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Substantial evidence of link between vaping and lung disease as patient dies
A patient who had recently been vaping has died in the US after developing severe lung disease, officials said Friday, as authorities scrambled to...
Researchers developed an organ-on-an-electronic-chip platform to advance drug development
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an organ-on-an-electronic-chip platform, which uses bioelectrical sensors to measure...
Australian medical researchers have successfully developed a new type of vaccine targeting tuberculosis
There is only one existing vaccine for TB and it is not effective in adults.
Researchers at the Centenary Institute and University of Sydney...
Antibiotic usage is associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
A new study has provided evidence that antibiotic usage is associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.
Researchers from Keele University and the...
Researchers discovered a new way to stop harmful inflammation in the lungs due to...
University of Calgary researchers at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) led by Drs. Donna Senger, Ph.D., Paul Kubes, Ph.D., and Stephen Robbins, Ph.D....
Caregivers of people with dementia lose between 2.5 to 3.5 hours of sleep weekly...
Caregivers of people with dementia lose between 2.5 to 3.5 hours of sleep weekly due to difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep - a...
Frying oil consumption worsen colon cancer and colitis
Foods fried in vegetable oil are popular worldwide, but research about the health effects of this cooking technique has been largely inconclusive and focused...
Star-shaped cells called astrocytes help the brain establish long-lasting memories
Star-shaped cells called astrocytes help the brain establish long-lasting memories, Salk researchers have discovered.
The new work adds to a growing body of evidence...
Children of incarcerated parents are six times more likely than other children to develop...
Children of incarcerated parents are six times more likely than other children to develop a substance use disorder as adults and nearly twice as...
AI can identify cancer cells in blood in milliseconds
Researchers at UCLA and NantWorks have developed an artificial intelligence-powered device that detects cancer cells in a few milliseconds - hundreds of times faster...
The extract of the leaves of Ginkgo biloba may fighting Type 2 diabetes
The extract of the leaves of Ginkgo biloba, a popular dietary supplement, may offer some therapeutic benefits in fighting Type 2 diabetes, according to...
Researchers have uncovered a crucial link between dietary zinc intake and protection against Streptococcus...
Researchers have uncovered a crucial link between dietary zinc intake and protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae, the primary bacterial cause of pneumonia.
Globally, it is estimated...
Australian Black Rock scorpion toxin may help solve mystery of chronic pain
Researchers at UC San Francisco and the University of Queensland have discovered a scorpion toxin that targets the "wasabi receptor," a chemical-sensing protein found...
Researchers discovered the mechanism through which ultraviolet radiation damages our skin
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have discovered the mechanism through which ultraviolet radiation, given off by the sun, damages our...
Cuba – unreported Zika outbreak in 2017 detected
Public health experts report August 22 in the journal Cell that surveillance of international travelers for infectious disease can help reconstruct unreported or undetected...
