Category: Education
New antimicrobial molecules engineered from wasp venom
Overuse of antibiotics over decades has resulted in ahoard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria; these could be responsible for up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050 if left without intervention. As part of the desperate search for new drugs and […]
High fructose diet found to exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease
According to the US-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of adults receiving an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnosis in the country each year increased from 2 million in 1999 to 3 million in 2015. New research […]
Faulty gene and an autoimmune condition linked to severe COVID-19
The way that SARS-CoV-2 can cause a quiet, symptom-free infection in some people, or kill some others in a matter of days has left many puzzling. However, compelling evidence now suggests that more severe susceptibility to the virus may be […]
Music therapy improves function, neural reorganisation in acute stroke patients
A Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) post was installed by researchers at the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), UK, at a stoke and rehabilitation unit in nearby Addenbrooke’s teaching hospital to great success – in […]
Hybrid yarn from collagen, synthetic fibres form artery substitute
Scientists have successfully knitted new artery grafts out of collagen and polylactic acid-based fibres to replace damaged coronary arteries. The scientists, from North Carolina State University (NCSU), US, looked into “tissue-engineered vascular grafts” as an alternative method for heart attack […]
Aging reduces capillary growth in muscle in postmenopausal women
Postmenopausal woman unfortunately have significantly reduced ability for angiogenesis – the formation of tiny blood vessels, or capillaries – in skeletal muscle tissue, compared to younger, premenopausal women. These women were also unable to increase the number of capillaries after […]
Pain is getting worse in middle-aged, less-educated Americans, says psychology prof.
Researchers who have conducted a survey on the relationship between age and reported physical pain between some 2.5 million adults in the US surmise that each generation of less-educated Americans experience greater pain throughout their lives. The findings show that […]
Unlike adults, children use both sides of the brain to process language
A study which focused on language processing has revealed that very young children use both hemispheres of their brain to do so, and can even develop needed cognitive abilities in the other hemisphere after heavy damage.This differs from adults, who […]
Participation from partners helps heart attack survivors stick to healthy, new habits
Heart attack survivors have a better chance of changing unhealthy habits or to form healthy ones, including exercise, when their significant others join their efforts. It also greatly helps patients prevent future repeat heart attacks. Observing programs focusing on lifestyle […]
