New mRNA vaccine expands flu protection options for older adults
Every fall, millions of Americans heed the call to get their annual flu shot. Getting vaccinated reduces the…
What happens to blood pressure during extreme heat? A 4.2 million-visit study offers a clue
A US study spanning more than 4.2 million summer clinic visits examined how blood pressure responds to extreme…
Innovative synthetic artificial skin gives young double amputee his childhood back
A 12-year-old double amputee patient at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), who became only the second person…
Norwegian scientists harvest super donor cells to fight diverse diseases
Cells from nine “super donors” are being collected in Oslo. The aim is for these to be used…
Wearable electroceutical platform enables remote wireless pain management
A “wearable electroceutical” has been developed that could reduce the need to visit a hospital or rely on…
In ‘Lanterns,’ Poorna Jagannathan plays another baddie: The Manhunter
Poorna Jagannathan has played everything from a ruthless gangster (“Deli Boys”) to an overbearing immigrant mom (“Never Have…
Multiple sclerosis treatment approach developed at Mainz University moves toward clinical application
A therapeutic approach pioneered in Mainz for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) is taking an important step…
New sweating discovery reveals hidden limits of body cooling
The purpose of perspiration was a mystery in 1775, when English physician Charles Brian Blagden and a few…
UiA research project develops mobile app to combat world’s most neglected tropical diseases
A research project at UiA is working to combat one of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases. A…
Vancouver urgent care identified as measles exposure site after confirmed case in Clark County child
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) – An urgent care clinic in Vancouver has been identified as a measles exposure site…
Discovery may help develop new treatments for immunosuppressed skin cancer patients
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that immunosuppressed patients with non-melanoma skin cancer are not missing the key cancer-fighting immune cells found in immunocompetent patients, but those…
Flexible sensing-memory integrated platform advances physiological health monitoring
A wearable health monitoring system that achieves seamless integration of sensing and memory functions is of great significance…