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Study shows how gut bacteria helps people resist cholera

Cholera can kill within hours if left untreated, and it sickens as many as 4 million people a year. In a new article in the journal Cell, researchers describe how gut bacteria helps people resist the disease.

29 Jun 2020

New eye drops could prevent vision loss after retinal vein occlusion

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have developed eye drops that could prevent vision loss after retinal vein occlusion, a major cause of blindness for millions of adults worldwide.

29 Jun 2020

Older people less likely to share memories of their past experiences

By the time people reach a certain age, they've accumulated enough life experience to have plenty of stories to tell about life "back in their day."

29 Jun 2020

Artificial intelligence helps detect and accurately identify epileptic seizures in real-time

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis' McKelvey School of Engineering have combined artificial intelligence with systems theory to develop a more efficient way to detect and accurately identify an epileptic seizure in real-time.

29 Jun 2020

ACR releases position statement supporting the role of telemedicine in rheumatology

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has released an official position statement supporting the role of telemedicine as a tool with the potential to increase access and improve care for patients with rheumatic diseases.

29 Jun 2020

The gut shields the liver from fructose-induced lipogenesis

After one consumes food or a beverage containing fructose, the gastrointestinal system, or gut, helps to shield the liver from damage by breaking down the sugar before it reaches the liver, according to a new multi-center study led by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

29 Jun 2020

Remodeling may make neurons more prone to Alzheimer's disease

Neurons that regularly remodel are more prone to Alzheimer's disease and die when that remodeling goes awry, a new study suggests. The work is the first to track the progression of Alzheimer's at the genetic and molecular levels within neurons vulnerable to the disease.

29 Jun 2020

Supreme Court, rejecting restrictive La. law, refuses to roll back abortion rights

In a decision certain to roil the fall elections, a Supreme Court with a majority of anti-abortion justices Monday refused to use its first opportunity to roll back abortion rights.

29 Jun 2020

Fecal microbial transplantation more effective, cost-efficient treatment than antibiotics

An innovative treatment for patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) which uses transplanted gut bacteria to treat the infection, is a more effective and more cost-efficient treatment than using antibiotics, a new UK study has found.

29 Jun 2020

Enhanced photoacoustic imaging improves cancer staging

Prof. TIAN Chao's group from the Department of Precision Machinery and Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made progress on the photoacoustic imaging for medical science.

29 Jun 2020

Human Brain Project starts final phase as EU-funded FET Flagship

The Human Brain Project announces the start of its final phase as an EU-funded FET Flagship. The European Commission has signed a grant agreement to fund the HBP with 150 million Euros from now until 2023.

29 Jun 2020

Ladder falls have long-lasting psychological impact for older males

It only takes a moment to fall off a ladder, but the psychological impacts are long-lasting, particularly for older males.

29 Jun 2020

Nanofiber filters can be reused through a simple ethanol cleaning process

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, masks have become an essential personal hygiene product as the first line of defense to protect one's respiratory system against the viruses and germs that spread through droplets in the air.

29 Jun 2020

NUS researchers discover protein that promotes cancer progression

Cancers arise when the genetic code of normal cells is altered, causing excessive growth. Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore have discovered a protein that drives the growth of cancers of the esophagus or liver by altering the genetic code in a novel way.

29 Jun 2020