by Karen B. Roberts, University of Delaware As any parent will tell you, no two children behave in exactly the same way. It is part of what makes each individual unique. So, why do some adolescents take more risks than others? University of Delaware Biomedical Engineer Curtis Johnson and graduate student Grace McIlvain think they...
Gum disease, especially the kind that is irreversible and causes tooth loss, may be associated with mild cognitive impairment and dementia 20 years later, according to a study published in the July 29, 2020, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “We looked at people’s dental health over a...
How does measuring our sleep, exercise and heart rates using various apps and fitness watches affect us? Self-quantifying may better the understanding of our individual health, but according to a new study, it also gives rise to anxiety. The researchers h UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN PRINT E-MAIL Is my heart beating slightly fast? Is a heart...
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. What Do You Do Now? Your waiting room is filled with mask-wearing individuals, except for one person. Your staff offers a mask to this person, citing your office policy of requiring masks for all persons in order to prevent asymptomatic COVID spread, and...
by European Molecular Biology Laboratory An international team of researchers has analyzed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, hijacks the proteins in its target cells. The research, published in the journal Cell, shows how the virus shifts the cell’s activity to promote its own replication and to infect nearby cells. The scientists also identified...
by Amy Robinson, Florida State University PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: public domain A new study by Florida State University researchers may help answer some of the most perplexing questions surrounding Alzheimer’s disease, an incurable and progressive illness affecting millions of families around the globe. FSU Assistant Professor of Psychology...
by ETH Zurich ETH researchers have deconstructed the mechanisms that control wound healing and scar formation in more detail. To this end, biologists and engineers have developed a new method that allows the biomechanical properties of the healing tissue to be measured in vivo for the first time. Anyone who is injured hopes for a...
by James Ives, M.Psych. (Editor) A group of Hokkaido University researchers has developed a paper-based device that can easily and cheaply measure lithium ion concentration in blood, which could greatly help bipolar disorder patients. Lithium carbonate is used for treating bipolar disorder, a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings. But using this drug...
The ability to detect smells predicts recovery and long-term survival in patients who have suffered severe brain injury, a new study has found. A simple, inexpensive ‘sniff test’ could help doctors to accurately diagnose and determine treatment plans for patients with disorders of consciousness. Published today in the journal Nature, the study involved brain injured...
EXCLUSIVE: Researchers have released the Body Volume Indicator (BVI) BVI Pro is the world’s first professional iPad app measuring body volume in 3D It is much more useful compared to BMI because it targets visceral fat BMI is a crude measure of body size based on weight in relation to height BVI takes into account...
