[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 12, 2020 A growing body of evidence points to the health risks of using e-cigarettes (or “vaping”). But as e-cigarettes are marketed as a less harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes, it’s been hard to tell if the association between vaping and sickness is just …
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[ad_1] UW Medicine researchers at Seattle’s Brotman Baty Institute have created two cell atlases that track gene expression and chromatin accessibility during the development of human cell types and tissues. An atlas maps gene expression within single cells in 15 fetal tissues. The second atlas maps the chromatin accessibility of …
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[ad_1] It’s no exaggeration to say that extendable sensors could change the way soft robots work and feel. In fact, they will be able to try quite a lot. Cornell researchers have created a fiber-optic sensor that combines low-cost LEDs and dyes, resulting in a stretchable “skin” that detects deformations …
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[ad_1] This will not be SpaceX’s first human mission. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley boarded the Crew Dragon spacecraft this summer, the Falcon 9 rocket took them into Earth orbit and eventually landed on the ISS. After two months of living and working at the station, they boarded …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 Michigan State University researchers have identified a potential genetic target for the treatment of a particularly painful and invasive form of endometriosis. Their study published in Cell reports, a scientific journal, could lead to better treatments for women suffering from severe forms …
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[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study by Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Ohio State University College of Medicine researchers finds that exercising the brain with “neurobics” before surgery may help prevent post-operative delirium. . Essentially, your brain can be prepared for surgery, just like the body can, …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 CONCLUSION: Lung enrichment with oral commensal microbes was associated with advanced disease, poorer prognosis, and tumor progression in lung cancer patients. Journal in which the study was published: Discovery of cancer, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research Author: Leopoldo …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 Purdue University scientists are developing a new treatment option for pulmonary fibrosis. Pulmonary fibrosis has been a concern for COVID-19 patients. People with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have a life expectancy of less than five years. Fibrotic diseases cause organ failure that …
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[ad_1] The United Nations Joint Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS) leads the global effort to defeat the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a threat to public health by 2030. Since the first HIV cases were reported in the 1980s, 78 million people have been …
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[ad_1] With cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) skyrocketing around the world, understanding the full extent of the pandemic is of paramount importance. However, it is an ongoing challenge for public health officials. Currently, diagnostic testing capacity may be insufficient, and in some hospitals, reporting of COVID-19 patients is delayed for …
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