Researchers discover that anti-malaria drugs can fight pulmonary disease
A research team at Colorado State University has discovered that drugs used to treat malaria are also effective at treating a pulmonary disease similar to tuberculosis. Their findings were featured on the cover of the Feb. 23 issue of Science Translational Medicine. The study is a significant development in the fight against infections caused by […]
Debunking the ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis for Deaths in Police Custody
For decades, the term “excited delirium” has been erroneously used as a catch-all medical diagnosis for people who have died in police custody, despite having no legitimate scientific roots, a new investigative report has found. While delirium and its subtypes are recognized by the International Classification of Diseases and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of […]
Black, Latinx Adults With Asthma Benefit from Inhaled Glucocorticoid Add-On
Black and Latinx patients who used an inhaled glucocorticoid as needed along with usual care had improved asthma outcomes, according to results from the PREPARE trial. In the study of patients with moderate-to-severe asthma, and compared to a control group that continued usual care only, the intervention group experienced a 15% decrease in risk of […]
Self-healing materials for robotics made from ‘jelly’ and salt
Researchers have developed self-healing, biodegradable, 3D-printed materials that could be used in the development of realistic artificial hands and other soft robotics applications. The low-cost jelly-like materials, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, can sense strain, temperature and humidity. And unlike earlier self-healing robots, they can also partially repair themselves at room temperature. […]
Genetically informed atlases reveal new landscapes in brain structure: Findings identify hundreds of new genomic loci that help explain how the brain is shaped
An international team of scientists has used atlases of the human brain informed by genetics to identify hundreds of genomic loci. Loci is plural for locus, and in genetics indicates the physical location of a gene or variant on a chromosome. The work was led by Chi-Hua Chen, PhD, associate professor in the Department of […]
Lorazepam for Anxiety: Side Effects, Warnings, Uses & Dosage
Generic name: lorazepam Brand name: Ativan Drug class: Benzodiazepines What is lorazepam, and what is it used for? Excessive activity of nerves in the brain may cause anxiety and other psychological disorders. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a neurotransmitter, a chemical that nerves in the brain use to send messages to one another that reduces the activity […]
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Fully 3D-printed, flexible OLED display: Technology opens door to ubiquitous, more easily fabricated electronic screens
In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities used a customized printer to fully 3D print a flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. The discovery could result in low-cost OLED displays in the future that could be widely produced using 3D printers by anyone at home, instead of by technicians […]
What Is a Pandemic? Stages & Protective Measures
Pandemic is a term used to describe the spread of an infectious disease over a large geographic area that affects a large number of people Pandemic is a term used to describe the spread of an infectious disease over a large geographic area that affects a large number of people. Due to the high morbidity […]
Gene-editing used to create single sex mice litters, 100% efficiency
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with University of Kent, have used gene editing technology to create female-only and male-only mice litters with 100% efficiency. This proof of principle study, published in Nature Communications today (Friday 3rd December), demonstrates how the technology could be used to improve animal welfare in scientific research and […]