Adolescents use social media to post about self-injury
As the debate over social media’s oversized influence on children rages, new research from the University of Georgia suggests another …
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Exposure to oestrogen linked to less brain shrinkage in midlife women
A team of US-based researchers has found an association between indicators of longer estrogen exposure and reduced brain shrinkage in …
Bilingualism comes naturally to our brains, new study shows
The brain uses a shared mechanism for combining words from a single language and for combining words from two different …
MagneTEskin – Reconstructing the skin with magnetically induced assembly of microtissue cores
Autologous skin grafting is still the gold standard of wound repair. In a new report now published on Science Advances, …
Infection risk does not seem to differ among biologics for psoriasis
(HealthDay)—Among biologics used for the treatment of psoriasis, there do not appear to be differential risks for serious infection or …
New mouse model unlocks drug testing of hormone-sensitive human breast cancer
Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center and an international team of collaborators have generated mice with an improved hormone …
Is a combo COVID/flu shot on the way?
During the next few weeks or months, you might find yourself dropping by the doctor’s office or pharmacy to get …
Impaired T cell function precedes loss of natural HIV control
HIV is a master of evading the immune system, using a variety of methods to prevent the body from being …
Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? Probably at some point, but health officials …
Study finds cancer screening tool may help predict risk of developing a new cancer among childhood cancer survivors
Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre have …
New clinical risk management tools are needed to prevent COVID-19 deaths, say experts
A new study exposes the dire need for new clinical risk management tools to help hospital healthcare workers prevent the …
Brazil COVID cases top 20 million, death toll at 559,607
FILE PHOTO: Sirdley Viana Gomide, 75, a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), receives the visit of his wife …
Here Are The Things You Need to Do To Help a Depressed Person
Are you depressed? Or do you have someone you know, perhaps family, friends, or relatives who are depressed? Perhaps you …
‘It’s a Mission’: Volunteers Treat Refugees Massing at the Border
TIJUANA, Mexico — El Chaparral Plaza once teemed with tourists, street vendors and idling taxis. But the plaza, just outside …
A COVID-fighter’s guide to T cells
In a new paper, scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) bring together research findings from COVID-19 researchers around …
Austin ER doctor reminds how to keep babies safe while they are sleeping
In the 1990s, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s safe sleeping campaign reminded us all of “back …
Here’s What A Cherry Blossom Tattoo Really Means
Floral designs are hugely popular for tattoos. The most common flower people get tattoos of is the rose, though lilies …
Armoring anti-cancer T cells against immunosuppressants
Duke-NUS Medical School researchers, together with collaborators in Singapore, have designed armored immune cells that can attack recurring cancer in …