems that cause a life-threatening arrhythmia without the need for a long-used, invasive procedure. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zDKAq2 via IFTTT

An international team of scientists have created a three-dimensional (3D) pancreatic cancer tumour model in the laboratory, combining a bioengineered matrix and patient-derived cells that could be used to develop and test targeted treatments. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EGLWnA via IFTTT

Researchers used machine learning to discover that sperm with a wide head relative to length are more likely to clump together and swim collectively, a rare behavior that sometimes helps them reach an egg faster. The study provides a new method for understanding how form and function are related in cells with complex behaviors in all animals, including humans. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3i0GeU4 via IFTTT

Scientists offer an alternative way to understand and minimize health impacts from human-caused changes to the climate and environment. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EJnwdc via IFTTT

A research team has provided what may be the most definitive view to date of the biological process leading to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a dangerous inflammatory disease that can destroy a premature infant's intestinal lining and causes death in up to a third of the cases. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3lSmmTZ via IFTTT

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other injuries to blood vessels in the brain, like stroke, are a leading cause of long-term disability or death. Researchers have found a possible explanation for why some patients recover much more poorly from brain injury if they later become infected. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3i1QcVa via IFTTT

Scientists have linked insulin resistance to an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3i4En0e via IFTTT

A surprising discovery may offer a promising new direction in the study of multiple sclerosis and other diseases of hypomyelination -- when axons of neurons are not covered sufficiently in fatty sheaths (myelin), which disrupts communication between nerve cells. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ZrrcQJ via IFTTT

There are many forms of dietary restriction and their health benefits are not 'one size fits all.' Researchers provide a framework for a new personalized sub-specialty: precision nutrigeroscience, based on biomarkers affected by genetics, gender, tissue, and age. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3u5mT8M via IFTTT

To break down toxic proteins more quickly, immune cells in the brain can join together to form networks when needed. However, in certain mutations that can cause Parkinson's disease, this cooperation is impaired. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/39AwCdQ via IFTTT

A team has discovered a mechanism by which transcription factor KLF4 can help to organize chromatin, thus influencing gene expression. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EX6IQf via IFTTT

In a preclinical study show that their small molecule drug, SRI-42127, can potently attenuate the triggers of neuroinflammation. These experiments in glial cell cultures and mice now open the door to testing SRI-42127 in models of acute and chronic neurological injury. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kBakyX via IFTTT

Researchers and data scientists have developed an artificial intelligence technique that can identify which cell surface peptides produced by cancer cells called neoantigens are recognized by the immune system. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Zgunuj via IFTTT

While the range of colors your eyes may perceive extends beyond the words language provides, languages around the globe are remarkably similar in how they partition the space of colors into a vocabulary. Yet differences exist. In a study examining 130 diverse languages around the world, researchers developed an algorithm to infer the communicative needs that different linguistic communities place on colors. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/39w2uR1 via IFTTT

Cancer cells proliferate despite a myriad of stresses -- from oxygen deprivation to chemotherapy -- that would kill any ordinary cell. Now, researchers have gained insight into how they may be doing this through the downstream activity of a powerful estrogen receptor. The discovery offers clues to overcoming resistance to therapies like tamoxifen that are used in many types of breast cancer. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3o3nhUA via IFTTT

Among the traditional five human senses, touch is perhaps the least studied. Yet, it is solicited everywhere, all the time, and even more so in recent years with the widespread daily use of electronic devices that emit vibrations. Indeed, any moving object transmits oscillatory signals that propagate through solid substrates. Our body detects them by means of mechanoreceptors located below the skin and transmits the information to the brain similarly to auditory, olfactory or visual stimuli. By studying how mice and humans perceive tactile vibrations, researchers discovered that the brain does not reliably perceive the frequency of a vibration when its amplitude varies. An illusory phenomenon is thereby created, which highlights how far our perception of the world around us can deviate from its physical reality. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EL4MKq via IFTTT

Adults and children with migraines may get less quality, REM sleep time than people who don't have migraines. That's according to a meta-analysis. Children with migraines were also found to get less total sleep time than their healthy peers but took less time to fall asleep. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EPtetU via IFTTT

Adults with neurologic conditions are more likely than the general population to have had adverse childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction, according to a new study. The study does not prove that neurologic conditions are caused by such experiences. It only shows an association between the two. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kz3Xwb via IFTTT

Researchers can predict what syllables a bird will sing -- and when it will sing them -- by reading electrical signals in its brain, reports a new study. The work is an early step toward building vocal prostheses for humans who have lost the ability to speak. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3o7zx6x via IFTTT

When cells multiply and migrate, they can be compressed and their nucleus may break open. This phenomenon causes DNA damage. Scientists have now shown that this facilitates the spread of cancer cells in breast tumors. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3u85M6z via IFTTT

A new study found that adults who reported experiencing sexual abuse by the age of 16 had a 2.6 times higher risk of dying in middle age -- that is, between 45 and 58 -- than those who did not report sexual abuse. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3o756gN via IFTTT

Researchers have discovered how Rift Valley fever virus enters cells, pointing the way to new therapies to treat deadly Rift Valley fever. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EOLpQq via IFTTT

The master regulator behind the development of antibody-producing cells has been identified in a new study. The findings provide new insight into the inner workings of the immune system and may help understand how tissues develop and how certain cancers arise. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XU6oRh via IFTTT

Can specific dietary guidelines help people living with bipolar disorders better manage their health? Clinical trial results showed that a diet designed to alter levels of specific fatty acids consumed by participants may help patients have less variability in their mood. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zETyDk via IFTTT

Engineers designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals such as lead. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3i3uss2 via IFTTT

A newly developed immunotherapy that simultaneously uses modified immune-fighting cells to home in on and attack two antigens, or foreign substances, on cancer cells was highly effective in mice implanted with human neuroblastoma tissue. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2W5TTkO via IFTTT

Scientists have identified two subtypes of metastatic prostate cancer that respond differently to treatment, information that could one day guide physicians in treating patients with the therapies best suited to their disease. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/39MflPf via IFTTT

Poxviruses have found a unique way of translating their genes into proteins in the infected organism. Scientists of the have been able to gain atomic-level insights into the functioning of the molecular machinery involved in the process. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XKODUJ via IFTTT

Researchers have released a new online tool to help schools, hospitals and residents understand and reduce the impact of traffic-related air pollution. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3lTEBIU via IFTTT

New research finds four out of five cancer therapies tested in Phase III trials do not achieve clinically-meaningful benefit in prolonging survival, and is the first study to quantify the number of false-positive, false-negative, and true-negative trial results. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/39t67am via IFTTT

Brain metastasis occurs when cancer in one part of the body spreads to the brain. The lifetime incidence of such metastatic brain tumors in cancer patients is between 20%-45%, research shows. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3nXB1jD via IFTTT