Newswise — CLEVELAND—Prion diseases are incurable, deadly neurological disorders that can affect both humans and animals–including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in people, Bovine Spongiform Encepha… [+3048 chars]
Soft sounds can soothe mice to a point where they don't feel pain, according to an international team of researchers working with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and China'… [+1431 chars]
Most vaccines, from measles to Covid-19, require a series of multiple shots before the recipient is considered fully vaccinated. To make that easier to achieve, MIT researchers have developed micropa… [+7203 chars]
Clinicians have ever-increasing choices to cleaning and disinfecting ultrasound transducers. Choosing the correct procedure is vital for patient safety, instrument longevity, and unnecessary costs. H… [+8716 chars]
Children were more likely to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder when a parent of the same sex, rather than one of the opposite sex, had the condition, a cross-sectional study from Canada found. T… [+4066 chars]
Soaring demand for the monkeypox vaccine caused the appointment system to crash in New York City, one of many places where supplies have been running out almost as soon as they arrive. People consul… [+2225 chars]
Mitochondria are self-contained organelles (they possess their own mini-chromosome and DNA) residing within cells and are charged with the job of generating the chemical energy needed to fuel functio… [+3380 chars]
Every day, around 400 people, including college students, visit Sano Didi Kitchen and Khajaghar, an eatery in Thapathali, Kathmandu for lunch. But very few of them have face masks on. Those who come… [+4708 chars]
Children who were born preterm are at heightened risk of lower academic achievement in math, reading and other skills and are also at greater risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).… [+3574 chars]
Solitary drinking during adolescence increases the risk for an alcohol use disorder later in life, researchers reported in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. “Most young people who drink do it with others… [+2259 chars]
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 9:27 amPress Release: Matai Medical Research Institute The Mtai Medical Research Institute will begin a game-changing prostate cancer diagnostic pathway project. The proje… [+8403 chars]
We need to take action now to prevent reinfections and ensure that they do not cause long term ... [+] health impacts for broad swathes of the population. Getty Images/iStockphoto A recent preprin… [+4261 chars]