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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

Increased screen time during COVID-19 correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress

Increased screen time among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress, according to research led by investigators at the Saint James School of Medicine on the Caribbean island nation, Saint Vincent.

21 Jun 2021

Role of tau in pathogenesis of Lewy body dementias is distinct from Alzheimer’s disease, suggests study

Will a reduction in tau protein in brain neurons protect against Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementias?

21 Jun 2021

New program reveals high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled diseases in rural South Africa

A comprehensive health-screening program in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, has found a high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled non-communicable diseases, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health.

21 Jun 2021

Commensal bacteria in the human intestine produce compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2

Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea have found that certain commensal bacteria that reside in the human intestine produce compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2.

21 Jun 2021

Novel technique helps evaluate the effect of potential inhibitors on antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Researchers from the Miami University in Ohio have optimized a new technique that will allow scientists to evaluate how potential inhibitors work on antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

21 Jun 2021

Texas Biomed scientists receive $1 million NIH funding for Ebola research

Scientists have a general idea of how viruses invade and spread in the body, but the precise mechanisms are actually not well understood, especially when it comes to Ebola virus.

18 Jun 2021

UofSC researcher to examine the effectiveness of Medicaid-covered alcohol use disorder treatment

Christina Andrews, associate professor of health services policy and management at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health and an expert on addiction treatment will lead a study funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to examine the effectiveness of Medicaid-covered alcohol use disorder treatment.

18 Jun 2021

Researchers design a smart device that delivers medications to prevent HIV transmission

Researchers have designed a device that delivers two medications that help stop HIV transmission.

18 Jun 2021

Study shows mRNA COVID-19 vaccines is safe for male reproduction

The Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines is safe for male reproduction, according to a new study by University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers published in JAMA, the most widely circulated general medical journal in the world.

18 Jun 2021

Recommended treatments can benefit people with lower back pain

Medical guidelines help doctors understand the best way to treat health conditions. Surprisingly, many doctors do not adhere to them, and this is a problem, according to a new study by scientists at University of Utah Health and MDGuidelines.

18 Jun 2021

Combination of anti-HER2 breast cancer therapy and checkpoint inhibitor provides no benefit

Adding an immune checkpoint inhibitor to anti-HER2 treatment in breast cancer does not improve pathological complete response (pCR), according to the primary analysis of the IMpassion050 trial presented today during the ESMO Virtual Plenary.

18 Jun 2021

Study: Cancer cells grown in culture dishes have less parity with their human sources

In a bid to find or refine laboratory research models for cancer that better compare with what happens in living people, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report they have developed a new computer-based technique showing that human cancer cells grown in culture dishes are the least genetically similar to their human sources.

18 Jun 2021

More than 4 out of 10 patients who received dental implants suffer complications

More than four out of ten patients who received dental implants suffered complications within a nine-year period, these are the results of a thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg.

17 Jun 2021

Novel peptide-based hydrogels hold great promise for tissue engineering applications

Tissue-engineering scaffolds built around ultrashort peptides provide a new platform for studying bone regeneration in the lab.

17 Jun 2021

APOE ɛ4 carriers with midlife depressive symptoms may be at higher risk of tau accumulation

Middle-aged people with depressive symptoms who carry a genetic variation called apolipoprotein (APOE) ε4 may be more at risk to develop tau protein accumulations in the brain's emotion- and memory-controlling regions, a new study by researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and collaborating institutions suggests.

17 Jun 2021

PET/CT images can be used to measure biomarker levels, predict lung cancer outcomes

Tests that analyze biomarkers are used during cancer management to guide treatment and provide information about patient prognosis.

17 Jun 2021

Genetically engineering NK cells can destroy tumor-regenerating glioblastoma stem cells

Preclinical research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center finds that although glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) can be targeted by natural killer (NK) cells, they are able to evade immune attack by releasing the TFG-β signaling protein, which blocks NK cell activity.

17 Jun 2021

Study reveals potentially druggable process of SARS-Cov-2 assembly and replication

Of all the proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (the pathogen that causes COVID-19), the spike protein is the one that gets the most attention.

17 Jun 2021

Precision medicine may lead to more effective treatments for ocular conditions

The most practical solution for drug delivery to the eyeball is topical, i.e. eye drops. However, a naturally occurring substance in tears actually can interact with the drug delivery system (DDS), hindering absorption of the drug and preventing it from getting into the cells it needs to target.

17 Jun 2021

Study sheds new light on the function of a sight-saving growth factor

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have determined how certain short protein fragments, called peptides, can protect neuronal cells found in the light-sensing retina layer at the back of the eye.

17 Jun 2021

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Increased screen time during COVID-19 correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress

Role of tau in pathogenesis of Lewy body dementias is distinct from Alzheimer’s disease, suggests study

New program reveals high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled diseases in rural South Africa

Commensal bacteria in the human intestine produce compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2

Novel technique helps evaluate the effect of potential inhibitors on antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Texas Biomed scientists receive $1 million NIH funding for Ebola research

UofSC researcher to examine the effectiveness of Medicaid-covered alcohol use disorder treatment

Researchers design a smart device that delivers medications to prevent HIV transmission

Study shows mRNA COVID-19 vaccines is safe for male reproduction

Recommended treatments can benefit people with lower back pain

Combination of anti-HER2 breast cancer therapy and checkpoint inhibitor provides no benefit

Study: Cancer cells grown in culture dishes have less parity with their human sources

More than 4 out of 10 patients who received dental implants suffer complications

Novel peptide-based hydrogels hold great promise for tissue engineering applications

APOE ɛ4 carriers with midlife depressive symptoms may be at higher risk of tau accumulation

PET/CT images can be used to measure biomarker levels, predict lung cancer outcomes

Genetically engineering NK cells can destroy tumor-regenerating glioblastoma stem cells

Study reveals potentially druggable process of SARS-Cov-2 assembly and replication

Precision medicine may lead to more effective treatments for ocular conditions

Study sheds new light on the function of a sight-saving growth factor

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