New low-cost artificial mitral valve mimics human tissue to study disease
Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have developed an artificial model of the mitral heart…
Western diet weakens the gut’s nervous system through iron-dependent damage
A new study suggests that saturated fat exposure may damage the gut’s own nervous system by triggering iron-dependent…
NIH awards $1 million five-year grant to study the genetics of cataracts in children
Jennifer Rossen, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, recently received…
Aggressive healthcare chatbots push away cervical screening patients
Patients booking cervical screening appointments through an AI chatbot respond positively to friendliness and choice-oriented language, but are…
Advancing Cushing’s syndrome diagnosis
In this interview, News Medical speaks with Professor Brian Keevil about the growing role of salivary cortisol and…
Philanthropic investment expands collaborative network for autoimmune research
NYU Langone Health today announced a new philanthropic investment from longtime supporters Judy and Stewart Colton as part…
Study finds indoor cats do not trigger child asthma flares
Asthma is the most common chronic disease and one of the main causes of hospitalization among children. The…
Neale Daniher’s family and friends, AFL identities gather at MCG for MND campaigner’s state funeral
A state funeral service has begun for AFL legend Neale Daniher. The former footballer, coach, Australian and Victorian…
Oxford physicists create a new kind of Schrödinger’s cat
Quantum mechanics is full of states that seem to defy ordinary sense, but one of its strangest ideas…
Uninherited parental genes leave lasting imprint on children’s lives
Our parents’ genes, even the ones we didn’t inherit, leave a measurable lasting imprint on our lives. An…
New antibiotic from soil bacteria targets drug-resistant superbugs
Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a new antibiotic that may be a bulwark in the fight…
Pigeons may use magnetic immune cells to find their way home
For centuries, homing pigeons have amazed people with their ability to return home across vast distances. Even when…