New study : A key heart-repair hormone has been discovered
An international research team led by scholars from the University of Bologna has identified a key gene in the repairing of damage to the heart after a heart...
Walgreens Booster Shots: Pharmacy offers Covid Vaccine for young kids
Walgreens will begin administering Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 3 years and older at select locations nationwide following FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and new...
New research finds women have more brain changes after menopause
Women who have gone through menopause may have more of a brain biomarker called white matter hyperintensities than premenopausal women or men of the same age, according to...
Excess drinking behind deadly lung conditions in new study
Heavy drinkers are at a much greater risk of developing lung problems, like pneumonia and life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), according to new research from Philadelphia's Thomas...
Gladstone Institutes researchers prevent “exhaustion” in cancer-fighting T cells
When faced with a formidable foe for months on end, the immune system’s T cells begin to tire. Whether fighting a cancer or a chronic infection, they become...
People with dyslexia read more easily with e-readers
Smithsonian Institution researchers have found that E-readers greatly improve the reading abilities of people with dyslexia, a reading disability.
E-readers are special computer tablets that are a popular alternative...
Scientists overestimate success of multi-step medical procedures
Whether a woman is giving birth or a man is having a cancer biopsy, medical care is rarely straightforward. At any point, an unexpected complication can arise, particularly...
Light activates the brains of some totally blind people
Exposure to light can enhance activity in the brain during cognitive tasks, even in some people are completely blind, say researchers at the Université de Montréal and Boston's...
Study transforms glucose transporter proteins to water-soluble form
All cell membranes in the human body have embedded proteins that serve as sensors, messengers or as a means of transporting and regulating substances going in and out...
Mentally ill women are much more likely to be in an...
Women who have been diagnosed with severe mental health disorders are almost four times more likely to have been the victim of domestic violence than women without these...