Smartphone apps that use artificial intelligence (AI) to spot skin cancer are endangering the public, many of whom trust that these apps are safe to use, experts at the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) have warned. SOURCE: The Medical ... [Continue Reading]
Spiral wave teleportation theory offers new path to defibrillate hearts, terminate arrhythmias
Researchers offer a new method to disrupt spiral waves that uses less energy and that may be less painful than traditional defibrillation. SOURCE: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
You’re not imagining ‘COVID brain’ — here’s the latest evidence
In an unassuming building behind Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital, some extraordinary research is happening, offering fresh hope for those suffering ongoing symptoms from COVID-19. SOURCE: ABC News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers uncover brain waves related to social behavior
Researchers at Tohoku University and the University of Tokyo have discovered electrical wave patterns in the brain related to social behavior in mice. They also observed that mice showing signs of stress, depression, or autism lacked these brain ... [Continue Reading]
Factual climate change reporting can influence Americans positively, but not for long
Climate change has impacted the world's water, air and land masses. But today's news media isn't designed to reinforce public belief, say researchers.(Image credit: Ben Margot/AP) SOURCE: Research News : NPR - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Mapping the trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 evolution inside the host
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers in the United States mapped the trajectory of within-host evolution of acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. SOURCE: The Medical News - ... [Continue Reading]
COVID vaccines saved 20 million lives in first year, but we could have done better, scientists say
New research shows that nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year of use, but even more deaths could have been prevented if global targets had been reached. SOURCE: ABC News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Women’s heart attacks are often missed: This gene may help explain why
Newly identified genes may help explain why women experience different heart disease symptoms than men do, which often leads to misdiagnosing serious problems. SOURCE: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Dysfunctional gene discovery leads to potentially treatable hearing loss
Researchers at the John T. Macdonald Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have found that inherited mutations in the MINAR2 gene caused deafness in four ... [Continue Reading]
How ‘superworms’ could help solve the trash crisis
Kratom: A dangerous or beneficial plant?
A new study summarizes the traditional and modern uses of kratom, as well as its pharmacology, benefits, and adverse health impacts. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Study in mice describes how different cell types in the brain work together to suppress nausea
Nausea is a bit of a catchall sensation for the human body: the unpleasant sick feeling can hit us as a result of everything from pregnancy or a migraine to eating spoiled food or undergoing chemotherapy. SOURCE: Medical Research News - Health ... [Continue Reading]
What did Megalodon eat? Anything it wanted — including other predators.
Megalodon sharks, which went extinct about 3 million years ago, were three times longer than modern great white sharks and were apex predators at highest trophic level ever measured. Researchers used the traces of nitrogen trapped in shark tooth ... [Continue Reading]
It’s a common virus dangerous to unborn babies, and now researchers have developed a vaccine
The QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute is heralding a breakthrough in the fight against a "nasty" virus which can cause severe disabilities and sometimes death in unborn babies. SOURCE: ABC News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
COVID vaccines are finally here for young kids. But the logistics aren’t easy
NPR talks to Claire Hannan, who has helped navigate vaccine rollouts in all 50 states, about some of the challenges involved in quickly getting shots out to millions of young kids.(Image credit: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images) SOURCE: Research ... [Continue Reading]
COVID-19 outcomes improved for SARDs patients through Omicron wave
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers investigated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) incidence and severity among systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) patients in Massachusetts, United States (US), between ... [Continue Reading]
Muscle biopsy test for biomarker could lead to earlier diagnosis of ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease of the nervous system. It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons. Motor neurons control muscle movement and ALS causes them to deteriorate and eventually die. ... [Continue Reading]
Epidermal CXCL14 may play a protective role in skin inflammation in mice
Researchers at Kyoto University have discovered the skin's natural protection from nighttime bacterial invasion in mice, which may provide a basis for eventually developing a drug treatment. SOURCE: Medical Research News - Health Research, Medicine ... [Continue Reading]
Females more likely to suffer with long COVID, underscoring a critical need for sex-disaggregated research
A new study published today in the journal Current Medical Research and Opinion reveals that females are "significantly" more likely to suffer from long COVID than males and will experience substantially different symptoms. SOURCE: Medical Research ... [Continue Reading]
Moment Saudi child hears for the first time
Wajdi Al Nasi managed to hear for the first time following an operation conducted at King Khalid Hospital in Najran, Saudi Arabia. SOURCE: ABC News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
A rare discovery of long-term memory in wild frog-eating bats
Frog-eating bats trained by researchers to associate a phone ringtone with a tasty treat were able to remember what they learned for up to four years in the wild, new research has found. SOURCE: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire ... [Continue Reading]
New perspective shows high burden of breast cancer mortality for Black women began in the 1980’s
A new perspective by researchers from the American Cancer Society and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio shows the high burden of breast cancer mortality in African American (Black) women versus White women began in the ... [Continue Reading]
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