From lab to legislation: How research shapes health policies in Latin America

by TranSpreadCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHealth literacy and education are pivotal for shaping effective health policies, yet the integration of research findings into policy-making processes re

Updated on: April 06,2024

From lab to legislation: How research shapes health policies in Latin America

by TranSpreadCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHealth literacy and education are pivotal for shaping effective health policies, yet the integration of research findings into policy-making processes re

Updated on:April 06,2024

Study with over 11,000 individuals of African descent finds genetic variants linked to glaucoma

byCell PressDiscovery of known and previously undescribed loci from the discovery mega-analysis of African ancestry individuals. Credit: Cell/Verma et al.Glaucoma is the leading cause of irrever

Updated on: March 14,2024

Study with over 11,000 individuals of African descent finds genetic variants linked to glaucoma

byCell PressDiscovery of known and previously undescribed loci from the discovery mega-analysis of African ancestry individuals. Credit: Cell/Verma et al.Glaucoma is the leading cause of irrever

Updated on:March 14,2024

Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

22 February 2024Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexistin

Updated on: March 11,2024

Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

22 February 2024Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexistin

Updated on:March 11,2024

Working days lost to long COVID could cost the economy billions every year, finds study

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsWorking days lost to long COVID could be costing the economy billions of pounds every year as patients struggle to cope with sympt

Updated on: December 03,2024

Working days lost to long COVID could cost the economy billions every year, finds study

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsWorking days lost to long COVID could be costing the economy billions of pounds every year as patients struggle to cope with sympt

Updated on:December 03,2024

New hydrogel features enhanced capabilities for treating aneurysms and halting their progression

by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationThe standard non-invasive treatment for patients with aneurysms is to insert a stent graft, a mesh-lined tube, into the affected blood vessel to shore up

Updated on: March 27,2024

New hydrogel features enhanced capabilities for treating aneurysms and halting their progression

by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationThe standard non-invasive treatment for patients with aneurysms is to insert a stent graft, a mesh-lined tube, into the affected blood vessel to shore up

Updated on:March 27,2024

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infections

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infectionsby International Society for Stem Cell ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSevere sepsis from bacterial or vira

Updated on: April 28,2024

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infections

Blood stem cells unlock clues for helping sepsis patients fight recurring infectionsby International Society for Stem Cell ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSevere sepsis from bacterial or vira

Updated on:April 28,2024

Therapeutic approach to treat virus-induced lung failure for severe COVID-19 shows promise in clinical trial

byUniversity of CologneKaplan–Meier cumulative rate and its 95% confidence interval for the time to clinical improvement. SOC, standard of care. Credit:eClinicalMedicine(2024). DOI:

Updated on: December 03,2024

Therapeutic approach to treat virus-induced lung failure for severe COVID-19 shows promise in clinical trial

byUniversity of CologneKaplan–Meier cumulative rate and its 95% confidence interval for the time to clinical improvement. SOC, standard of care. Credit:eClinicalMedicine(2024). DOI:

Updated on:December 03,2024

Researchers develop model to assess biology of human placental barrier

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityPlacental organoids generated from human placental stem cells (left), a front view of the placental barrier model (center), and a side view of the barrier mo

Updated on: March 07,2024

Researchers develop model to assess biology of human placental barrier

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityPlacental organoids generated from human placental stem cells (left), a front view of the placental barrier model (center), and a side view of the barrier mo

Updated on:March 07,2024

All stem cell therapies are not created equally: Some don't have many stem cells at all, researchers find

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from University of California San Diego have found that two of the most frequently administered stem cell thera

Updated on: July 17,2024

All stem cell therapies are not created equally: Some don't have many stem cells at all, researchers find

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from University of California San Diego have found that two of the most frequently administered stem cell thera

Updated on:July 17,2024

Novel compound protects against infection by virus that causes COVID-19, preliminary studies show

JANUARY 5, 2024 Editors' notesbyDana-Farber Cancer InstituteDesign and screening of stapled lipopeptide inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2.aSchematic of the six-helix bundle (6-HB) fusion

Updated on: March 15,2024

Novel compound protects against infection by virus that causes COVID-19, preliminary studies show

JANUARY 5, 2024 Editors' notesbyDana-Farber Cancer InstituteDesign and screening of stapled lipopeptide inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2.aSchematic of the six-helix bundle (6-HB) fusion

Updated on:March 15,2024

Predicting neurodevelopmental disease in children from parents' traits

by Sam Sholtis,Pennsylvania State UniversityNeurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, and the genes that can lead to them, vary in a population (left, brighter red colors represent more seve

Updated on: March 14,2024

Predicting neurodevelopmental disease in children from parents' traits

by Sam Sholtis,Pennsylvania State UniversityNeurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, and the genes that can lead to them, vary in a population (left, brighter red colors represent more seve

Updated on:March 14,2024

Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

byUniversity of CalgaryGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100698Dr. Pierre Billon, Ph.D., was frustrated with the time it took to get g

Updated on: March 13,2024

Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

byUniversity of CalgaryGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100698Dr. Pierre Billon, Ph.D., was frustrated with the time it took to get g

Updated on:March 13,2024