Chagas: Less neglect for a neglected tropical disease
One thing you might want even less than a “kiss” from a kissing bug is its feces. Scientifically referred to as triatomine bugs, these blood-sucking…
Category: Lifestyle
Scientists uncover opposing roles of p38 proteins in cardiac hypertrophy
A study carried out by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) and led by Dr. Guadalupe Sabio has identified a key role…
Hydrogen peroxide: A healing agent for nerve regeneration
Widely used for modern biomedical research, zebrafish share more than 70 percent of the human genome and possess the impressive power of regeneration. Dr. Sandra…
Another tantalizing step closer to a universal flu vaccine
Development of a universal flu vaccine has been a long-sought goal, and as flu scientists begin to see light at the end of a decades-long…
A novel method for monitoring the ‘engine’ of pregnancy
A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering details a novel method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients as well as the results of a…
Critical regulators controlling T-cell homeostasis could improve cancer therapies, vaccines
A new publication by scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) could hold the key to better modulating the human immune…
Pain is no joke in labour, but withdrawing laughing gas has no ill effects
Birthing women denied nitrous oxide (‘laughing gas’) to relieve labour pain during the COVID-19 pandemic have turned to opioids instead, without any adverse outcomes for…